Yoskar Galván-Mercado (born October 3, 2003) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Galván-Mercado was born in

Lexington, Nebraska Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,348 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It si ...

. Both of his parents are from

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, where his father used to play and coach. Galván-Mercado would eventually play for Lexington High School's boys soccer team, who finished runners-up in the 2021

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Class B state championship during his senior year.

Career

Galván-Mercado signed an academy contract with

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in the summer of 2021, also making two appearances for the first-team during the 2021 season. He had previously participated in a USL Academy tournament for the team in the fall of 2019, before the start of the club's first season. In 2022, he signed with Union Omaha on a full professional contract.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galvan-Mercado, Yoskar Living people 2003 births People from Lexington, Nebraska American people of Guatemalan descent American men's soccer players Soccer players from Nebraska Men's association football midfielders USL League One players Union Omaha players