Kevin Mercado

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Mexican club Club Necaxa as a forward.

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 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Necaxa
Number 11
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– Necaxa 34 (0)
National team
2011 Ecuador U17 11 (2)
2014–2015 Ecuador U20 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:28, 16 May 2019 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Lima.

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, 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 May 2019[8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LDU Quito 2012 Ecuadorian Serie A 5000—50
2013 7200—72
2014 8000—80
Total 2020000202
Granada II 2014–15 Segunda División B 7000—70
Godoy Cruz (loan) 2015 Argentine Primera División 15110—161
Sarmiento (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 11010—120
2016–17 12000—120
Total 2301000240
CSKA Sofia (loan) 2016–17 First Professional Football League 14100—141
2017–18 15130—181
Total 2923000322
Universidad Católica (loan) 2018 Ecuadorian Serie A 28300—283
Necaxa 2018–19 Liga MX 7020—90
Career totals 129870001368

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
  8. Kevin Mercado at Soccerway
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