John Mercado

Ecuadorian footballer (born 2002)
John Mercado
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Mercado Cuero
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 17
Youth career
Clan Juvenil
2016–2019 Panamá
2020–2022 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Athletico Paranaense 1 (0)
2022 → CSA (loan) 9 (0)
2023 Vilafranquense 13 (2)
2023– AVS 12 (0)
International career
2017 Ecuador U15
2019 Ecuador U17 13 (3)
2020 Ecuador U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, 19 December 2023 (UTC)

John Anthony Mercado Cuero (born 3 June 2002) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS Futebol SAD.

Club career

Born in Guayaquil, Mercado agreed to a contract with Athletico Paranaense in July 2019,[1] but only moved to his new side in August 2020, after his 18th birthday.[2] After playing for the under-20s, he impressed manager Alberto Valentim in 2022, and was promoted to the first team squad.[3]

Mercado made his professional debut on 2 March 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Léo Cittadini in a 0–2 away loss against Palmeiras, for the year's Recopa Sudamericana.[4][5] In July, Athletico sent him on loan to Série B club CSA until the end of the season.[6]

In January 2023, Mercado terminated his contract with Athletico Paranaense and moved to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 side Vilafranquense.[7] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Vilafranquense relocated to Vila das Aves and was rebranded as AVS Futebol SAD.[8] On 18 December 2023, he extended his contract with AVS until 2027.[9]

International career

Mercado represented Ecuador at under-15 level in the 2017 South American U-15 Championship, and at under-17 level in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship[10] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11]

Career statistics

As of 20 June 2023[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletico Paranaense 2022 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
CSA (loan) 2022 Série B 9 0 — — — — 9 0
Vilafranquense 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 13 2 — 0 0 — — 13 2
Total 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ "Athletico contrata três novatos que estavam no futebol do Exterior" [Athletico sign three youngsters who were in the foreign football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bem Paraná. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ "El juvenil John Mercado fue fichado por el Atlético Paranaense brasileño" [The youngster John Mercado was signed up by Brazilian Atlético Paranaense] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ^ ""Vem gostando muito"; Valentim se rende ao talento de atacante e Athletico muda de ideia" ["He is liking a lot"; Valentim surrenders to the talent of forward and Athletico change their mind] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bolavip. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Atuações do Athletico: atacantes somem, e John Mercado estreia contra o Palmeiras na Recopa" [Performances of Athletico: forwards disappear, and John Mercado debuts against Palmeiras in the Recopa] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Atacante John Mercado estreou entre os profissionais do Furacão" [Forward John Mercado debuted amongst the professionals of Furacão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  6. ^ "John Mercado é emprestado para o CSA" [John Mercado loaned to CSA]. OneFootball (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ^ "John Mercado rescinde com o Athletico e acerta com time de Portugal" [John Mercado terminated contract with Athletico and reaches agreement with Portuguese team]. Globo Esporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Vilafranquense SAD assume nova imagem na transferência para Vila das Aves" [Vilafranquense SAD takes on new image over relocation to Vila das Aves]. Público (in European Portuguese). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Aves SAD: avançado equatoriano John Mercado renova contrato" [Aves SAD: Ecuadorian forward John Mercado renews contract] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ^ "ELLOS SON NUESTROS TRICOLORES SUB 17" [THESE ARE OUR UNDER-17 TRICOLORES] (in Spanish). FEF. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Los convocados de Ecuador para el Mundial Sub 17 de Brasil" [The called up ones for Ecuador for the Under-17 World Cup in Brazil] (in Spanish). El Canal de Fútbol. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. ^ John Mercado at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

External links

  • Athletico Paranaense profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)