GABRIEL MERCADO
Number
#13
Nationality
Argentina
Team
ARGENTINA
(South America)
Coach
EDGARDO BAUZA
Position
RB (Right Back)
| Passing (P) | Shooting (V) | Heading (H) | Tackling (T) | Control (C) | Speed (S) | Finishing (F) | Total | Bargain | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 2.0 | £1.3M |
Gabriel Mercado
- Full name: Gabriel Iván Mercado
- Date of birth: March 18, 1987
- Place of birth: Puerto Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine
- Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Position: Right-back / Centre-back
- Youth career: Club Atlético Juventud (local youth), then moved to Club Atlético Independiente's youth system
- Senior career (selected clubs):
- 2006–2010: Club Atlético Belgrano (Argentina)
- 2010–2012: Club Atlético Independiente (Argentina)
- 2012–2016: Estudiantes de La Plata (Argentina)
- 2016–2018: River Plate (Argentina)
- 2018–2020: Sevilla FC (Spain)
- 2020–2022: Monterrey (Mexico)
- 2022–2023: Estudiantes de La Plata (returned)
- Argentina national team:
- Senior debut: 2014
- Caps: around 37 (2014–2018)
- Goals: 3
- Notable tournaments: 2015 & 2016 Copa América (runners-up), 2018 FIFA World Cup (squad member)
- Playing style: Versatile defender capable of playing as an attacking full-back or centrally; known for aerial ability, timing on tackles, and occasional goal threat on set pieces.
- Honours (selected):
- With River Plate: Copa Argentina (2016–17), Copa Libertadores (2018)
- With Monterrey: CONCACAF Champions League (2019–20)
- With Argentina: Copa América runner-up (2015, 2016)
- Notes: Mercado suffered a serious knee injury in mid-2018 which affected his availability during parts of his spell at Sevilla. He was a regular in Argentina's national team under coach Jorge Sampaoli and later Jorge Sampaoli’s successors through 2018.