Miguel Mercado

Miguel Mercado
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar
Date of birth	August 30, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Right Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1994	Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2006	Bolívar
2006–2007	San José
2007	Wilstermann
2008	The Strongest
International career
1995–2004	Bolivia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2008

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

Club career

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.

International career

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 and represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[1]

Honours

Individual

Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003 (C) topscorer (18 goals)

Club

Bolívar
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 (A), 2005 (AD)

References

^ Miguel Mercado – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

Miguel Mercado at National-Football-Teams.com
Bolívar topscorers
Base de Datos del Fútbol Argentino^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Miguel Mercado – FIFA competition record (archived)

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