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{{short description|Bolivian footballer (born 1975)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Miguel Mercado
| image = 
| full_name = Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]], Bolivia
| height = 1.73 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]], [[right midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Universitario de Pando]] (manager)
| youthyears1 = 1989–1994
| youthclubs1 = [[Tahuichi Academy]]
| years1 = 1995–2006
| clubs1 = [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]
| caps1 = 305
| goals1 = 99
| years2 = 2006–2007
| clubs2 = [[Club San José|San José]]
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = [[Club Jorge Wilstermann|Wilstermann]]
| caps3 = 4
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2008
| clubs4 = [[The Strongest]]
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 3
| totalcaps = 342
| totalgoals = 106
| nationalyears1 = [[Bolivia national football team 1995|1995]]–[[Bolivia national football team 2004|2004]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Universitario de Pando]]
| manageryears2 = 2022
| managerclubs2 = [[C.D. Mariscal Sucre|Mariscal Sucre]]
| manageryears3 = 2023–
| managerclubs3 = [[Universitario de Pando]]
}}

'''Miguel Ángel Mercado Melgar''' (born 30 August 1975) is a Bolivian [[association football|football]] [[manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He is the current manager of [[Universitario de Pando]].

==Club career==
Mercado was born in [[Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]. He emerged from the respected youth football academy [[Tahuichi Academy|Tahuichi]]. His first club at professional level was [[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]], team for which he played for nearly twelve seasons with over 300 appearances. He also had short stints with [[Club San José|San José]], [[Club Jorge Wilstermann|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 [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia national team]] and scored his only goal against [[Chile national football team|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.<ref>{{FIFA player|154440}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Bolívar'''
* [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano]]: 1996, 1997, 2002, 2004 (A), 2005 (AD)

'''Individual'''
* Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano: 2003 (C) topscorer (18 goals)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|pid=838}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090222125448/http://www.geocities.com/bolivarweb/goleadores.html Bolívar topscorers]
*[http://usuarios.bdfa.com.ar/jugador.asp?codigo=28696 Base de Datos del Fútbol Argentino]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{Bolivia Squad 1995 Copa América}}
{{Bolivia Squad Copa América 2004}}
{{LFPB topscorers}}

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[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Bolivian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Bolivia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1995 Copa América players]]
[[Category:2004 Copa América players]]
[[Category:Club Bolívar players]]
[[Category:Club San José players]]
[[Category:C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players]]
[[Category:The Strongest players]]
[[Category:Bolivian football managers]]


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