Ricardo Rivera

Ricardo Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León
Date of birth	(1997-04-17) April 17, 1997
Place of birth	San Juan, PR
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vilamarxant CF
Number	9
Youth career
2004–2015	Atlético de San Juan
2015–2016	Racing Algamesi CF
2016–2018	UPR Mayagüez
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Vilamarxant CF	14	(2)
International career‡
2012	Puerto Rico U17	3	(0)
2016	Puerto Rico U20	3	(0)
2019-	Puerto Rico U23	3	(2)
2016–	Puerto Rico	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León is a Puerto Rican international footballer who currently plays for Vilamarxant CF in Tercera División and the Puerto Rico national football team.

Career

Youth and college

Rivera played most of his youth career at Club Atlético de San Juan before moving to Valencia in 2015 where he played one year at Racing de Algamesi. From 2016 to 2018, he played college at UPR Mayagüez where he won the championship twice and earned awards including MVP and top goalscorer.

Senior career

In 2018, Rivera tried out and signed with Villamarxant CF of the Tercera División.

International

Ricardo was called up to the Puerto Rico national under-17 football team under manager Jeaustin Campos in 2012 for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In 2016 he played for the Puerto Rico national under-20 football team. Same year he was called up and made his debut for the senior national team for friendly matches against Dominican Republic. In July 2019, he was called up for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. He scored the winning goal in the 93' minute on his debut against Antigua and Barbuda.