Christian Rivera (Colombian footballer)

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Christian Rivera
Personal information
Full name Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar
Date of birth (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996 (age 28)
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 100 (4)
2023 → Querétaro (loan) 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar (born 14 January 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Tijuana.

Club career[edit]

Born 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[edit]

On 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 3 April 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division 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 0 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 26 0 0 0 — — 26 0
Total 36 0 6 1 0 0 42 1
Career total 148 8 24 6 9 0 181 14

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Christian Rivera, el motor del Deportivo Cali". El Espectador. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Deportivo Cali 1–0 Fortaleza". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Boyacá Chicó 0–2 Deportivo Pasto". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Cortuluá 0–4 Deportivo Pasto". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Cúcuta Deportivo 3–3 Deportivo Cali". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Deportivo Cali 3–1 Cúcuta Deportivo". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Cristian Rivera llega en prestamo a los Xolos de Tijuana". Caracol. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "El Tijuana doblegó al Santos Laguna al inicio de Liga MX". UNANIMO Deportes. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  10. ^ Romero, Marcos (29 November 2020). "Arranca la pretemporada de Xolos con ilusiones renovadas". Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ^ Christian Rivera at Soccerway

External links[edit]

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