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

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

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

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