Jorge Rivera (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jorge Rivera

| fullname = Jorge Luis Rivera

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|24}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico

| height = {{convert|1.74|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Don Bosco FC

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Don Bosco

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Guayama

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Puerto Rico FC

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Penn FC

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–

| clubs4 = Don Bosco FC

| caps4 =

| goals4 = 8

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Puerto Rico U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015–

| nationalteam2 = Puerto Rico

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 13:51, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = June 14, 2017

}}

Jorge Luis Rivera (born March 24, 1996) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Don Bosco FC in the Liga Puerto Rico.

Playing career

=Club=

==Guayama FC==

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

==Puerto Rico FC==

On February 26, 2016, Rivera joined the newly created Puerto Rico FC, that set to begin play in the NASL's 2016 fall season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.puertoricofc.com/news/2016/02/26/two-more-players-join-the-puerto-rico-football-club|title=Two More Players Join the Puerto Rico Football Club|website=puertoricofc.com|access-date= 2016-02-29}}

The 20-year-old starter started four games, came in as a substitute in five and played 343 minutes in the 2016 season. Also scored his first two goals as a professional during the Luis Villarejo Cup. On January 27, 2017, PRFC announced the resigning of Jorge Rivera.{{Cite web|url=http://futbolboricua.co/regresa-el-tridente-boricua-para-la-temporada-2017/|title=Regresa el tridente boricua para la temporada 2017 | FutbolBoricua.net}}

==Penn FC==

In February 2018, Rivera signed with Penn FC in the United Soccer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/884762?referrer_id=3777667|title=Penn FC signs Jorge Rivera|publisher=Penn FC|date=February 8, 2018|accessdate=February 8, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209064047/http://www.pennfc.com/news_article/show/884762?referrer_id=3777667|url-status=dead}}

==Don Bosco FC==

In January 2019, Rivera returned to Puerto Rico to play with Don Bosco FC in the Liga Puerto Rico. He scored his first goal on January 12 against Bayamón FC.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fedefutbolpr.com/don-bosco-saca-espectacular-empate-ante-bayamon-fc-en-la-liga-puerto-rico/|title=Don Bosco saca espectacular empate ante Bayamón FC en la Liga Puerto Rico|date=14 January 2019}}

=International=

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

On 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.{{Cite web|url=http://noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com/2016/03/puerto-rico-vence-anguila-y-avanza-en.html|title = Puerto Rico vence a Anguila y avanza en la Copa del Caribe}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 8 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=J.Rivera|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jorge-rivera/250000/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=8 February 2018}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
valign="center"\|Guayama \|2015 \|LNF \|20	12	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	20	12
rowspan=2;valign="center";\|Puerto Rico \|2016 \|NASL \|9	0	0	2	colspan="2"\|–	9	2
2017 \|NASL \|16	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	16	1
valign="center"\|Penn FC \|2018 \|USL \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !45	13	0	2	-	-	35	15

=International=

colspan=3\|Puerto Rico national team
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Year	Apps	Goals
2016	7	1
2017	1	0
Total\|\|8\|\|1

Statistics accurate as of match played Junee 13, 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/63683.html |title=Jorge Rivera |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=22 November 2016}}