Patrik Mercado
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrik Kleiver Mercado Altamirano[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Tena, Napo, Ecuador[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente del Valle | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente del Valle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Independiente Juniors | 21 | (1) |
| 2022– | Independiente del Valle | 71 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Ecuador U20 | 16 | (2) |
| 2024 | Ecuador U23 | 4 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Patrik Kleiver Mercado Altamirano (born 31 July 2003) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Independiente del Valle.
Club career
Born in Tena in the Napo Province of Ecuador, Mercado began his career with Independiente del Valle at the age of ten.[2] He made his debut in Ecuador's second division in 2021 for Independiente's reserve team, Independiente Juniors, and followed this up with a first team debut on 30 May 2022, when he came on as a late substitute for Pedro Perlaza in Independiente's 1–1 draw with 9 de Octubre.[2]
He remained with Independiente's under-20 squad for the U-20 Copa Libertadores in the following season, and suffered a concussion in their 1–0 victory against Colombian side Envigado.[3] As a result of his participation in the competition, which Independiente lost in the final to Argentine side Boca Juniors, he was left out of Independiente's senior squad for a tour to Spain, alongside teammate Kendry Páez, with director Santiago Morales stating that the club would prefer the pair to "stay and rest in Ecuador".[4] In September of the same year, he signed a contract extension with the club - a deal lasting until the end of the 2026 season.[5]
By the 2025 season, Mercado had established himself in Independiente's first team, and was praised in Ecuadorian media for his performance in a 4–0 win over Brazilian club Vasco da Gama in the Copa Sudamericana round-of-sixteen match on 16 July, where he scored twice.[6] These performances caught the attention of clubs outside of Ecuador, with Mercado being strongly linked with a move to Brazilian club Palmeiras at the end of July 2025.[7]
International career
Mercado has represented Ecuador at under-20 and under-23 level, featuring in friendly matches for the under-23 squad in preparation for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 August 2025.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Independiente Juniors | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie B | 9 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Independiente del Valle | 2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Total | 71 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Copa Ecuador
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, one appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, two appearances and two goals in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- ^ a b c d Patrik Mercado at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Ruiz, Jerson (16 July 2025). "¿Quién es Patrik Mercado? La joya de Independiente que brilló en goleada ante Vasco" [Who is Patrik Mercado? The Independiente star who shone in the rout against Vasco]. expreso.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Patrik Mercado sufrió contusión cerebral en la victoria de IDV Sub 20" [Patrik Mercado suffered a concussion in the IDV U20 victory]. futbolecuador.com (in Spanish). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Kendry Páez y Patrik Mercado no viajan a la gira de Independiente del Valle en España" [Kendry Páez and Patrik Mercado will not travel to Independiente del Valle's tour in Spain]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Renovado: Patrik Mercado jugará en IDV hasta el año 2026" [Renewed: Patrik Mercado will play for IDV until 2026]. espn.com.ec (in Spanish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ Ruiz, Jerson (16 July 2025). "Patrik Mercado: la nueva figura del Independiente que brilla en Copa Sudamericana" [Patrik Mercado: Independiente's new star shines in the Copa Sudamericana]. extra.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Deinner Ordóñez y Patrik Mercado de Independiente del Valle, pretendidos en Portugal y Brasil" [Deinner Ordóñez and Patrik Mercado of Independiente del Valle, wanted in Portugal and Brazil]. eldiario.ec (in Spanish). 29 July 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Patrik Mercado: «Supimos dominar y no se dio el resultado»" [Patrik Mercado: "We knew how to dominate, but the result didn't work out."]. mifutbolecuador.futbol (in Spanish). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2025.