Bruce El-mesmari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce El-mesmari Sangochian | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Cancún, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América | ||
| Number | 196 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Pachuca | ||
| 2022– | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Las Vegas Lights | 22 | (1) |
| 2023– | América | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Mexico U17 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021 | |||
Bruce El-mesmari Sangochian (born 23 April 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career[edit]
Pachuca[edit]
El-mesmari joined the Pachuca youth system when he was aged 13. He went on to earn several trophies at youth level with the club, including an U-15 league championship, U-15 LIGA MX International tournament championship, U-17 league runner-up and U-20 league runner-up.[1]
El-mesmari never made a first team appearance for Pachuca, but appeared on the bench for five Liga MX appearances in 2021.[2]
In June 2021, it was announced that El-mesmari would opt to leave Pachuca following the expiration of his contract.[3]
Las Vegas Lights[edit]
On 9 July 2021, El-mesmari signed with USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights.[1] He made his professional debut on 27 July 2021, appearing as a 64th-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Orange County SC.[4]
América[edit]
On 15 July 2023, El-mesmari made his professional Liga MX debut with Club América coming in as a late substitute on the 3–0 win against Puebla.[5]
On 29 October 2023, El-mesmari came on in the 71st minute to substitute team captain Henry Martín in a 3-0 win over Monterrey for his second club appearance.
International career[edit]
El-mesmari was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[6] scoring one goal, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup,[7] where Mexico finished runner-up.
Personal life[edit]
Born in Cancún, Mexico, El-mesmari is of Lebanese and Armenian descent.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 15 July 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Las Vegas Lights | 2021 | USL | 17 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| América | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
Honours[edit]
Mexico U17
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
References[edit]
- ^ a b "LAS VEGAS LIGHTS FC SIGN 19-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL BRUCE EL-MESMARI". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
- ^ "Mexico - B. El-mesmari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Bruce El-mesmari deja Pachuca y apunta a la MLS". ESPN.com.mx. June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Orange County SC- July 27, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
- ^ "AMÉRICA APROVECHA GOLEADA ANTE PUEBLA Y DEBUTA A DOS JÓVENES". www.record.com.mx.
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
- ^ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "El Mesmari, the Mexican 'Bruce Lee' dreaming of a Brazil reunion". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ Bruce El-mesmari at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- C.F. Pachuca players
- Footballers from Quintana Roo
- Las Vegas Lights FC players
- Living people
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexican people of Armenian descent
- Mexican people of Lebanese descent
- Mexico men's youth international footballers
- Mexican expatriate men's footballers
- USL Championship players
- People from Cancún
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent