Anwar Mediero

Anwar Mediero
Personal information
Full name Anwar Mediero Rodríguez
Date of birth (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hrvatski dragovoljac
Number 11
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)
2026– Hrvatski dragovoljac 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:04, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Anwar Mediero Rodríguez (born 3 March 2002) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian club Hrvatski dragovoljac.

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). Belén Mediero travelled to Addis Ababa, where she met Ethiopian laboratory technician Alemaio Digate, who spoke Spanish. The pair married in Ethiopia, and after settling bureaucractic issues, Digate moved to Spain to join Belén and Anwar.

Career

Mediero started his career with local side Victoria at the age of seven, before joining Celta a year later. 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. Two serious injuries, one in 2017 and one in his final season with the club, hindered his game time at La Masia, and in 2020 he moved to Italy to sign for Atalanta. He won the Supercoppa Primavera in his first season with the club. In January 2022, he was loaned to Hellas Verona.

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. After just a year in the United Arab Emirates, he returned to Spain, joining the reserve side of Lugo, Polvorín.

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

In August 2026, Mediero joined Croatian Prva NL club Hrvatski dragovoljac.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fursan Hispania 2022–23 UAE Division 1 11110–121
Polvorín 2023–24 Tercera Federación 23200–232
Ourense 2024–25 Tercera Federación 4000–40
Santa Marta Tercera Federación 2000–20
Hrvatski dragovoljac 2026–27 Druga NL 50101070
Career total 4532010483

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. ↑ Karim, Abdul (26 August 2026). "NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac sign Ethiopian-Spanish winger Anwar Mediero". Africa Soccer. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  17. ↑ "Anwar Mediero". uaefa.ae. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  18. ↑ Anwar Mediero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)