Domestic-league season · Sparta Praha.
Following his move to Sparta Praha, Mercado's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→24), while his Rating eased 61→2. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sparta Praha · 2nd | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6.96 | 2 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | AVS · 16th | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6.92 | 61 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | AVS · 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Vilafranquense · 7th | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 8 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Mercado is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Sparta Praha, rated 1.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 3rd of 320 in the Czech Liga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (58.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.56 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 24 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 54 defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga, on 7 goals, 4 assists and 1.558 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 24). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 2, top 2% of the 54 defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga. At 24 Mercado is in his prime years, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Mercado is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 6) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 7 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 1.8, Mercado carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Czech Liga (top 2%). Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 24, Mercado sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mercado's projected Rating — 1.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
