John Mercado

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletico Paranaense 2022 Série A 100000001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
CSA (loan) 2022 Série B 90————90
Vilafranquense 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 132—00——132
Total23200000010242
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

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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.
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