| Kevin Mercado | |
| Fullname: | Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima |
| Birth Date: | 28 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Position: | Winger / Forward |
| Clubnumber: | 77 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Academía Alfaro Moreno |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | LDU Quito |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | LDU Quito |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Granada B |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Godoy Cruz (loan) |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → CA Sarmiento (loan) |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → CSKA Sofia (loan) |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Universidad Católica (loan) |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Necaxa |
| Caps7: | 40 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | → L.D.U. Quito (loan) |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2022– |
| Clubs9: | Delfín S.C. |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | September 19, 2021 |
Kevin Bryan Mercado Lima (born 28 January 1995) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer for Guayaquil City F.C. who plays as a forward.
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]
| 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 | |||