_(cropped).jpg) Mercado withArgentina at the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gabriel Iván Mercado[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (age 38)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Internacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Racing Club | 96 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Estudiantes LP | 66 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | River Plate | 144 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Sevilla | 78 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Rayyan | 40 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Internacional | 113 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2019 | Argentina | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Gabriel Iván Mercado (born 18 March 1987) is an Argentine professionalfootballer who plays forInternacional. Mainly aright back, he could also play as acentral defender.
He began his career with Racing Club and Estudiantes before joiningRiver Plate in 2012, going on to win six domestic and international tournaments including the2015 Copa Libertadores. In 2016, he joined Sevilla for €2.5 million.
Mercado made his international debut forArgentina in 2010, and was part of their squad that came runners-up at theCopa América Centenario, and also took part at the2018 FIFA World Cup.
Born inPuerto Madryn,Chubut, Mercado made his professional debut forRacing 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 joinedEstudiantes de La Plata for $800,000 and 50% of his rights.[3] He won the Apertura in his debut season, and stayed at the club until 2012.
In July 2012, he signed forRiver Plate.
On 4 August 2016,La Liga sideSevilla FC signed Mercado from River Plate on a three-year deal for a reported fee of €2.5 million, with River retaining 20% of a subsequent transfer fee. He was signed by compatriot managerJorge Sampaoli to replace former captainCoke.[4]
He scored his first goal for the team on 20 September, deflectingSamir Nasri's free kick for the only score in a homeSeville derby win overReal Betis.[5]
On 11 June 2019,Al-Rayyan SC announced via their social media that they had signed Mercado.[6]
On 5 July 2021, he was announced and signed with Internacional until December 2022 after being without a club at the end of his contract with Al-Rayyan. His chosen jersey number was jersey number 25.[7]
Mercado represented the Argentina Under-20 team at the2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay and at the2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Mercado made his full international debut for theArgentina national team after being called up to joinDiego Maradona's squad of Argentina-based players who beatJamaica 2–1 on 10 February 2010.
Mercado was first-choice in his position for Argentina in the 2016Copa América Centenario squad, playing inthe final againstChile for the full 120-minutes, a 4–2 loss onpenalties.[4]
In May 2018, Mercado was named in Argentina's preliminary 35-mansquad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia;[8] later that month, he was included inJorge Sampaoli's final 23-man squad for the tournament.[9] In the round of 16 match againstFrance on 30 June, Mercado scored in a 4–3 defeat, which saw Argentina eliminated from the competition.[10]
| Argentina | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 4 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 March 2016 | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos,Santiago, Chile |  Chile | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 29 March 2016 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes,Córdoba, Argentina |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | 9 June 2017 | Melbourne Cricket Ground,Melbourne, Australia |  Brazil | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Superclásico de las Américas |
4 | 30 June 2018 | Kazan Arena,Kazan, Russia |  France | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
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