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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

Pachuca

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

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

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 July 2023 [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Vegas Lights 2021 USL 171171
2022 501060
Total22110231
América 2023–24 Liga MX 2020
Career total241100000251

    Honours

    Mexico U17

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    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.
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