Blas Riveros
{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1998)}}
{{family name hatnote|Riveros|Galeano|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Blas Riveros
| image = Blás Riveros 2019.jpg
| caption = Riveros with Basel in 2019
| full_name = Blas Miguel Riveros Galeano
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|02|3}}
| birth_place = Itauguá, Paraguay
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Talleres
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = Olimpia
| years1 = 2015–2016
| clubs1 = Olimpia
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2020
| clubs2 = Basel
| caps2 = 71
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2020–2023
| clubs3 = Brøndby
| caps3 = 49
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Talleres
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Paraguay U17
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Paraguay U20
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2016–
| nationalteam3 = Paraguay
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 17:41, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10 September 2024
}}
Blas Miguel Riveros Galeano (born 3 February 1998) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Talleres and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
= Olimpia Asunción =
Riveros started his professional career with Olimpia Asunción in the Primera División Paraguaya after coming through their youth system. He lifted the Primera División title with the club in 2015.
= Basel =
On 4 May 2016, FC Basel announced that they had signed Riveros on a five-year deal. Due to Riveros' commitments with the Paraguay national football team in the Copa América, he was not expected to enter into first team training until the beginning of July.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 4 May 2016 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/2016/05/der-fc-basel-1893-verpflichtet-blas-riveros | title = Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Blás Riveros | format = | work = FC Basel 1893 signs Blás Riveros | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2022-11-16}} He joined Basel's first team for their 2016–17 season under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in five test games Riveros played his debut for the club in the Swiss Cup away game in the Herti Allmend Stadion on 18 September 2016 as Basel won 1–0 against Zug 94.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 18 September 2016 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31177 | title = Zug 94 - FC Basel 0:1 (0:1) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} Riveros made his domestic league debut for his new team on 15 October 2016 in the home game against Luzern. The game ended with a 3–0 victory and Riveros played the full game.{{cite web | last = Caspar Marti | year = 2016 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/10/15/FCB-Luzern | title = 3:0 Sieg gegen Luzern in einem unterhaltsamen Spiel | format = | publisher = fcb.ch | access-date = 15 October 2016 | archive-date = 19 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181019003333/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2016/10/15/FCB-Luzern | url-status = dead }}
During his first season Riveros had eight appearances in the domestic league, but also played in their U-21 team. In the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League group stage Riveros played in each of the six matches as the Basel U-19 team qualified for the knock-out round.{{cite web | last = UEFA.com | year = 2016 | url = http://de.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2017/standings/round=2000822/group=2005145/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160921115729/http://de.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2017/standings/round=2000822/group=2005145/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 21 September 2016 | title = Gruppenphase Groupe A | publisher = UEFA | access-date = 9 December 2016}} Under trainer Urs Fischer Riveros won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.{{cite web | first = Casper | last = Marti | year = 2017 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/02/Der-Saisonabschluss-im-Zeitraffer | title = Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer | format = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 | access-date = 2 June 2017 | archive-date = 30 May 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190530222655/https://www.fcb.ch/de-CH/News/2017/06/02/Der-Saisonabschluss-im-Zeitraffer | url-status = dead }} They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.{{cite web|title=Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game|url=https://allaboutgeneva.com/2017/05/25/swiss-football-fc-basel-wins-3-0-over-sion-in-geneva-police-extra-vigilant-after-game|publisher=allaboutgeneva.com|date=25 May 2017|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517125506/https://allaboutgeneva.com/2017/05/25/swiss-football-fc-basel-wins-3-0-over-sion-in-geneva-police-extra-vigilant-after-game/|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=dead}}
Riveros scored his first goal for his club in the home game during the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage on 27 September 2017 in the St. Jakob-Park. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 5–0 against Benfica.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 27 September 2017 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31283 | title = FC Basel - SL Benfica 5:0 (2:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} He scored his first domestic league goal for his team on 11 April 2018 in the home game as Basel won 3–0 against Zürich.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 11 April 2018 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31238 | title = FC Basel - FC Zürich 3:0 (1:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}}
Under trainer Marcel Koller Basel won the Swiss Cup in the 2018–19 season. In the first round Basel beat FC Montlingen 3–0, in the second round Echallens Région 7–2 and in the round of 16 Winterthur 1–0. In the quarter-finals Sion were defeated 4–2 after extra time and in the semi-finals Zürich were defeated 3–1. All these games were played away from home. The final was held on 19 May 2019 in the Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern against Thun. Striker Albian Ajeti scored the first goal, Fabian Frei the second for Basel, then Dejan Sorgić netted a goal for Thun, but the end result was 2–1 for Basel.{{cite web | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | year = | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31396 | title = FC Basel - FC Thun 2:1 (1:0) | format = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2022-11-16}} Riveros played in three of the cup games.
