Carlos Melgar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Antonio Melgar Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolívar | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Oriente Petrolero | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Petrolero (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Wilstermann (loan) | 36 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Wilstermann | 55 | (12) |
| 2021 | Royal Pari | 26 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Bolívar | 41 | (5) |
| 2023 | → Royal Pari (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Guabirá | 12 | (7) |
| 2024– | Bolívar | 52 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Bolivia | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Carlos Antonio Melgar Vargas (born 4 November 1994) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolívar. He is a Bolivia international.[1]
He is from Santa Cruz de la Sierra and played for Oriente Petrolero prior to joining Jorge Wilstermann on loan in 2018, with the deal becoming permanent later that year.[2] He left the club to the start of the 2021 season, with the club's budget impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
He joined Royal Pari in 2021, making his debut in an 8-0 victory over Club Aurora, and made a strong start, scoring five goals in his first three matches for his new club.[4] After joining Club Bolivar, he had short spells on-loan with Club Blooming and once again with Royal Pari in 2023.[5][6]
He scored seven goals for Club Deportivo Guabirá in 2024, prior to a move back to Club Bolivar mid-season. Playing as a left-sided attacking player, he continued his good form, scoring a further eleven goals for Bolivar in the latter half of the year.[7] He featured for Bolivar in the Copa Sudamericana during the 2025 season.[8] He again demonstrated good form for the club that year, by August 2025 he had made 29 appearances and contributed eight goals with six assists for Bolivar, leading to international recognition.[9]
International career
Melgar made his senior international debut for the Bolivia national team on 13 October 2018 against Myanmar a 3–0 victory at the Thuwanna YTC Stadium.[10] He also featured in matches against Haiti and Venezuela in 2019. He returned to the Bolivian national team under head coach Oscar Villegas in 2025.[11][9]
Personal life
He has that nickname "Tonino".[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played 14 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |