Tomeu Nadal

Bartomeu "Tomeu" Nadal Mesquida (born 8 February 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Albacete Balompié as a goalkeeper.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nadal and the second or maternal family name is Mesquida.
Tomeu Nadal
Personal information
Full name Bartomeu Nadal Mesquida
Date of birth (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989
Place of birth Manacor, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Albacete
Number 13
Youth career
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Mallorca B 47 (0)
2011–2013 Getafe B 39 (0)
2013–2016 Gimnàstic 16 (0)
2016 Mallorca 0 (0)
2016– Albacete 181 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021

Club career

Born in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Nadal was a product of RCD Mallorca's youth system. He made his debut as a senior with the B team in 2008, spending several seasons with them in Tercera División and Segunda División B. He was also third choice for the main squad in La Liga, behind Dudu Aouate and Miguel Ángel Moyá.

On 28 June 2011, Nadal signed a two-year deal with Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves in the third division.[1] On 13 July 2013, he joined fellow league club Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]

A backup to Manolo Reina, Nadal appeared sparingly during the 2013–14 season. On 21 February 2014, he was suspended until June after being irregularly lined up in a 2–0 home win against CD Atlético Baleares (which Nàstic subsequently lost 0–3 after a court decision).[3]

Nadal agreed to a new two-year contract with the Catalans on 8 July 2014,[4] but continued to play understudy to Reina during the campaign. On 9 September 2015, he made his professional debut by starting in a 2–2 home draw against Girona FC in the second round of the Copa del Rey, also saving one penalty in the 5–4 shootout win.[5]

On 27 January 2016, Nadal cut ties with Gimnàstic.[6] On 19 February, he returned to his previous club Mallorca until 30 June.[7]

On 4 July 2016, Nadal signed for Albacete Balompié, recently relegated to the third level.[8] He was an undisputed starter during the campaign, contributing 43 appearances – play-offs included – as his side returned to the second tier at the first attempt.[9]

Nadal made his professional league debut on 20 August 2017 at the age of 28 years and six months, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw to Granada CF.[10] On 29 October 2018, he agreed to an extension at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte until June 2021.[11]

References
  1. "El Getafe confirma el fichaje de Tomeu Nadal" [Getafe confirm the signing of Tomeu Nadal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "Nadal i Jean Luc, fitxats i cap a Rialp" [Nadal and Jean Luc, signed and off to Rialp] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. "El juez único deja al Nàstic sin los tres puntos y le multa con 3.001 euros" [Single judge leaves Nàstic without the three points and fines it 3.001 euros]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. "Tomeu Nadal y Javi Martínez, renovados" [Tomeu Nadal and Javi Martínez, renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. "El Nàstic supera en penaltis al Girona y pasa a la tercera ronda" [Nàstic overcome Girona on penalties and reach the third round]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. "Tomeu Nadal y el Nàstic rescinden el contrato" [Tomeu Nadal and Nàstic terminate contract] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. "Tomeu Nadal ficha por el Mallorca lo que queda de temporada" [Tomeu Nadal signs with Mallorca for the remainder of season] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  8. "Tomeu nadal, nuevo portero del Albacete" [Tomeu Nadal, new Albacete goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Promoesport. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  9. López, Nacho (26 June 2017). "El día que Tomeu Nadal se vistió de héroe" [The day Tomeu Nadal dressed up as a hero] (in Spanish). El Digital de Albacete. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  10. "0–0. El Albacete se llevó el empate buscado ante un Granada sin puntería" [0–0. Albacete got draw they wanted against aimless Granada]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  11. Villaescusa, Paco (29 October 2018). "Tomeu Nadal hasta 2021" [Tomeu Nadal until 2021]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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