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Kevin Mercado

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Kevin Mercado
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
Guayaquil City F.C.
Number 77
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)
2015Godoy Cruz (loan) 15 (1)
2016CA Sarmiento (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018CSKA Sofia (loan) 29 (2)
2018Universidad Católica (loan) 28 (3)
2019–2022 Necaxa 40 (0)
2021–2022L.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

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Guayaquil City F.C. who plays as a forward.

Club career

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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

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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

References

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