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

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for the Bellevue Bruins.

Early life

Galván-Mercado was born in

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. 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

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. 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. Galván-Mercado joined the

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team of

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in March 2025.

Career statistics

References

{{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 21st-century American sportsmen Salt City SC players USL League Two players College men's soccer players in the United States