Christian Rivera (Colombian footballer)
{{short description|Colombian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christian Rivera
| image =
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| fullname = Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cali, Colombia
| height = {{convert|1.85|m|order=flip}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Sport Recife
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2012–2016
| youthclubs1 = Deportivo Cali
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = Deportivo Cali
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Deportivo Pasto
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2017–2020
| clubs3 = Deportivo Cali
| caps3 = 70
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2020
| clubs4 = → Tijuana (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2025
| clubs5 = Tijuana
| caps5 = 117
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → Querétaro (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = Sport Recife
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
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| club-update = 20:10, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
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Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar (born 14 January 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Sport Recife.
Club career
=Early career=
Born in Cali, Rivera is the son of Hernando and Yenny.{{cite news |title=Christian Rivera, el motor del Deportivo Cali |url=https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbol-colombiano/christian-rivera-el-motor-del-deportivo-cali/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=El Espectador |date=1 November 2019}} He began playing football at age four at the Universidad Santiago de Cali, where his mother worked as a teacher. When Rivera turned nine, he joined the Sarmiento Lora academy where he had to balance his football training and studies. In 2012, Rivera was selected from three players at Sarmiento Lora, including future first team teammate Alveiro Sánchez, to join local club Deportivo Cali.
=Colombia=
Rivera made his professional debut for Cali on 17 February 2016 against Fortaleza. He came on as a late stoppage time substitute as Cali won 1–0.{{cite web |title=Deportivo Cali 1–0 Fortaleza |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/18/colombia/primera-a/deportivo-cali/juventud-soacha/2191952/ |website=Soccerway}} Midway through the 2016 season, at the start of the Torneo Finalización, Rivera joined Deportivo Pasto, making his debut on 10 July against Boyacá Chicó as a halftime substitute in the 2–0 victory.{{cite web |title=Boyacá Chicó 0–2 Deportivo Pasto |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/07/10/colombia/primera-a/deportivo-boyaca-chico-futbol-club/deportivo-pasto/2248426/ |website=Soccerway}}
The next season, on 3 February 2017, Rivera scored his first professional goal for Pasto against Cortuluá. His 89th-minute goal was the fourth in a 4–0 victory.{{cite web |title=Cortuluá 0–4 Deportivo Pasto |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/04/colombia/primera-a/corporacion-tulua/deportivo-pasto/2397878/ |website=Soccerway}} Prior to the second half of the season, Rivera returned to Deportivo Cali, making his debut on 5 July 2017 against Cúcuta Deportivo.{{cite web |title=Cúcuta Deportivo 3–3 Deportivo Cali |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/05/colombia/copa-colombia/cucuta-deportivo/deportivo-cali/2481164/ |website=Soccerway}} On 26 July, Rivera scored a brace for Cali against Cúcuta Deportivo in the second leg of the Copa Colombia in a 3–1 victory.{{cite web |title=Deportivo Cali 3–1 Cúcuta Deportivo |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/27/colombia/copa-colombia/deportivo-cali/cucuta-deportivo/2481173/ |website=Soccerway}}
During the 2019 season, Rivera finished as the top goalscorer in the Copa Colombia where he led Deportivo Cali to final against Independiente Medellín.{{cite news |title=Cristian Rivera llega en prestamo a los Xolos de Tijuana |url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2020/01/03/deportes/1578077428_587330.html |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Caracol |date=4 January 2020}}
=Tijuana=
On 3 January 2020, Rivera joined Liga MX club Tijuana on loan with a purchase option.{{cite news |title=Christian Rivera se va para México: dejó al Cali y es nuevo jugador de Xolos de Tijuana |url=https://gol.caracoltv.com/colombianos-en-el-exterior/christian-rivera-se-va-para-mexico-dejo-al-cali-y-es-nuevo-jugador-de-xolos-de-tijuana |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Caracol Televisión |date=3 January 2020}} He made his debut for the club on 10 January 2020 against Santos Laguna, coming on as a 58th minute substitute in a 2–1 victory.{{cite news |title=El Tijuana doblegó al Santos Laguna al inicio de Liga MX |url=https://unanimodeportes.com/deportes/futbol/el-tijuana-doblego-al-santos-laguna-al-inicio-de-liga-mx/ |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=UNANIMO Deportes |date=9 January 2020}} Prior to the Torneo Guardianes 2021, Rivera joined Tijuana on a permanent basis.{{cite news |last1=Romero |first1=Marcos |title=Arranca la pretemporada de Xolos con ilusiones renovadas |url=https://www.elsoldetijuana.com.mx/deportes/arranca-la-pretemporada-de-xolos-con-ilusiones-renovadas-6076090.html |access-date=10 April 2021 |work=Organización Editorial Mexicana |date=29 November 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 27 April 2024}}{{soccerway|christian-rivera-cuellar/435619}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=1|Deportivo Cali
|2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Deportivo Pasto
|2016 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!32||2||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Deportivo Cali
|2017 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 55 | 7 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!70||6||12||5||6||0||colspan="2"|—||88||11 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=6|Tijuana | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!116||8||6||1||colspan="2"|—||3||0||125||9 | ||||||||||
| Querétaro (loan) | 16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!244||17||24||6||9||0||3||0||280||23 |
References
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External links
- [http://xolos.com.mx/jugador/424/christian-rivera.html Profile] at Tijuana
{{Sport Club do Recife squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Christian}}
Category:Footballers from Cali
Category:Colombian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Deportivo Cali footballers
Category:Deportivo Pasto footballers
Category:Club Tijuana footballers
Category:Sport Club do Recife players
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:Colombian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico