John Mercado

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Cuero.
John Mercado
Personal information
Full name John Anthony Mercado Cuero
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002
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 5 (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 21:19, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

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]

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[6] and the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7]

Career statistics
As of 20 June 2023[8]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
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
Total 23200000010242
  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. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. John Mercado at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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