Bruce El-mesmari

Bruce El-mesmari Sangochian (born 23 April 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Pachuca
El-mesmari joined the Pachuca youth system when he was aged 13. He went on to earn several trophies at youth level with the club, including an U-15 league championship, U-15 LIGA MX International tournament championship, U-17 league runner-up and U-20 league runner-up.

El-mesmari never made a first team appearance for Pachuca, but appeared on the bench for five Liga MX appearances in 2021.

In June 2021, it was announced that El-mesmari would opt to leave Pachuca following the expiration of his contract.

Las Vegas Lights
On 9 July 2021, El-mesmari signed with USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights. He made his professional debut on 27 July 2021, appearing as a 64th-minute substitute during a 3–1 win over Orange County SC.

América
On 15 July 2023, El-mesmari made his professional Liga MX debut with Club América coming in as a late substitute on the 3–0 win against Puebla.

On 29 October 2023, El-mesmari came on in the 71st minute to substitute team captain Henry Martín in a 3-0 win over Monterrey for his second club appearance.

International career
El-mesmari was part of the under-17 squad that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, scoring one goal, where Mexico won the competition. He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up.

Personal life
Born in Cancún, Mexico, El-mesmari is of Lebanese and Armenian descent.

Honours
Mexico U17
 * CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
 * FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019