Tyrique Mercera

Tyrique Mercera
Mercera with Groningen in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Groningen
Number 29
Youth career
–2022 Alphense Boys
2022–2023 Cambuur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Cambuur 47 (3)
2025– Groningen 22 (0)
International career
2024– Curaçao 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026

Tyrique Mercera (born 19 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Groningen. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

From South Holland, Mercera played as a youngster for Alphense Boys prior to joining the youth academy of Cambuur. In the summer of 2024, he signed a two-year professional contract with the club. A versatile player, he featured for the club at both full-back positions as well as centrally in defensive midfield. He scored his first professional goals for Cambuur with a brace in a 4–0 Eerste Divisie win against Jong FC Utrecht in September 2024. For his efforts in that game he was awarded the league player of the week award on 25 September 2024.

On 18 July 2025, Mercera signed a four-year contract with Groningen.

International career

He received his first call-up to the Curaçao national football team by head coach Dick Advocaat in the autumn of 2023. He appeared as a substitute in the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B match against Saint Martin on 15 November 2024 to make his debut for the national team.

Personal life

When he was an amateur footballer he supplemented his income by working as a delivery driver.

References

  1. ↑ Tyrique Mercera at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Tyrique Mercera". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 Ploeg, Jonathan (April 26, 2024). "DHL parcel delivery driver Tyrique Mercera (20) is set to make his debut at SC Cambuur: 'Very special'". lc.nl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Faber, Andor (November 22, 2024). "Tyrique Mercera takes giant steps; from amateur to international and a new contract". omfropfryslan.nl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Ploeg, Jonathan (September 24, 2024). "Goalscorer Tyrique Mercera relieved after big win SC Cambuur: 'We felt the pressure'". lc.nl. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tyrique Mercera receives e-Boekhouden.nl Player of the Week award". keukenkampioendivisie.nl. September 25, 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "FC Groningen contracteert verdediger Mercera" [FC Groningen signs defender Mercera.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ↑ van Tuinen, Geert (8 November 2024). "Mercera hopet takom wike syn debút foar Kurasao te meitsjen: "Dit wordt een leuke strijd"". omropfrysland. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "SAINT MARTIN VS. CURAÇAO 0 - 5". Soccerway. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.