Milton Erick Melgar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Milton Erick Melgar Cuéllar | ||
Date of birth | November 20, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Deportivo Cooper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Aurora | (1) | |
2006 | Oriente Petrolero | 11 | (0) |
2007 | Carabobo FC | 14 | (0) |
2007 | Oriente Petrolero | 15 | (0) |
2008 | Bolívar | 13 | (0) |
2009 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 22 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Rio Branco | 27 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Universitario de Sucre | 60 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Real Potosí | 18 | (1) |
National team | |||
2003 | Bolivia U-17 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 16, 2012 |
Milton Erick Melgar Cuéllar (born November 20, 1986 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian football midfielder. He currently plays for Universitario de Sucre in Bolivia.
Club career[]
Melgar started out at second division club Deportivo Cooper. In 2005, he made his flight top debut with Aurora. In that season, he played in 7 games scoring one goal. The following year he transferred to hometown club Oriente Petrolero, but his appearances during this period were limited as he spent most of the time on the bench. In 2007, he went abroad to play for Venezuelan side Carabobo FC, but shortly after he returned to Oriente where he stayed for the remaining of that year. Subsequently Bolívar signed him for the 2008 season, but the slim opportunities he was given to exposed himself on the field discouraged his continuance in the club. In 2009, he returned to Venezuela and joined Deportivo Anzoátegui.
Personal life[]
He is the eldest son of legendary Bolivian midfielder José Milton Melgar, who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
References[]
External links[]
- BDFA profile
- Milton Erick Melgar at ESPN FC
- Milton Erick Melgar at Soccerway
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra
- Bolivian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Club Aurora players
- Oriente Petrolero players
- Carabobo F.C. players
- Club Bolívar players
- Deportivo Anzoátegui players
- Rio Branco Football Club players
- Universitario de Sucre footballers
- Club Real Potosí players
- Bolivian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Venezuela
- Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela
- Bolivian football midfielder stubs