Fernando Meza

Fernando Nicolás Meza (born 21 March 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chilean Primera División club Palestino.

Fernando Meza

Meza with Colo-Colo in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Nicolás Meza
Date of birth	(1990-03-21) March 21, 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	San Martín, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Palestino
Youth career
	San Lorenzo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2015	San Lorenzo	55	(0)
2013–2014	→ Olimpo (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2015	→ San Marcos (loan)	36	(1)
2015–2016	Palestino	33	(3)
2016–2017	Necaxa	14	(1)
2017–2018	Colo-Colo	23	(1)
2019–2020	Necaxa	33	(1)
2020–2021	Atlanta United	13	(0)
2021	→ Defensa y Justicia (loan)	7	(0)
2021–2022	Necaxa	12	(0)
2023	Palestino	20	(0)
2024	Argentinos Juniors	18	(1)
2025–	Palestino	0	(0)
International career‡
2007	Argentina U17	5	(1)
2009	Argentina U20	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:45, 9 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:55, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Meza made his league debut on 2 November 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Boca Juniors aged 18.

In January 2009 Meza was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela.

On January 10, 2020, Meza completed a transfer to Atlanta United FC of MLS,^[1] following a transfer to Club Tijuana to complete a player swap with Atlanta for Leandro González Pírez.

On February 18, 2021, Meza moved to Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia, on a loan deal.^[2]

After 7 league appearances for Defensa y Justicia, Atlanta United and Meza mutually terminated his contract on July 23, 2021. On the same day Meza signed with his former club Necaxa in Liga MX.^[3]

On January 8, 2023, Meza rejoined his former club Palestino in Chile.^[4] After playing for Argentinos Juniors during 2024, he returned to Palestino by third time.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2020^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
San Lorenzo	2008–09	Primera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10		17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2010–11		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2011–12		20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
	2012–13		3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		53	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	55	0
Olimpo (loan)	2013–14	Primera División	7	0	—		—		—		7	0
San Marcos (loan)	2014–15	Primera División	36	1	5	0	—		—		41	1
Palestino	2015–16	Primera División	33	3	—		—		—		33	3
Necaxa	2016–17	Liga MX	14	1	0	0	—		—		14	1
Colo-Colo	2016–17	Primera División	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2017		11	1	2	0	1	0	1[a]	0	15	1
	2018		2	0	—		1	0	0[a]	0	3	0
	Total		23	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	28	1
Necaxa	2018–19	Liga MX	14	1	4	0	—		—		18	1
	2019–20		19	0	1	0	—		1[b]	0	21	0
	Total		47	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	53	2
Atlanta United	2020	Major League Soccer	13	0	—		4	0	—		17	0
Career total			212	7	14	0	6	0	2	0	234	7

1. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de Chile
2. Appearance(s) in Supercopa MX

Honours

Colo-Colo

• Primera División: 1

Transición 2017

• Supercopa de Chile: 1

2017 Supercopa de Chile