Kevin Mercado
{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kevin Mercado
| image = Kevin Mercado 2017.jpg
| caption = Mercado in 2017
| fullname = Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|28}}
| birth_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador
| height = 1.72 m
| currentclub = Maricá Futebol Clube
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2005–2011
| youthclubs1 = Academía Alfaro Moreno
| youthyears2 = 2011–2012
| youthclubs2 = LDU Quito
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = LDU Quito
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2014–2018
| clubs2 = Granada B
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → Godoy Cruz (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = → CA Sarmiento (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = → CSKA Sofia (loan)
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = → Universidad Católica (loan)
| caps6 = 28
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2019–2022
| clubs7 = Necaxa
| caps7 = 40
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = → L.D.U. Quito (loan)
| caps8 = 4
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022–
| clubs9 = Delfín S.C.
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Ecuador U17
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam2 = Ecuador U20
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = September 19, 2021
}}
{{family name hatnote|Mercado|Lima|lang=Spanish}}
Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Maricá Futebol Clube who plays as a forward.
Club career
Born in Guayaquil, Mercado joined Academía Alfaro Moreno in 2005, aged ten.[http://www.elcomercio.com/deportes/alfaro-les-da-patada-suerte.html Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot')]; El Comercio, 1 September 2013 {{in lang|es}} 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.[http://www.liguistas.com/index.php?itemid=1835 T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; otro empate mas (T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; another draw)]; Liguistas, 11 August 2012 {{in lang|es}} 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.[http://www.liguistas.com/index.php?itemid=1989 #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 lang|es}}
On 25 July 2014, Mercado and teammate Gabriel Corozo joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[http://www.granadacf.es/es/granada-b/noticias-granadab/879-mercado-y-corozo-se-incorporan-a-la-pretemporada-del-filial Mercado y Corozo se incorporan a la pretemporada del filial (Mercado and Corozo added to the reserves' pre-season)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025013849/http://www.granadacf.es/es/granada-b/noticias-granadab/879-mercado-y-corozo-se-incorporan-a-la-pretemporada-del-filial |date=2014-10-25 }}; Granada's official website, 25 July 2014 {{in lang|es}} On 13 February of the following year he was loaned to Godoy Cruz, until December.[http://www.granadacf.es/es/el-club/noticias-club/1240-mercado-cedido-al-godoy-cruz Mercado cedido al Godoy Cruz (Mercado loaned to Godoy Cruz)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213220821/http://www.granadacf.es/es/el-club/noticias-club/1240-mercado-cedido-al-godoy-cruz |date=2015-02-13 }}; Granada's official website, 13 February 2015 {{in lang|es}}
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.[http://www.losandes.com.ar/article/el-ex-tomba-kevin-mercado-jugara-en-sarmiento-de-junin El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín], losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015
On 2 February 2017 his loan to Sarmiento was ended and he was sent on loan to Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia for 1 year.[http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=647139 Официално: ЦСКА-София взе еквадорец]
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 19 September 2021}}{{Soccerway|kevin-bryan-mercado-mina/180797}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|L.D.U. Quito
|2012 |rowspan="3"|Ecuadorian Serie A |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013
|7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2014
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Granada II
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| Godoy Cruz (loan)
|2015 |15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Sarmiento (loan)
|2016 |rowspan="2"|Argentine Primera División |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|CSKA Sofia (loan)
|rowspan="2"|First Professional Football League |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Universidad Católica (loan)
|2018 |Ecuadorian Serie A |28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Necaxa
|7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|11 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| L.D.U. Quito (loan)
|2021 |Ecuadorian Serie A |4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!166 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 180 | 9 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mismarcadores.com/jugador/mercado-kevin/23oTjXHN/ Estadísticas a fondo]
- {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20141024224658/http://www.granadacf.es/es/granada-b/plantilla-b-2014-2015/player/5-segunda-division-2014-2015/26-granada-b/106-kevin-bryan-mercado-mina |date=October 24, 2014 |title=Granada official profile}} {{in lang|es}}
- {{ESPN FC|159163}}
- {{Soccerway|kevin-bryan-mercado-mina/180797}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mercado, Kevin}}
Category:Footballers from Guayaquil
Category:Ecuadorian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Ecuadorian Serie A players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:L.D.U. Quito footballers
Category:Club Recreativo Granada players
Category:Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
Category:Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players
Category:C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers
Category:Club Necaxa footballers
Category:Delfín S.C. footballers
Category:C.D. El Nacional footballers
Category:Guayaquil City F.C. footballers
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria