| 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) |
|
* 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]
Club career
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 | |
Honours
Jorge Wilstermann
Bolívar
- Primera División: 2022-A, 2024[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Carlos Melgar at Soccerway
- ↑ "Wilster announced the total purchase of midfielder Carlos "Tonino" Melgar". Opinion.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wilster rules out Melgar and Orfano for the 2021 tournament". Opinion.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Royal Pari: a midfielder is the team's top scorer". Eldeber.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "'Tonino' Melgar arrives to reinforce Blooming's midfield". Eldeber.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Royal Pari: Everything agreed to add 'Tonino' Melgar and Marc Enoumba". Futbol.unitel. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Carlos Melgar mostro su nueva faceta goleadora en el campeón". Vision360. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Carlos Melgar Eyes Bolivian Team Starting Spot". Footboom1.com. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Bolivia Reclaims Henry Vaca and Welcomes Tonino Melgar to the Fold". Footboom1.com. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar vs. Bolivia - 13 October 2018". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Villegas Leads Bolivia's Inspiring World Cup Charge". Footboom1.com. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Melgar assures that the budget "doesn't affect" and that on the field it's "eleven against eleven."". Eldeber. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
External links
- Carlos Melgar at WorldFootball.net