Albert Mercier

Albert Mercier
Personal information
Full name Albert Mercier
Date of birth (1895-07-23)23 July 1895
Place of birth 19th arrondissement of Paris, France
Date of death 27 December 1969(1969-12-27) (aged 74)
Place of death Gonesse, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918–1919 Racing Club de France
International career
1919 France 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Mercier (23 July 1895 – 27 December 1969) was a French writer and footballer who played as a midfielder for Racing Club de France and the France national team in the late 1910s.

Playing career

Born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris on 23 July 1895,[2][3][a] Mercier was playing for Racing Club de France when he earned his first (and only) international cap for France in a friendly match against Belgium at Uccle on 9 March 1919, which was the country's first-ever match after World War I; it ended in a 2–2 draw.[2][3][1][4] The following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the future L'Équipe) stated that he had played a good match.[5]

He was the second out of four Merciers who played for France, which remains the most recurring surname in the national team; he was preceded by Daniel (1910) and succeeded by Robert (1931) and François in 1942.[6]

Death

Mercier died in Gonesse on 27 December 1969, at the age of 79.[3][2][b]

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources wrongly state that he was born on 7 November 1898.[1]
  2. ^ Some sources wrongly state that he died on 12 November 1955.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Albert Mercier". www.fff.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Albert Mercier (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Albert Mercier, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  4. ^ "9 Mars" [9 March]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 9 March 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Belgique France - Match nul: 2 à 2" [Belgium France - Draw: 2 to 2]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 11 March 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Les Bleus, c'est de famille (2): allons enfants de la fratrie" [The Blues, it's in the family (2): come on, children of the siblings]. www.chroniquesbleues.fr (in French). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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