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Kevin Mercado
Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)
Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for C.D. El Nacional who plays as a forward.
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Mercado in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-01-28) January 28, 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | C.D. El Nacional | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Academía Alfaro Moreno | ||
| 2011–2012 | LDU Quito | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | LDU Quito | 20 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | Granada B | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Godoy Cruz (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | → CA Sarmiento (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Necaxa | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → L.D.U. Quito (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022– | Delfín S.C. | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Ecuador U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 19, 2021 | |||
Born in Guayaquil, Mercado joined Academía Alfaro Moreno in 2005, aged ten.[1] In 2011, he moved to giants LDU Quito, initially assigned to the youth setup.
On 11 August 2012, Mercado played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Técnico Universitario, for the Ecuadorian Serie A championship.[2] He scored his first professional goal on 12 May of the following year, netting his side's only in a 1–1 home draw against LDU Loja.[3]
On 25 July 2014, Mercado and teammate Gabriel Corozo joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4] On 13 February of the following year he was loaned to Godoy Cruz, until December.[5]
On 7 December 2015, it was confirmed, that Mercado had signed a loan deal with CA Sarmiento, short after his return from another loan move.[6]
On 2 February 2017 his loan to Sarmiento was ended and he was sent on loan to Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia for 1 year.[7]
- As of match played 19 Sep 2021[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| L.D.U. Quito | 2012 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Granada II | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Godoy Cruz (loan) | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| CSKA Sofia (loan) | 2016–17 | First Professional Football League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Universidad Católica (loan) | 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| Necaxa | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Liga MX | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Liga MX | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| L.D.U. Quito (loan) | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Career totals | 166 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 9 | ||
- Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot'); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; otro empate mas (T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; another draw); Liguistas, 11 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- #LDU 1 - Liga de Loja 1; duele ver jugar a la U de esta manera (#LDU 1 – Liga de Loja 1; it hurts to see la U play this way); Liguistas, 12 May 2013 (in Spanish)
- Mercado y Corozo se incorporan a la pretemporada del filial (Mercado and Corozo added to the reserves' pre-season) Archived 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine; Granada's official website, 25 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- Mercado cedido al Godoy Cruz (Mercado loaned to Godoy Cruz) Archived 2015-02-13 at the Wayback Machine; Granada's official website, 13 February 2015 (in Spanish)
- El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín, losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015
- Kevin Mercado at Soccerway
- Estadísticas a fondo
- Granada official profile at archive.today (archived October 24, 2014) (in Spanish)
- Kevin Mercado at ESPN FC
- Kevin Mercado at Soccerway