Patrik Mercado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Altamirano.
Patrik Mercado
Personal information
Full name Patrik Kleiver Mercado Altamirano[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003
Place of birth Tena, Napo, Ecuador[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position 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 81 (8)
International career‡
2022–2023 Ecuador U20 16 (2)
2024 Ecuador U23 4 (1)
2025– Ecuador 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ecuador
South American Games
2022 Asunción Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:20, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:45, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Patrik Kleiver Mercado Altamirano (born 31 July 2003) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Independiente del Valle and the Ecuador national team.

He will joined La Liga club Sevilla after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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 21 February 2026.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Ecuadorian Serie B 12 0 – – 0 0 12 0
Total 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Independiente del Valle 2022 LigaPro Serie A 4 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 6 0
2023 LigaPro Serie A 23 2 0 0 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 30 2
2024 LigaPro Serie A 21 2 5 0 5[e] 0 0 0 31 2
2025 LigaPro Serie A 32 4 0 0 12[f] 3 0 0 44 7
2026 LigaPro Serie A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 81 8 6 0 24 3 1 0 112 11
Career total 102 9 6 0 24 3 1 0 133 12
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Copa Ecuador, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
  4. ^ Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Four appearances in the Copa Libertadores, one appearance in the Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ Six appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, six appearances and two goals in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 13 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2025 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d Patrik Mercado at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.


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