Anwar Mediero

Anwar Mediero
Personal information
Full name Anwar Mediero Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
2009–2010 Victoria
2010–2015 Celta
2015–2020 Barcelona
2020–2022 Atalanta
2022 → Hellas Verona (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Fursan Hispania 11 (1)
2023–2024 Polvorín 23 (2)
2024 Ourense 4 (0)
2024 Santa Marta 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:04, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

Anwar Mediero Rodríguez (born 3 March 2002) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a forward.

Early life

Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Anwar Mediero was adopted by Belén Mediero, a Spanish woman from Vigo who worked at the Casa de la Juventud de Vigo (Vigo Youth Center).[2] Belén Mediero travelled to Addis Ababa, where she met Ethiopian laboratory technician Alemaio Digate, who spoke Spanish.[2] The pair married in Ethiopia, and after settling bureaucractic issues, Digate moved to Spain to join Belén and Anwar.[2]

Career

Mediero started his career with local side Victoria at the age of seven, before joining Celta a year later.[3] After five years with Celta, he was poached by Barcelona, a move which was investigated by FIFA, leading to Barcelona being sanctioned and Mediero being suspended for a year.[3][4][5][6] Two serious injuries, one in 2017 and one in his final season with the club,[7] hindered his game time at La Masia, and in 2020 he moved to Italy to sign for Atalanta.[3][8] He won the Supercoppa Primavera in his first season with the club.[9] In January 2022, he was loaned to Hellas Verona.[10]

In December 2022, Mediero moved to the United Arab Emirates to sign for First Division League side Fursan Hispania, owned by former Celta player Míchel Salgado.[11] After just a year in the United Arab Emirates, he returned to Spain, joining the reserve side of Lugo, Polvorín.[12]

Despite featuring regularly for Polvorín, Mediero joined fellow-Tercera Federación club Ourense in July 2024.[13] However, he left the club in November of the same year, having made just four appearances.[14] Just days after leaving Ourense, he signed for Santa Marta,[15] but would only make two appearances before leaving the club at the end of 2024.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2025[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fursan Hispania 2022–23 UAE Division 1 1111[a]0121
Polvorín 2023–24 Tercera Federación 23200232
Ourense 2024–25 400040
Santa Marta 200020
Career total 40310413
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UAE President's Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 Anwar Mediero at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 Magro, Alberto (12 November 2004). "De Etiopía a Vigo en un flechazo" [From Ethiopia to Vigo in a flash]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Brunati, Vero (22 January 2021). "El ex blaugrana Anwar Mediero, campeón con el Atalanta sub'19" [Former Blaugrana Anwar Mediero, champion with Atalanta sub'19]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "El FC Barcelona se lleva al atacante infantil Anwar Mediero" [FC Barcelona sign infantil attacker Anwar Mediero]. canteiraceleste.com (in Spanish). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anwar Mediero comienza a sonreír en el FC Barcelona" [Anwar Mediero begins to smile at FC Barcelona]. canteiraceleste.com (in Spanish). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Capdevila, Josep (14 February 2016). "La directiva del Celta se cabrea con el Barça por el fichaje de un infantil" [Celta's board is angry with Barça for the signing of a child]. sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Anwar Mediero, sin equipo siete años después de dejar el Celta por el Barça" [Anwar Mediero, without a team seven years after leaving Celta for Barça]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 9 October 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Pucci, Alberto (24 August 2020). "Atalanta, è fatta per Anwar Mediero: giovane talento esploso nel Barcellona" [Atalanta is made for Anwar Mediero: a young talent who exploded in Barcelona]. fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "¿Qué fue de Anwar Mediero?" [What happened to Anwar Mediero?]. onefootball.com (in Spanish). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Anwar Mediero passa, in prestito, dall'Atalanta all'Hellas Verona" [OFFICIAL: Anwar Mediero goes on loan from Atalanta to Hellas Verona]. tuttoatalanta.com (in Italian). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "El excéltico Anwar Mediero prueba suerte en el Fursan de Míchel Salgado" [The excéltico Anwar Mediero tries his luck in the Fursan of Míchel Salgado]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "El excéltico Anwar Mediero, al filial del Lugo procedente del Fursan Hispania" [Former Celta player Anwar Mediero joins Lugo's reserve team from Fursan Hispania]. lavozdegalicia.es (in Spanish). 8 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Sexto fichaje la UD Ourense: Anwar Mediero" [UD Ourense's sixth signing: Anwar Mediero]. laregion.es (in Spanish). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  14. ↑ Díaz, José M. (11 November 2024). "UD Ourense, desvinculación de Anwar Mediero" [UD Ourense, dismissal of Anwar Mediero]. todomercadoweb.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "El Santa Marta ficha al extremo Anwar Mediero" [Santa Marta signs winger Anwar Mediero]. salamanca24horas.com (in Spanish). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Anwar Mediero". uaefa.ae. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  17. ↑ Anwar Mediero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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