Kevin Mercado

Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Maricá Futebol Clube who plays as a forward.

Club career Born in Guayaquil, Mercado joined Academía Alfaro Moreno in 2005, aged ten. 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. 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.

On 25 July 2014, Mercado and teammate Gabriel Corozo joined Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 13 February of the following year he was loaned to Godoy Cruz, until December.

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.

On 2 February 2017 his loan to Sarmiento was ended and he was sent on loan to Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia for 1 year.

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