Riveros appeared regularly in the Basel team in his first four seasons. Nevertheless to begin of his fifth he decided to leave the club and transferred to Brøndby IF. During his time with the club he played a total of 127 games for Basel scoring a total of six goals. 71 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, 11 in the Swiss Cup, 13 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 32 were friendly games. He scored three goals in the domestic league, one in the above mentioned Champions League game and the other two were scored during the test games.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = 2022 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=9755 | title = Blas Riveros - FCB statistic | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2022-11-16}}
=Brøndby=
On 5 October 2020, Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF announced the signing of Riveros on a four-year contract.{{cite web |title=Brøndby IF henter Blas Riveros |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/10/05/broendby-if-henter-blas-riveros |website=brondby.com |publisher=Brøndby IF |access-date=5 October 2020 |language=Danish |date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=14 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214210921/https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/10/05/broendby-if-henter-blas-riveros |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for the club on 5 November in a Danish Cup match against Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold, immediately contributing with an assist to the decisive goal by Simon Hedlund in a 1–0 win.{{cite news |title=Sejr over LSF i Sydbank Pokalen |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/11/05/sejr-over-lsf-i-sydbank-pokalen |access-date=6 November 2020 |work=Brøndby IF |date=5 November 2020 |language=Danish }}{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Anders |title=Ærgerlig DS-back: Brøndby fik et 'pis-mål' |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/aergerlig-ds-back-broendby-fik-et-pis-maal/ |access-date=6 November 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=6 November 2020 |language=Danish}} In his Danish Superliga debut on 8 November, he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 home win over OB, but suffered a knee injury in the second-half after a collision with Ryan Laursen.{{cite news |last1=Wehlast |first1=Mads Glenn |title=Brøndbys værste frygt bekræftet |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby/broendbys-vaerste-frygt-bekraeftet/8360334 |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=9 November 2020 |language=Danish}} Tests later confirmed that he had torn his posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, keeping him sidelined for around 12 months.{{cite news |title=Blas Riveros ude med alvorlig knæskade |url=https://brondby.com/nyhed/2020/11/09/blas-riveros-ude-med-alvorlig-knaeskade |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=Brøndby IF |date=9 November 2020 |language=Danish}}
Riveros made his return to the Brøndby side on 17 October 2021, coming on as a substitute 12 minutes before the end of the match in Brøndby's 3–2 win against Vejle Boldklub. He made an immediate impact, making an assist for the 2–2 goal by Mikael Uhre.{{Cite web|title=Uhre og Cappis vendte nederlag til sejr for BIF|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/uhre-og-cappis-vendte-nederlag-til-sejr-for-bif/|access-date=18 October 2021|website=bold.dk}}
=Talleres=
On 1 September 2023, it was announced that Riveros had joined Argentine Primera División club Talleres.{{cite press release |title=Blas Riveros es refuerzo de Talleres |url=https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/blas-riveros-es-refuerzo-de-talleres/ |website=Club Atlético Talleres |access-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901174448/https://www.clubtalleres.com.ar/blas-riveros-es-refuerzo-de-talleres/ |archive-date=1 September 2023 |language=es |date=1 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=Brøndby sender Blas Riveros til Argentina |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE16401845/broendby-sender-blas-riveros-til-argentina/ |access-date=1 September 2023 |work=Jyllands-Posten |date=1 September 2023 |language=da}}
International career
On 28 May 2016, Riveros made his debut for the Paraguay national team against Mexico and he played the full game. He was named in Paraguay's squad for the Copa América Centenario.{{cite news|last=Rojas|first=Roberto (31 May 2016)|url=http://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/653703-copa-america-centenario-paraguay-team-preview.html|title=Copa America Centenario: Paraguay Team Preview|website=Vavel|access-date=5 June 2016}} He failed to make an appearance, however, as Paraguay were eliminated at the group stages without having recorded a win.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 30 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/blas-miguel-riveros-galeano/398613/|title=Blas Riveros|website=Soccerway|access-date=15 February 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances, goals and assists by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Olimpia
|2015 |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016
|Paraguayan Primera División |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=LIB}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| rowspan="6"|Basel
|8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|Swiss Super League |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19
|Swiss Super League |19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|Swiss Super League |18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Swiss Super League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 95 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Brøndby
|1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|Danish Superliga |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3" |Talleres
|2023 |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|Argentine Primera División |12 |0 |1 |0 |3{{Efn|Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |16 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!17 !0 !1 !0 !3 !0 !0 !0 !21 !0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!157 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 10 September 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Paraguay
|2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Olimpia
Basel
Brøndby
- Danish Superliga: 2020–21{{cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-brondby-beat-nordsjaelland-clinch-173325878.html|title=Soccer-Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title|website=Yahoo Sports|agency=Reuters|date=24 May 2021|accessdate=23 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203161806/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer-brondby-beat-nordsjaelland-clinch-173325878.html|archive-date=3 December 2021|url-status=live}}
Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: July 2023{{cite news |last1=Sand |first1=Nicolai |title=Syv klubber repræsenteret på månedens hold i Superligaen |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/syv-klubber-repraesenteret-pa-manedens-hold-i-superligaen |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=bold.dk |date=5 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416165003/https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/syv-klubber-repraesenteret-pa-manedens-hold-i-superligaen |archive-date=16 April 2024 |language=da}}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|blas-miguel-riveros-galeano/398613}}
{{Talleres de Córdoba squad}}
{{Paraguay squad Copa América Centenario}}
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Category:Footballers from Central Department
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Category:Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina