Ricardo Rivera

Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León is a Puerto Rican international footballer who currently plays for Vilamarxant CF in Tercera División and the Puerto Rico national football team.[1]

For the Argentine tennis player, see Ricardo Rivera (tennis).
Ricardo Rivera
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León
Date of birth (1997-04-17) April 17, 1997
Place of birth San Juan, PR
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vilamarxant CF
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2015 Atlético de San Juan
2015–2016 Racing Algamesi CF
2016–2018 UPR Mayagüez
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Vilamarxant CF 14 (2)
National team‡
2012 Puerto Rico U17 3 (0)
2016 Puerto Rico U20 3 (0)
2019- Puerto Rico U23 3 (2)
2016– Puerto Rico 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Career

Youth and college

Rivera played most of his youth career at Club Atlético de San Juan before moving to Valencia in 2015 where he played one year at Racing de Algamesi. From 2016 to 2018, he played college at UPR Mayagüez where he won the championship twice and earned awards including MVP and top goalscorer.[2]

Senior career

In 2018, Rivera tried out and signed with Villamarxant CF of the Tercera División.[3]

International

Ricardo was called up to the Puerto Rico national under-17 football team under manager Jeaustin Campos in 2012 for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In 2016 he played for the Puerto Rico national under-20 football team.[4] Same year he was called up and made his debut for the senior national team for friendly matches against Dominican Republic.[5] In July 2019, he was called up for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. He scored the winning goal in the 93' minute on his debut against Antigua and Barbuda.[6]

References
  1. "Ricardo - C.F. Vilamarxant :: Fútbol de Com.Valenciana ::". www.lapreferente.com.
  2. Time/Results. "CAAMpeones los Tarzanes de la UPRM | FutbolBoricua.net". Futbolboricua.co. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. "Ricky, un Tarzán a la conquista de España". ¡Que Palo! Deportes.
  5. Time/Results. "A Escena El Clásico Caribeño En Bayamón: #Nuestraselepr Vs. República Dominicana | Futbolboricua.Net". Futbolboricua.co. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  6. http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2019/07/primera-victoria-de-la-seleccion.html
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