Roque Mesa Quevedo was born on 7 June 1989 in Telde, on the island of Gran Canaria. A 1.72-metre midfielder, he came through the youth sides of his home town, Valdecasas, Yoñe and UD Telde, before leaving for mainland Spain at fifteen. His career takes in UD Las Palmas, with whom he won promotion to La Liga in 2015, a season in the Premier League with Swansea City, spells at Sevilla, Leganés, Real Valladolid and Sporting de Gijón, and a final stretch in Asian football.
Youth career between Telde and Valencia
In 2005 he left UD Telde's under-16 side to join Levante UD's academy, having made his senior debut for Telde that same year. At Levante he reached the reserve team, Levante B, with whom he played between 2007 and 2009. He started the 2009-10 season at Valencia-based Huracán and in January 2010 returned to the Canary Islands to play for Tenerife B. That summer he switched islands and joined Las Palmas Atlético, the reserve side of UD Las Palmas, which would be his base for much of the following four years.
On 8 October 2011 he made his first-team debut for UD Las Palmas in the Spanish second division, in a 2-1 away win at Celta de Vigo. Still without a regular place, he spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Atlético Baleares, making 33 appearances and scoring 3 goals in the third tier, and on his return played another campaign for the reserves. In November 2013 the club extended his deal to 2017. His first professional goal came on 1 November 2014 in a 2-1 home win over Albacete, and in January 2015 he was named the second division's player of the month.
That season ended with the promotion play-off final against Real Zaragoza. After losing the first leg 3-1 at La Romareda, Las Palmas won the return 2-0 in Gran Canaria on 21 June 2015: Mesa opened the scoring in the first half and Sergio Araujo sealed the tie six minutes from time. The away goals rule gave the club promotion to La Liga, thirteen years after its last top-flight campaign.
He made his La Liga debut on 22 August 2015 in a 1-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid and scored his first top-flight goal on 23 September that year, in a 2-0 win over Sevilla. In 2016 he received the Germán Dévora Trophy and was named Telde's sportsman of the year. Between 2011 and 2017 he played 126 league games for the Las Palmas first team and scored 6 goals.
Swansea City and the Premier League
On 6 July 2017 Swansea City signed him on a four-year contract for a fee reported in the British press at around £11 million. He made his Premier League debut on 19 August 2017, starting in a 4-0 home defeat to Manchester United. He played 11 league games for the Welsh club before returning to Spain halfway through the season.
Sevilla and the loan at Leganés
In January 2018 he joined Sevilla on loan with an option to buy. He made 7 league appearances until the end of the season, and in June 2018 the Andalusian club signed him permanently on a three-year deal. Between 2018 and 2020 he played 31 league games for Sevilla and scored twice. In August 2019 his loan move to CD Leganés was announced, and he made 29 appearances and scored once in the 2019-20 season. In October 2020 he agreed with Sevilla to terminate the final year of his contract.
Real Valladolid and Sporting de Gijón
After leaving Sevilla he signed a three-year deal with Real Valladolid. The club was relegated to the second division in 2021 and won promotion back in the 2021-22 season. Over three years he played 93 league games and scored 6 goals, and in June 2023 he became a free agent when his contract was not renewed. On 5 September 2023 he joined Sporting de Gijón on a one-year deal; in the 2023-24 campaign he played 30 league games in the Spanish second division and scored once.
Spell in Asia
In February 2025 he moved to Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim alongside two other former La Liga players, Jonathan Viera and Álvaro González. The club signed them with the AFC Champions League Elite in mind and, according to the Spanish press, the three could only be registered for that competition and not for the Malaysian league. In February 2026 he signed for Ratchaburi, of the Thai top flight.
Ratchaburi Mitrphol FCMidfielderMarket value €192.0K