Diego Mercado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alan Mercado Carrizo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ituzaingó, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Miami FC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Independiente | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Huracán | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | Nueva Chicago | 31 | (0) |
| 2024 | Trinidense | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ferro Carril Oeste | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | Miami FC | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 10 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Diego Alan Mercado Carrizo (born 3 January 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Miami FC.[1]
Career
Mercado began his senior career with Independiente, having joined their youth system from Boca Juniors.[2][3] He was an unused substitute on two occasions during the 2017–18 Argentine Primera División season under manager Ariel Holan, prior to making his professional debut in the following campaign against Huracán on 21 October 2018; Holan subbed him on for the final seconds of a 3–1 victory.[1][4]
Mercado joined USL Championship club Miami FC on 6 February 2025.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 28 October 2024.[1]
| Club | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente | Argentine Primera División | 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Huracán | Argentine Primera División | 2020-21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nueva Chicago | Primera B Nacional | 2023 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| Trinidense | Paraguayan Primera División | 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ferro Carril Oeste | Primera B Nacional | 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Argentina - D. Mercado". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Las nuevas caras de Independiente". El Intransigente. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Vamos los pibes". Olé. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Ficha Estadistica de DIEGO MERCADO". BDFA. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Miami FC signs defensive midfielder Diego Mercado". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 6 February 2025.