Patrik Mercado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mercadoand 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 (age 22)
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	74	(7)
International career‡
2022–2023	Ecuador U20	16	(2)
2024	Ecuador U23	4	(1)
2025–	Ecuador	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:20, 23 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:07, 5 September 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.

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 23 August 2025. ^[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		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		26	3	0	0	10 [f]	3	0	0	36	6
	Total		74	7	6	0	22	3	1	0	103	10
Career total			95	8	6	0	22	3	1	0	124	11

Notes

1. Includes Copa Ecuador
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, four appearances and two goals in the Copa Sudamericana

International

As of match played 4 September 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ecuador	2025	1	0
Total		1	0

References

1. Patrik Mercado at WorldFootball.net
2. 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.