Kevin Mercado
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Personal information | |||
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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) | Winger / Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad Católica | ||
Number | 80 | ||
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) | 23 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → CSKA Sofia (loan) | 29 | (2) |
2018– | → Universidad Católica (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Ecuador U17 | 11 | (2) |
2015– | Ecuador U20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:40, 12 December 2017 (UTC) ‡ 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 Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica , 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 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]
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) Archived 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine; Granada's official website, 25 July 2014 Template:Es icon
- ^ 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 Template:Es icon
- ^ El ex Tomba Kevin Mercado jugará en Sarmiento de Junín, losandes.com.ar, 7 December 2015
- ^ Официално: ЦСКА-София взе еквадорец
External links
- Granada official profile Template:Es icon
- Kevin Mercado at ESPN FC
- Kevin Mercado at Soccerway
- 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
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- 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