Jorge Rivera (soccer)

Jorge Rivera
Personal information
Full name Jorge Luis Rivera
Date of birth (1996-03-24) March 24, 1996
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Puerto Rico
Number 19
Youth career
Don Bosco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Guayama 20 (12)
2016– Puerto Rico 9 (0)
National team
2015– Puerto Rico 7 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2016

Jorge Luis Rivera (born 24 March 1996) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who plays for North American Soccer League club Puerto Rico FC as a midfielder.

Career

Club

Rivera played club football for Guayama FC in the 2015 season.

Puerto Rico

On February 26, 2016, Rivera joined the newly created Puerto Rico FC, set to begin play in the NASL's 2016 fall season.[1]

International

Rivera made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico in 2015.[1]

In March 26, 2016, Rivera scores his first goal for Puerto Rico national football team against Anguilla in the 42' minute of a 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification match.

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 15 October 2016[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guayama 2015 LNF 2012002012
Puerto Rico 2016 NASL 900090
Career total 291200--2912

International

Puerto Rico national team
YearAppsGoals
201671
Total71

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2016[3]

International Goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. March 26, 2016 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre – The Valley, Anguilla  Anguilla 3–0
4–0
2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

Honors

Puerto Rico FC


References

  1. 1 2 "Two More Players Join the Puerto Rico Football Club". puertoricofc.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. "J.Rivera". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  3. "Jorge Rivera". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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