Kevin Mercado

Kevin Mercado
Personal information
Full nameKevin Bryan Mercado Mina
Date of birthJanuary 28, 1995
Place of birthGuayaquil, Ecuador
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Godoy Cruz (on loan from Granada)
Number40
Youth career
2005–2011Academía Alfaro Moreno
2011–2012LDU Quito
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014LDU Quito20(2)
2014–Granada B7(0)
2015–Godoy Cruz (loan)0(0)
National team
2011Ecuador U1711(2)
2015–Ecuador U204(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Lima.

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as for Argentine club Godoy Cruz, 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]

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