Miguel Mercado

Miguel Mercado
Personal information
Full nameMiguel Ángel Mercado Melgar
Date of birthAugust 30, 1975
Place of birthSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionStriker, Right Midfielder
Youth career
1989-1994Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995-2006Bolívar305(99)
2006-2007San José21(4)
2007Wilstermann4(0)
2008The Strongest12(3)
National team
19952004Bolivia12(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 18, 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar (born August 30, 1975 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra), is a former Bolivian football striker who spent most of his career playing for Bolívar.

Mercado emerged from the respected youth football academy Tahuichi. His first club at professional level was Bolívar, team for which he played for nearly twelve seasons with over 300 appearances. He also had short stints with San José, Wilstermann and the last club prior to his retirement, The Strongest.

Among his achievements, he was named the league topscorer in the 2003 Clausura tournament with 18 goals.

National team

Between 1995 and 2004, Mercado earned a total of 12 caps with the national team and scored his only goal against Chile during Copa America 1995. He had also participated Copa America 2004, as starting right midfielder.

Honours

Individual

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