Juan Ignacio Mercier

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Juan Mercier
Personal information
Full name Juan Ignacio Mercier
Date of birth (1980-02-02) February 2, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Campana, Argentina
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Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
San Lorenzo
Number 5
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– San Lorenzo 84 (1)
International career
2010 Argentina 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2015

Juan Ignacio Mercier (born 2 February 1980) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for San Lorenzo.

Career

Club career

Mercier started his playing career in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 2000. He played for four different 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 clubs 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.

International career

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

Platense
Argentinos Juniors
San Lorenzo

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