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 Forward
Club information
Current team
 CA Sarmiento (on loan from Granada)
Number TBA
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) 0 (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 1 January 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Lima.

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as for Argentine club CA Sarmiento, 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 back from another loan move.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot'); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 (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 (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 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Mercado y Corozo se incorporan a la pretemporada del filial (Mercado and Corozo added to the reserves' pre-season); Granada's official website, 25 July 2014 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Mercado cedido al Godoy Cruz (Mercado loaned to Godoy Cruz); Granada's official website, 13 February 2015 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín, losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015


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