John Mercado
Forward · AC Sparta Praha · 24 · Ecuador
- Season score
- 49.3
- Last 5 weeks
- 51.4
- Market value
- €7.0M
- +€3.0M (+75%)
- Born
- 3 Jun 2002
- Height
- 184 cm
- Foot
- L
- Contract until
- 30 Jun 2028
- Wikipedia views
- 990
Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt
Every week
6 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 50.8 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.
Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+
Every week as a table
| Week | Matches | Minutes | Score | Expected | Underlying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–19 Oct 2026 | 1 | 29 | 39.4 | 49.5 | 39.8 |
| 22–28 Sep 2026 | 1 | 24 | 42.8 | 49.7 | 43.7 |
| 15–21 Sep 2026 | 1 | 69 | 66.2 | 48.7 | 61.9 |
| 11–17 Aug 2026 | 1 | 74 | 69.0 | 47.3 | 66.6 |
| 4–10 Aug 2026 | 1 | 89 | 32.9 | 48.4 | 35.0 |
| 26 May – 1 Jun 2026 | 1 | 26 | 47.0 | 48.3 | 47.3 |
| 17–23 Mar 2026 | 1 | 90 | 49.7 | 48.1 | 50.6 |
| 10–16 Mar 2026 | 1 | 45 | 37.9 | 48.5 | 36.7 |
| 16–22 Dec 2025 | 1 | 45 | 46.4 | 48.5 | 26.7 |
| 9–15 Dec 2025 | 1 | 84 | 45.4 | 48.7 | 48.3 |
| 25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025 | 1 | 30 | 45.8 | 48.7 | 46.0 |
| 18–24 Nov 2025 | 1 | 15 | 41.7 | 48.7 | 42.7 |
| 4–10 Nov 2025 | 1 | 76 | 47.5 | 48.8 | 47.2 |
| 21–27 Oct 2025 | 1 | 11 | 45.4 | 48.7 | 44.9 |
| 14–20 Oct 2025 | 1 | 9 | 44.9 | 48.7 | 45.6 |
Against expectation
How it's expectedEach week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 6 weeks with 60+ minutes: +2.5 a week above expectation.
Market value
Where these come fromEvery value as a table
| Date | Source | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | Current estimate (BSD) | €7.2M |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Transfermarkt | €7.0M |
| 20 May 2026 | Transfermarkt | €4.0M |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Transfermarkt | €4.0M |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Transfermarkt | €3.0M |
| 30 May 2025 | Transfermarkt | €2.5M |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Transfermarkt | €2.5M |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Transfermarkt | €1.5M |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Transfermarkt | €700k |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Transfermarkt | €350k |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Transfermarkt | €150k |
| 28 Dec 2022 | Transfermarkt | €75k |
Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.
Moves
All transfers| Date | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2025 | AVS - Futebol SAD AC Sparta Praha | First match |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Avs FS Sparta Prague | €3.0M |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Vilafranquense Avs FS | Undisclosed |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Athletico U20 Vilafranquense | Free or loan |
| 31 Dec 2022 | CSA Athletico U20 | Free or loan |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Athletico U20 CSA | Free or loan |
What the score is made of
UEFA Champions League 26/27, 163 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 295 top-five-league forward seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).
As a table
| Part | Percentile | Per 90 vs average |
|---|---|---|
| Shooting | 100 | −NaN |
| Creating | 59 | +0.01 |
| Progressing | 73 | +0.21 |
| Keeping the ball | 3 | −0.95 |
| Defending | 99 | +0.53 |
| Aerial | 73 | +0.36 |
| Finishing | 100 | −NaN |
Attention
English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.
Seasons
| Season | Competition | Team | Matches | Minutes | Score | Underlying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League 26/27 | Champions League | AC Sparta Praha | 2 | 163 | 49.3 | 49.4 |
| UEFA Europa League 26/27 | Europa League | AC Sparta Praha | 2 | 98 | 58.2 | 55.4 |
| World Cup Qualification, CONMEBOL 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Ecuador | 4 | 110 | 47.8 | 48.1 |
| Int. Friendly Games 2026 | International Friendlies | Ecuador | 2 | 50 | 45.0 | 45.6 |
| UEFA Conference League 25/26 | Conference League | AC Sparta Praha | 7 | 381 | 46.1 | 44.4 |
| Int. Friendly Games 2025 | International Friendlies | Ecuador | 2 | 24 | 42.9 | 43.8 |
| Liga Portugal 24/25 | Liga Portugal | AVS - Futebol SAD | 35 | 2,526 | 48.7 | 48.6 |
| Liga Portugal 23/24 | Liga Portugal | AVS - Futebol SAD | 2 | 167 | 37.6 | 39.1 |
Latest matches
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Result | Min | Goals | Assists | xG | xA | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Europa League | Lillestrøm SK | D 1–1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 39.4 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | International Friendlies | at South Korea | L 0–3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42.8 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Europa League | at FC Ararat-Armenia | W 4–1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.03 | 66.2 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Champions League | at Olympique Lyonnais | L 0–3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 69.0 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Champions League | Olympique Lyonnais | W 2–1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32.9 |
| 31 May 2026 | International Friendlies | Saudi Arabia | W 2–1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 47.0 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Conference League | AZ Alkmaar | L 0–4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 49.7 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Conference League | at AZ Alkmaar | L 1–2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.01 | 37.9 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Conference League | Aberdeen | W 3–0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 46.4 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Conference League | at Universitatea Craiova | W 2–1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 45.4 |
All 15 matches
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Result | Min | Goals | Assists | xG | xA | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Europa League | Lillestrøm SK | D 1–1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 39.4 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | International Friendlies | at South Korea | L 0–3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42.8 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Europa League | at FC Ararat-Armenia | W 4–1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0.56 | 0.03 | 66.2 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | Champions League | at Olympique Lyonnais | L 0–3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 69.0 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Champions League | Olympique Lyonnais | W 2–1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32.9 |
| 31 May 2026 | International Friendlies | Saudi Arabia | W 2–1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 47.0 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Conference League | AZ Alkmaar | L 0–4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.45 | 49.7 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Conference League | at AZ Alkmaar | L 1–2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.01 | 37.9 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Conference League | Aberdeen | W 3–0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 46.4 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Conference League | at Universitatea Craiova | W 2–1 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.11 | 45.4 |
| 27 Nov 2025 | Conference League | at Legia Warszawa | W 1–0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 45.8 |
| 19 Nov 2025 | International Friendlies | New Zealand | W 2–0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 41.7 |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Conference League | Raków Częstochowa | D 0–0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.04 | 47.5 |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Conference League | at HNK Rijeka | L 0–1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00 | 45.4 |
| 15 Oct 2025 | International Friendlies | at Mexico | D 1–1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 44.9 |