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Bruce El-mesmari

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Bruce El-mesmari
Personal information
Full name Bruce El-mesmari Sangochian
Date of birth (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cancún, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tapatío
(on loan from Guadalajara)
Number 70
Youth career
2015–2021 Pachuca
2022–2024 América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Las Vegas Lights 22 (1)
2023–2024 América 2 (0)
2024– Guadalajara 8 (0)
2024– → Tapatío (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Mexico U17 11 (1)
*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

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Pachuca

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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]

In June 2021, it was announced that El-mesmari would opt to leave Pachuca following the expiration of his contract.[2] He never made a first team appearance for Pachuca, but appeared on the bench for five Liga MX appearances in 2021.[3]

Las Vegas Lights

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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

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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

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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

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Born in Cancún, Mexico, El-mesmari is of Lebanese and Armenian descent.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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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

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Mexico U17

References

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  1. ^ a b "LAS VEGAS LIGHTS FC SIGN 19-YEAR-OLD MEXICAN YOUTH INTERNATIONAL BRUCE EL-MESMARI". www.lasvegaslightsfc.com.
  2. ^ "Bruce El-mesmari deja Pachuca y apunta a la MLS". ESPN.com.mx. June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mexico - B. El-mesmari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Las Vegas Lights FC vs. Orange County SC- July 27, 2021 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  5. ^ "AMÉRICA APROVECHA GOLEADA ANTE PUEBLA Y DEBUTA A DOS JÓVENES". www.record.com.mx.
  6. ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "El Mesmari, the Mexican 'Bruce Lee' dreaming of a Brazil reunion". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ^ Bruce El-mesmari at Soccerway
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