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|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Iván Mercado | ||
| Date of birth | March 18, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Estudiantes LP | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Racing Club | 93 | (1) |
| 2010– | Estudiantes LP | 49 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U-20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Argentina | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:07, 15 December 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gabriel Mercado (born 18 March 1987 in Puerto Madryn, Chubut) is an Argentine football defender. He currently plays for Estudiantes de La Plata of the Argentine Primera División.
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Mercado made his professional debut for Racing 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 joined Estudiantes de La Plata that paid 800,000 US dollars for 50% of his rights.[1]
Mercado represented the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay and at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, where he made major contributions to his team beating Chile handley 3-0.
Mercado made his full international debut for the Argentina national team after being called up to join Diego Maradona's squad of Argentina based players who beat Jamaica 2-1 on 10 February 2010.
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