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Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

ナサニエル・メンデス＝ラング　/　なさにえる・めんです＝らんぐ

Association football player from United Kingdom

April 15, 1992 (age 34)　・　Birmingham, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing fascinates me as a study in chosen identity. Born and raised in England to a Jamaican father and a Belizean mother of Guatemalan descent, he could have drifted anywhere, yet he represents Guatemala internationally. That decision reads to me as pride rather than convenience. As a winger he lives on speed and directness, and grinding it out in England's lower leagues while wearing his nation's colors says something about character over glamour. I'm drawn to players who turn a complicated heritage into a source of strength, and his story feels exactly like that, honest and quietly defiant.

Overview

Nathaniel Otis Méndez-Laing (born 15 April 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons. Born and raised in England to a Jamaican father and a Belizean mother of Guatemalan descent, he plays for the Guatemala national team at international level.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Name (Japanese): ナサニエル・メンデス＝ラング
Reading: なさにえる・めんです＝らんぐ
Born: April 15, 1992 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Monkey
Origin: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

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