CD Tenerife Players Discuss Future After Promotion

Two key players, Maikel Mesa and Dani Fernández, shared their insights on the upcoming season and their commitment to the club.

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Following their recent promotion, two representative footballers from CD Tenerife, Maikel Mesa and Dani Fernández, have shared their thoughts on the team's future and the demands of the new category at an event held in the La Laguna City Council.

The CD Tenerife locker room is already focused on the upcoming season, aiming to establish itself in professional football. This vision was expressed by Maikel Mesa and Dani Fernández during a reception at the La Laguna City Council, where they analyzed the challenges ahead.
Maikel Mesa, the more experienced player, emphasized the difficulty of the new category, describing it as “complicated, tough, and long.” He stressed the importance of calm and stability to build a solid project. Furthermore, he reaffirmed his personal commitment to the club, indicating that he will continue to be part of the team.

"Next year we have to keep working and enjoying ourselves to take Tenerife where it deserves to be."

a CD Tenerife footballer
For his part, Dani Fernández, a youth academy player who has stood out this season, expressed his ambition to continue working to take Tenerife to the top, driven by a deep sense of belonging. Both players, with their experience and youth, symbolize the different facets of the club's sports project.
The La Laguna City Council honored CD Tenerife for their promotion, in an event that highlighted the team's roots on the island. The mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, emphasized the pride these players represent, having grown up on the island and embodying the 'blanquiazul' spirit. The footballers, in turn, expressed their pride in wearing the club's jersey and the hard work behind their success.
Beyond football, the mayor also highlighted the current good moment for sports on the island, with a special mention of the La Laguna Tenerife team, which is preparing for a new European Final Four. This team will compete in Badalona against Rytas Vilnius in the Basketball Champions League, consolidating the presence of Tenerife sports at an international level.