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. 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 External links Bolívar topscorers Base de Datos del Fútbol Argentino 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Association football wingers Bolivian footballers Bolivia international footballers 1995 Copa América players 2004 Copa América players Club Bolívar players Club San José players C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players The Strongest players