John

Mercado

LW Sparta Praha #7

Left Winger · Forward

John Mercado

Sparta Praha Chance Liga

Top 2% of wingers in the world
#27 winger aged 22–25
Top 5% in Chance Liga

Score

64/100

#68 in the world

Market value

€3.9M

above 95% of Chance Liga

Top speed

35.3km/h

faster than 94% of forwards

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Date of birth / Age: 3 Jun 2002 (24)
Passport: Ecuador
National team: 7 caps
Height: 1.86 m
Weight: 80 kg
Foot: Left
Main position: Left Winger
Contract until: 2028

Benchmarks

wingers with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#68

winger in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#27

among wingers aged 22–25

In his league

96%

of Chance Liga wingers rank below him

Finishing

+1.2

goals above expected · better than 65% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

14 Expected

12.8

140 shots. He scores more than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

7 Expected

11.7

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 35
StartsStarting eleven: 26
GoalsGoals: 8
AssistsAssists: 4
YellowYellow cards: 4
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 1
MinutesMinutes: 2,201

Starting eleven74%

26 of 35 appearances

Minutes played2,201

63 per appearance

Goal involvement12

8 goals · 4 assists

Positions played

123 matches · since 2022

CFLBRWAMLW

Position	Apps	G	A
Left Winger	41	5	3
Attacking Midfield	38	7	3
Right Winger	29	5	1
Left-Back	11	1	2
Centre-Forward	4	1	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	Chance LigaChance Liga	Sparta Praha	7	7	2	1	1	0	0	570
2025/2625/26	Chance LigaChance Liga	Sparta Praha	26	22	7	4	4	0	1	1,767
2025/2625/26	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Sparta Praha	7	4	1	–	0	–	0	384
2025/2625/26	UEFA Europa Conference League - QualificationEuropa Conference League · Qual.	Sparta Praha	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	50
2024/2524/25	Primeira LigaPrimeira Liga	AVS	32	27	3	1	2	0	0	2,266
2024/2524/25	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	AVS	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	169
2023/2423/24	Segunda LigaSegunda Liga	AVS	28	27	4	2	2	0	0	2,294
2023/2423/24	Taça da LigaTaça da Liga	AVS	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	230
2023/2423/24	Play-offs 1/2Play-offs 1/2	AVS	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	167
20262026	CONMEBOL World Cup QualifiersCONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers	Ecuador	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	106
20242024	CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic TournamentCONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Ecuador U23	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	331
2022/2322/23	Segunda LigaSegunda Liga	Vilafranquense	13	9	2	1	1	0	0	736
20222022	Serie BSerie B	CSA	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	225
20222022	Serie ASerie A	Athletico Paranaense	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
20222022	São Paulo Youth CupSão Paulo Youth Cup	Athletico Paranaense U20	4	4	1	–	1	–	0	390
20222022	CBF Brasileiro U20CBF Brasileiro U20	Athletico Paranaense U20	3	3	1	–	0	–	0	264
20222022	Recopa SudamericanaRecopa Sudamericana	Athletico Paranaense	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	28
20202020	CBF Brasileiro U20CBF Brasileiro U20	Athletico Paranaense U20	16	2	4	–	2	–	0	428
20212021	CBF Brasileiro U20CBF Brasileiro U20	Athletico Paranaense U20	11	6	0	–	1	–	0	436
20192019	FIFA U17 World CupFIFA U17 World Cup	Ecuador U17	4	4	1	–	0	–	0	324
20192019	CONMEBOL U17CONMEBOL U17	Ecuador U17	9	8	2	–	0	–	0	712
20172017	CONMEBOL U15CONMEBOL U15	Ecuador U15	4	2	0	–	0	–	0	175

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			192	137	31	9^*	17	0^*	2	12,053

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Segunda Liga	41	6	3
Chance Liga	33	9	5
Primeira Liga	32	3	1
CBF Brasileiro U20	30	5	–
Ecuador U17	13	3	–
Serie B	9	0	0
UEFA Europa Conference League	7	1	–
Ecuador	4	0	–
Ecuador U15	4	0	–
Ecuador U23	4	1	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2025 Aug 2025 · Transfer AVS Sparta Praha Transfer
Jul 2023 Jul 2023 · Transfer Vilafranquense AVS Transfer
Jan 2023 Jan 2023 · Transfer Club Athletico Paranaense Unde Vilafranquense Transfer
Dec 2022 Dec 2022 · Back from Loan CSA Club Athletico Paranaense Unde Back from Loan
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Loan Club Athletico Paranaense Unde CSA Loan Loan
Jan 2020 Jan 2020 · Free Transfer – Club Athletico Paranaense Unde Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Sparta Praha 2025–2027 42 10
AVS 2023–2025 67 9
Vilafranquense 2022 13 2
Athletico Paranaense U20 2020–2022 34 6
CSA 2022 9 0
Athletico Paranaense 2022 2 0

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