Players / Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau
Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau
New York City FC

Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau

Attacking Midfielder · New York City FC. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionAM Age26 ClubNew York City FC Market value€8.5mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubNew York City FCMLS
PositionAttacking MidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth26 years old
NationalityArgentinaBuenos Aires
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€8.5mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedYellow Cards
Height172 cm71 kg
Shirt number#7New York City FC
Performance
Season stats

MLS · 2026

New York City FC · Attacker

Appearances2525 starts
Minutes22410 substitute entries
Rating7.9provider season average
Goals + assists1915 goals · 4 assists
Goals / 900.6minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900.16minimum 90-minute sample
Shots4935 on target
Passing81975 passes · 52 key
Defensive work436 interceptions · 1 blocks
Duels won55.2%179 of 324
Dribble success58.9%43 of 73
Cards8Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedYellow CardsFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records2fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Yellow CardsOther / unspecifiedFixture dateSingle dated record2Not equal to matches missedNew York City FCMLSAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau

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Simon Solomon Junior SohmSimon Solomon Junior SohmVenezia · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · similar value range54match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 240 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Simon Solomon Junior Sohm — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauSimon Solomon Junior Sohm
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A
Team in this sampleNew York City FCVenezia
Minutes2,241240
Appearances254
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 9041.5 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 9010.38 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Vinicius SouzaVinicius SouzaVfL Wolfsburg · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age · similar value range54match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 505 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Vinicius Souza — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauVinicius Souza
Season20262026
CompetitionMLS2. Bundesliga
Team in this sampleNew York City FCVfL Wolfsburg
Minutes2,241505
Appearances256
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9020.36 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 9050.89 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 90142.5 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

FlávioFlávioAl-Faisaly FC · AMsame attacking midfielder role · same midfielder group53match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 225 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Flávio — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauFlávio
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSaudi Pro League
Team in this sampleNew York City FCAl-Faisaly FC
Minutes2,241225
Appearances253
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 9010.4 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 9062.4 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

VitinhoVitinhoInternacional · RMsame midfielder group · similar age · comparable value band47match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 2,123 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Vitinho — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauVitinho
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNew York City FCInternacional
Minutes2,2412,123
Appearances2527
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9020.08 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9030.13 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 90230.98 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 90391.65 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Eric RamiresEric RamiresRB Bragantino · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age41match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 918 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Eric Ramires — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauEric Ramires
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleNew York City FCRB Bragantino
Minutes2,241918
Appearances2519
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 9080.78 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 90151.47 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

ÉdersonÉdersonAtalanta · MIDsame midfielder group · similar age36match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 2,241 min / 2026 · 417 min

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Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau and Éderson — stored season statistics
Context / metricNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauÉderson
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A
Team in this sampleNew York City FCAtalanta
Minutes2,241417
Appearances255
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 90150.6 per 9010.22 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 9040.16 per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 90522.09 per 9020.43 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90431.73 per 9020.43 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves40 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Elche → New York City FC · 24 Jul 2025, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 25.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202524 Jul 2025Elche → New York City FCTransferTerms not supplied25
202523 Jul 2025Elche → New York City FCTransferTerms not supplied25
202522 Jul 2025Elche → New York CityTransferTerms not supplied25
202201 Sept 2022San Lorenzo → ElcheTransferTerms not supplied22
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

New York City FC · MLS

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateYellow Cards

New York City FC

Fixture dateYellow Cards

New York City FC

TransferElche → New York City FC

Provider transfer record

TransferElche → New York City FC

Provider transfer record

TransferElche → New York City

Provider transfer record

TransferSan Lorenzo → Elche

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Value & contract

Market value

€8.5m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-02

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

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IdentityNicolás Ezequiel Fernández MercauHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubNew York City FCHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionMLSHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionAttacking MidfielderHighAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability2MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history4HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 10 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

ForwardAttacking Midfielder

API-Football squad and profile sync
7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.

ValuationValue record updated

€11.5m€10m

Historical source not verifiedSource details were not saved with this update.
ValuationValue record updated

€7m€11.5m

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ValuationValue record updated

€11.5m€7m

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