Gabriel Mercado
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Iván Mercado | ||
Date of birth | March 18, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back, Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
Racing Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006–2010 | Racing Club | 96 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Estudiantes LP | 66 | (10) |
2012– | River Plate | 94 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Argentina U-20 | 11 | (0) |
2010– | Argentina | 4 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:07, 30 October 2015 (UTC). |
Gabriel Iván Mercado (born 18 March 1987 in Puerto Madryn, Chubut) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for River Plate of the Argentine Primera División.
Club career
Mercado made his professional debut for Racing Club on 21 February 2007 in a 0-1 home defeat to San Lorenzo. He went to establish himself as a regular member of the Racing first team.
In July 2010, Mercado joined Estudiantes de La Plata that paid 800,000 US dollars for 50% of his rights.[1]
In July 2012, he signed for River Plate.
International career
Youth career
Mercado represented the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay and at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Senior career
Mercado made his full international debut for the Argentina national team after being called up to join Diego Maradona's squad of Argentina based players who beat Jamaica 2-1 on 10 February 2010.
International goals
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 24 March 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile | Chile | | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 March 2016 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina | Bolivia | | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
- Estudiantes
River Plate
- Argentine Primera División (1): Torneo Final 2014
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2014
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2015
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2015
- Copa Suruga Bank (1): 2015
International
- Argentina U-20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (1): 2007
References
- ↑ "Mercado, nuevo jugador de Estudiantes". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
External links
- (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Gabriel Mercado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gabriel Mercado at Football Lineups
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