Domestic-league season · Internacional.
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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1201 | 6.94 |
 Copa Do Brasil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Mercado's current-season form is level with last season (Season 14→16), while his Rating climbed 10→14. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 46).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Internacional · 16th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.94 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | Internacional · 5th | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Internacional · 9th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 21 | 29 |
| 2022/23 | Internacional · 2nd | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 22 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | Internacional · 12th | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.92 | 14 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
G. Mercado is a 39-year-old central defender at Internacional, rated 13.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 401st of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (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 67 of the 67 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, 65th of 67 of the 67 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 4.6 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.
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.
With a Rating of 13.8, Mercado carries the 65th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 67 — 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 39, Mercado sits on 4.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mercado's projected Rating — 13.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€3.7M total transfer fees · 5 moves
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