Kevin Mercado
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima | ||
| Date of birth | January 28, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Ecuador U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2015– | Ecuador U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2015 | |||
Template:Spanish name 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
- ^ Alfaro les da 'la patada' de la suerte (Alfaro gives the 'lucky shot'); El Comercio, 1 September 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; otro empate mas (T. Universitario 0 – L.D.U. 0; another draw); Liguistas, 11 August 2012 Template:Es icon
- ^ #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 Template:Es icon
- ^ 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 Template:Es icon
- ^ Mercado cedido al Godoy Cruz (Mercado loaned to Godoy Cruz); Granada's official website, 13 February 2015 Template:Es icon
- ^ El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín, losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015
External links
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Guayaquil
- Ecuadorian footballers
- Association football forwards
- LDU Quito footballers
- Segunda División B players
- Granada CF B players
- Godoy Cruz footballers
- 2015 South American Youth Football Championship players
- Ecuadorian expatriate footballers
- Ecuadorian expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Ecuadorian expatriates in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina