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Sergio Rivas

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Sergio Rivas
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
New Mexico United
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Seattle Redhawks 85 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Albuquerque Sol 5 (1)
2017 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 5 (2)
2018 Albuquerque Sol 4 (1)
2019–2020 Reno 1868 30 (4)
2021– New Mexico United 107 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 17, 2024

Sergio Rivas (born 3 October 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club New Mexico United.

Early life

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Rivas was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of seven.[1]

Career

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College

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Rivas spent his entire college career at Seattle University. He was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year.[1] Rivas made a total of 85 appearances for the Redhawks and tallied 21 goals and 27 assists.[2]

While at college, Rivas played for Premier Development League sides Albuquerque Sol[3][4] and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[5]

Professional

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On January 11, 2019, Rivas was selected 26th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[6] On March 20, 2019, Rivas signed with San Jose's USL Championship affiliate side Reno 1868 FC.[7] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

On December 24, 2020, Rivas signed with USL Championship side New Mexico United ahead of their 2021 season.[9]

Career statistics

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As of As of match played 11 Aug 2024[10]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albuquerque Sol 2016 USL PDL 5[11] 1 5 1
Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2017 5[12] 2 1[13][a] 0 6 2
Albuquerque Sol 2018 4[14] 1 4 1
Reno 1868 2019 USL Championship 16 2 1[a] 0 17 2
2020 14 2 2[b] 0 16 2
Total 30 4 1 0 2 0 33 4
New Mexico United 2021 USL Championship 29 5 29 5
2022 24 2 1[a] 0 0 0 15 2
2023 32 7 3[a] 0 35 7
2024 13 3 3[a] 0 16 3
Total 98 17 7 0 0 0 105 17
Career total 142 26 9 0 2 0 153 26
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in USL Championship playoffs

References

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  1. ^ a b Lantz, Shane (September 23, 2018). "As Seattle U battles crosstown rival UW, Redhawks captain Sergio Rivas opens up about his battle with another foe: Depression". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "SU Soccer - Sergio Rivas". goseattleu.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. ^ "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ^ "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. ^ "Seattle Sounders FC U-23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes select Sergio Rivas 26th overall in SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  7. ^ "1868 FC Adds Rivas to Midfield Corps". philadelphiaunion.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  8. ^ "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". 6 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Albuquerque Native Sergio Rivas Signs with New Mexico United". 24 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Mexico - S. Rivas - Profile with news, career statistics and history". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  12. ^ "Statistics - 2017 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  13. ^ "OSA FC vs Sounders U-23 (0-0) May 11, 2017 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  14. ^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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