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Kevin Mercado
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 1.70 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)
2015Godoy Cruz (loan) 15 (1)
2016CA Sarmiento (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2018CSKA 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]

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