URUGUAYAN SOCCER PLAYER NICOLÁS MEZQUIDA
Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero (Paysandú, 21 de enero de 1992) es un futbolista uruguayo. Juega como medio centro ofensivo en el Colorado Rapids de Estados Unidos.
Su primer club fue el Club Atlético Peñarol de Montevideo. En 2006 llegó a sus juveniles y sobresalió lo que lo llevó a la selección uruguaya. Desde 2008 entrena con el plantel principal. En marzo de 2011 fue cedido al SK Brann de Noruega, volviendo a Peñarol en enero de 2012.
Ha sido internacional con la Selección sub-15 en 12 oportunidades marcando 10 goles y con la Selección sub-17 en 5 ocasiones. Sufrió luego una lesión en 2010 que provocó, por su poca continuidad, que quedara afuera de la selección sub-20 que jugaría el sudamericano en 2011.
Clubes
| Club | País | Año |
|---|---|---|
| Peñarol |  Uruguay | 2008 - 2011 |
| SK Brann (cedido) |  Noruega | 2011 |
| Lillestrøm SK (cedido) | Noruega | 2011 |
| Fénix (cedido) | Uruguay | 2012 |
| Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club(cedido) | Uruguay | 2013 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |  Canadá | 2014 - Presente |
English
Gabriel Nicolás Mezquida Sero (born January 21, 1992) is a Uruguayan football player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.
Mezquida began his career in the youth academy of C.A. Peñarol in 2006, before being promoted to the first team in the 2008 season. On January 22, 2009, at the age of 17, he signed a pre-contract with FC Schalke 04worth a reported €2 million with the intent of joining the club at the end of the year. However, he changed his mind and decided to remain with C.A. Peñarol in South America. During his time with Peñarol, he had two loan spells with Norwegian clubs Brann and Lillestrøm. He joined Fénix in 2012, scoring one goal in 14 matches for the club. He was loaned out to Rampla Juniors juniors in 2013 and scored seven goals in 24 matches for the club.
In September 2013, after leaving Fenix, Mezquida went on trial with Celtic of the Scottish Premiership but was ultimately not signed, potentially because of work permit eligibility issues, since he had not featured for the senior national side of Uruguay.
On February 5, 2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer announced that they had signed Mezquida along with fellow-Uruguayan Sebastián Fernández on a transfer from Boston River of the Uruguayan Segunda División where he had been playing since leaving Fenix.
International career
Mezquida excelled whilst playing for Uruguay U-15 and was the top goal scorer at the 2007 South American Under-15 Football Championship, helping them finish as runners-up. Mezquida also played for the U-17 team at the international level.
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