Kevin Mercado

Kevin Mercado
Personal information
Full name Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima
Date of birth (1995-01-28) January 28, 1995
Place of birth Guayaquil, Ecuador
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Universidad Católica
Number 80
Youth career
2005–2011 Academía Alfaro Moreno
2011–2012 LDU Quito
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 LDU Quito 20 (2)
2014– 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) 2 (0)
National team‡
2011 Ecuador U17 11 (2)
2015– Ecuador U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:40, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2015

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as for Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica , on loan from Granada CF, as a forward.

Club career

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, netitng 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]

References

  1. ↑ Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot'); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ #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)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín, losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015
  7. ↑ Официално: ЦСКА-София взе еквадорец
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