Christian Rivera (Colombian footballer)
Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar (born 14 January 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Deportivo Cali | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Deportivo Pasto | 32 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Deportivo Cali | 70 | (4) |
2020– | Tijuana | 112 | (10) |
2023 | → Querétaro (loan) | 16 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editBorn in Cali, Rivera is the son of Hernando and Yenny.[1] He began playing football at age four at the Universidad Santiago de Cali, where his mother worked as a teacher.[1] When Rivera turned nine, he joined the Sarmiento Lora academy where he had to balance his football training and studies.[1] In 2012, Rivera was selected from three players at Sarmiento Lora, including future first team teammate Alveiro Sánchez, to join local club Deportivo Cali.[1] He 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] Prior to the second half of the season, Rivera returned to Deportivo Cali, making his debut on 5 July 2017 against Cúcuta Deportivo.[5] 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.[6]
During the 2019 season, Rivera finished as the top goalscorer in the Copa Colombia where he led Deportivo Cali to final against Independiente Medellín.[7]
Tijuana
editOn 3 January 2020, Rivera joined Liga MX club Tijuana on loan with a purchase option.[8] 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.[9] Prior to the Torneo Guardianes 2021, Rivera joined Tijuana on a permanent basis.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 27 April 2024[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Deportivo Cali | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Deportivo Pasto | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2017 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
Total | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
Deportivo Cali | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
2018 | Categoría Primera A | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
2019 | Categoría Primera A | 44 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 55 | 7 | ||
Total | 70 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 88 | 11 | |||
Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Liga MX | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | Liga MX | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | Liga MX | 32 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |||
Total | 116 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 125 | 9 | |||
Querétaro (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Career total | 244 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 23 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Christian Rivera, el motor del Deportivo Cali". El Espectador. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Deportivo Cali 1–0 Fortaleza". Soccerway.
- ^ "Boyacá Chicó 0–2 Deportivo Pasto". Soccerway.
- ^ "Cortuluá 0–4 Deportivo Pasto". Soccerway.
- ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo 3–3 Deportivo Cali". Soccerway.
- ^ "Deportivo Cali 3–1 Cúcuta Deportivo". Soccerway.
- ^ "Cristian Rivera llega en prestamo a los Xolos de Tijuana". Caracol. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Christian Rivera se va para México: dejó al Cali y es nuevo jugador de Xolos de Tijuana". Caracol Televisión. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "El Tijuana doblegó al Santos Laguna al inicio de Liga MX". UNANIMO Deportes. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Romero, Marcos (29 November 2020). "Arranca la pretemporada de Xolos con ilusiones renovadas". Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Christian Rivera at Soccerway