Richar Luis Mercado Corozo (born December 20, 1986, in Esmeraldas, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career Mercado started his professional career playing for U.T. de Cotopaxi in August 2004, playing in the Ecuadorian Segunda Categoría. After two years in this club, he took a big step in his career, signing with Ecuadorian giants El Nacional.
In January 2008, he signed a deal with Peruvian side FBC Melgar.
In mid 2011, Mercado signed a contract with Uruguayan side Montevideo Wanderers.
Later career In December 2018, Mercado signed with Águila of the Salvadoran Primera División.Estos son los primeros cambios en Alianza, FAS y Águila - ElSalvador.com He left the club in the summer 2019.
In February 2020, it was reported that Mercado had joined Paraguayan club Sportivo Luqueño.Tres más en el fichero, abc.com.py, 22 February 2020 However, in October 2020 Luqueño confirmed on Twitter, that Mercado never had signed officially with the club, but only trained with the team and played a few friendly games for them.Luqueño aclara caso Mercado, d10.ultimahora.com, 8 October 2020 This clarification came after Mercado was presented at Uruguayan club Rocha in October 2020, where Rocha, in a part of the welcome, mentioned Sportivo Luqueño as Mercado's last club. Mercado later sued Luqueño because he claimed, that he had signed a contract with the club and didn't receive the payment of the commitments contained in the contract.Jorge Luna y Richard Mercado demandan al Sportivo Luqueño, versus.lanacion.com.py, 11 November 2020
Mercado officially joined Uruguayan club Rocha F.C. in the beginning of October 2020.Una nueva oportunidad para El Roble (FOTO), futbolecuador.com, 6 October 2020 In March 2021, Mercado joined Guayaquil SC.
Honours
Player Club C.D. Águila Primera División Champion: Clausura 2019
References
External links Profile at Ecuagol