Juan Ignacio Mercier (born 2 February 1980) is a retired Argentine footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Juan Mercier
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Mercier[1]
Date of birth (1980-02-02) February 2, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Campana, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youth career
Flandria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Flandria 57 (5)
2002–2004 Deportivo Morón 78 (4)
2004–2005 Tristán Suárez 38 (3)
2005–2007 Platense 73 (6)
2007–2011 Argentinos Juniors 120 (5)
2011–2012 Al Nassr 10 (0)
2012 Al Wasl 9 (0)
2012–2018 San Lorenzo 102 (1)
2018–2019 Atlético Tucumán 22 (0)
2019–2020 San Martín Tucumán 20 (0)
2020–2021 Mitre 2 (0)
2021 Sacachispas 11 (0)
2021 FADEP
2022 Fénix de Pilar 10 (0)
International career
2010 Argentina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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Mercier started his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 2000. He played for four clubs in the regionalised 3rd division, eventually helping Platense to win promotion to Primera B Nacional in 2006.

Mercier joined Argentinos Juniors in 2007, making top flight his debut on August 7, 2007, against San Martín de San Juan. He was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the Clausura 2010 championship. He played in 18 of the club's 19 games during their championship winning campaign. Mercier scored the opening goal in Argentinos' 2–1 win against Huracán in the final game of the season that secured the championship. On 18 July 2011 he signed a two-year contract with the Saudi club.

On 2 July 2019 San Martín Tucumán announced, that they had signed Mercier.[2]

International career

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Mercier made his international debut for the Argentina national team on 26 January 2010 in a 3–2 win in a friendly match against Costa Rica. His second appearance was in a 2–1 win against Jamaica on 10 February 2010.

Honours

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Platense
Argentinos Juniors
San Lorenzo

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ Juan Ignacio Mercier es el nuevo refuerzo de San Martín, lv12.com.ar, 2 July 2019
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