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John Mercado

Injured — Unknown · Back: 10 Nov 2026
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Appearances
17
1,091 min
Goals
6
G+A per 90: 0.58
Assists
1
Average rating
7.22
Age24
Date of birth3 Jun 2002
Height184 cm
Weight74 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€7.2M
Contract until30 Jun 2028

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Unknown · Out Since 23 Oct 2026 · Back: 10 Nov 2026
  • Injury Unknown · Missing Ended: 25 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Czech First League AC Sparta Praha
Appearances / Starts11 / 11
Minutes883
Rating7.37
Goals / Assists5 / 1
Shots (on target)29 (14)
Passes · accuracy258 · 79%
Key passes9
Tackles / Interceptions13 / 7
Duels won64 / 133
Successful dribbles35
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists3.08 / 2.78
Detailed statistics
Big chances created3
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion17%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box1
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls7
Accurate crosses5
Touches533
Possession lost161
Dispossessed16
Aerial duels won8
Ground duels won56
Clearances16
Ball recoveries36
Fouls won8
Fouls committed7
Offsides4
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week3
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)60.55
Top speed (km/h)33.50
UEFA Europa League AC Sparta Praha
Appearances / Starts2 / 1
Minutes98
Rating7.45
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (2)
Passes · accuracy20 · 75%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won13 / 20
Successful dribbles10
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.63 / 0.04
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion20%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses1
Touches58
Possession lost20
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won12
Clearances1
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won1
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)10.02
Top speed (km/h)29.70
World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL Ecuador
Appearances / Starts4 / 1
Minutes110
Rating6.70
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)5 (1)
Passes · accuracy20 · 95%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions2 / 0
Duels won6 / 13
Successful dribbles2
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses0
Touches37
Possession lost6
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won4
Clearances1
Ball recoveries6
Fouls won0
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: F

line: F average
Attacking61
Technical59
Tactical47
Defending40
Creativity50

Characteristics

Strengths

262511

National team

  • Ecuador10 caps · 0 goals · debut Sep 2024

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
18 Oct 2026 Baník Ostrava – AC Sparta Praha 0–0 90' 7.7
15 Oct 2026 AC Sparta Praha – Lillestrøm SK 1–1 29' 7.2
11 Oct 2026 AC Sparta Praha – FK Pardubice 2–0 90' 8.6
5 Oct 2026 Ecuador – Panama 7–8 – –
1 Oct 2026 Japan – Ecuador 5–4 – –
24 Sep 2026 South Korea – Ecuador 3–0 24' 6.3
20 Sep 2026 SK Sigma Olomouc – AC Sparta Praha 0–3 90' 7.3
16 Sep 2026 FC Ararat-Armenia – AC Sparta Praha 1–4 69' 7.7
12 Sep 2026 AC Sparta Praha – FK Jablonec 2–0 72' 7.5
9 Sep 2026 FK Viktoria Žižkov – AC Sparta Praha 0–5 – –
6 Sep 2026 FC Hradec Králové – AC Sparta Praha 2–1 90' 7.0
30 Aug 2026 AC Sparta Praha – SK Slavia Praha 0–3 90' 8.3
22 Aug 2026 SK Artis Brno – AC Sparta Praha 0–4 62' 8.1
15 Aug 2026 AC Sparta Praha – FK Teplice 4–1 74' 7.6
11 Aug 2026 Olympique Lyonnais – AC Sparta Praha 3–0 74' 6.8

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 3M €
  1. AVS To: Sparta Praha
    Transfer 3M €
  2. Vilafranquense To: AVS
    Transfer
  3. Athletico U20 To: Vilafranquense
    Free transfer
  4. Athletico U20 To: CSA
    Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)35
Average rating7.13
Last match rating7.718 Oct 2026
Matches missed3
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7.13 Dec 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 7.7

Last 10 matches

7.7 7.2 8.6 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.5 7.0 8.3 8.1

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Czech First League AC Sparta Praha 11 (11) 883 5 1 7.37
2026 World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL Ecuador 4 (1) 110 0 0 6.70
2026 UEFA Europa League AC Sparta Praha 2 (1) 98 1 0 7.45

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

UEFA Conference League 2025 · percentile among forwards (81 players)

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50 Goals 49 xG 15 Shots 17 xA 74 Key passes 62 Successful dribbles 91 Aerials won 49 Rating 67

7 matches · 381 min

John Mercado: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Goals / 90 min 0.24
49
xG / 90 min 0.11
15
Shots / 90 min 1.42
17
xA / 90 min 0.15
74
Key passes / 90 min 1.18
62
Successful dribbles / 90 min 1.89
91
Aerials won / 90 min 0.94
49
Rating 6.90
67

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