Gelmin Rivas
{{short description|Venezuelan footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Rivas|Boada|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gelmin Rivas
| image =
| image_size = 250
| fullname = Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|03|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Cumaná, Venezuela
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}{{WorldFootball.net|gelmin-rivas}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2009–2013
| clubs1 = Deportivo Anzoátegui
| caps1 = 80
| goals1 = 23
| years2 = 2013–2015
| clubs2 = Deportivo Táchira
| caps2 = 76
| goals2 = 40
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = Al-Ittihad
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 19
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = Sharjah
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 13
| years5 = 2017–2019
| clubs5 = Al-Hilal
| caps5 = 36
| goals5 = 10
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Al-Rayyan
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 4
| years7 = 2019
| clubs7 = Boston River
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = Ankaragücü
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2020
| clubs9 = D.C. United
| caps9 = 13
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2021
| clubs10 = Al-Shorta
| caps10 = 9
| goals10 = 6
| years11 = 2021
| clubs11 = Rionegro Águilas
| caps11 = 7
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2022|clubs12 = Al-Khaldiya SC |caps12 = ?|goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2023 |clubs13 = Deportivo La Guaira |caps13 = 23 |goals13 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2015
| nationalteam1 = Venezuela
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
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Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada (born 23 March 1989) is a Venezuelan footballer who played as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/gelmin-rivas/87684/|title=Venezuela - G. Rivas - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=13 Aug 2014|archive-date=14 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814011230/http://int.soccerway.com/players/gelmin-rivas/87684/|url-status=live}}
Club career
Rivas joined MLS side, D.C. United on 31 August 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 August 2020|title=DC United add Venezuelan forward Gelmin Rivas after recent offensive struggles|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/31/dc-united-add-venezuelan-forward-gelmin-rivas-after-recent-offensive-struggles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025145216/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/08/31/dc-united-add-venezuelan-forward-gelmin-rivas-after-recent-offensive-struggles|archive-date=25 October 2020|access-date=1 September 2020|website=mlssoccer.com|url-status=live}} On 6 September 2020, Rivas made his debut in a 0–0 draw against New York City FC.{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Jason|date=6 September 2020|title=Nothing doing for D.C. United, New York City FC in scoreless draw|url=https://www.blackandredunited.com/2020/9/6/21425477/dc-united-nycfc-mls-2020-recap-final-score-highlights-new-york-city-fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907081524/https://www.blackandredunited.com/2020/9/6/21425477/dc-united-nycfc-mls-2020-recap-final-score-highlights-new-york-city-fc|archive-date=7 September 2020|access-date=7 September 2020|website=blackandredunited.com|url-status=live}} He scored his first goal for United on 24 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.{{Cite web|last=Sigal|first=Jonathan|date=24 October 2020|title=Atlanta United 1, DC United 2 {{!}} 2020 MLS Match Recap|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/10/24/atlanta-united-1-dc-united-2-2020-mls-match-recap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027205358/https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/10/24/atlanta-united-1-dc-united-2-2020-mls-match-recap|archive-date=27 October 2020|access-date=24 October 2020|website=mlssoccer.com|url-status=live}} He was released by D.C. United on November 30, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcunited.com/post/2020/11/30/dc-united-announce-end-season-roster-decisions|title=D.C. United Announce End-of-Season Roster Decisions | DC United|access-date=2020-11-30|archive-date=2020-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201143122/https://www.dcunited.com/post/2020/11/30/dc-united-announce-end-season-roster-decisions|url-status=live}}
International career
Rivas made his senior international debut for the Venezuela national team on 29 May 2010 against Canada (1–1), after he came on as a substitute for Miku in the 90th minute of that game.{{cite web|title=Venezuela vs. Canada (1:1)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10468/Venezuela_Canada.html|access-date=13 Aug 2014|publisher=National Football Teams|archive-date=13 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813225611/http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10468/Venezuela_Canada.html|url-status=live}}
Statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="5"|Deportivo Anzoátegui
|rowspan="4"|Venezuelan Primera División |16 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11
|23 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12
|25 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13
|16 | 8 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 8 | ||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!80 | 23 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 85 | 23 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Deportivo Táchira
|rowspan="3"|Venezuelan Primera División |14 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14
|31 | 17 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15
|31 | 20 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 22 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!76 | 40 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 83 | 42 | |||
| Al-Ittihad
|25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | |
| Sharjah
|26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 20 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Al Hilal
|rowspan="2"|Saudi Pro League |23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19
|13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 15 | |
| Al Rayyan
|7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 10 | ||
| Boston River
|2019 |8 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Ankaragücü
|7 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| D.C. United
|2020 |MLS |13 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Al-Shorta
|9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 6 | ||
| Rionegro Águilas
|2021 |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Al-Khaldiya
|rowspan="2"|Bahraini Premier League | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total | !colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 15 | ||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!294 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 332 | 146 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|38562}}
{{Venezuela squad 2015 Copa América}}
{{Rionegro Águilas squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Cumaná
Category:Venezuelan men's footballers
Category:Venezuela men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:2015 Copa América players
Category:Deportivo Anzoátegui players
Category:Deportivo Táchira F.C. players
Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players
Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Category:Águilas Doradas players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:UAE Pro League players
Category:Qatar Stars League players
Category:Venezuelan Primera División players
Category:Uruguayan Primera División players
Category:Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay
Category:Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
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Category:Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
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Category:Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
Category:Major League Soccer players
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