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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Internacional.
Injury-affected season
Missed 15 of Internacional's ~38 games this season through 15 injury absences (knee, calf, yellow cards). He still appeared 14 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1201 | 6.94 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
G. Mercado is a 39-year-old central defender at Internacional, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 16, top 75% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.8, ranking 401st of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (58% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mercado.
Judged on this season alone, Mercado graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 2 clean sheets and 2.848 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 66th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 39 Mercado is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Mercado missed 15 games through injury (knee, calf, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 14 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Internacional finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 13.8, Mercado carries the 66th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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