Blas Riveros

Blás Riveros
Personal information
Full name	Blás Miguel Riveros Galeano
Date of birth	3 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Itauguá, Paraguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Basel
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2015	Olimpia
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Olimpia
2016–	Basel
International career‡
2015–2016	Paraguay U17
2016–	Paraguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2016

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Blás Miguel Riveros Galeano (born 3 February 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League and for the Paraguay national football team.

Club career

Olimpia Asunción

Riveros started his professional career with Olimpia Asunción in the Primera División Paraguaya after coming through their youth system. He lifted the Primera División title with the club in 2015.

Basel

On 4 May 2016 FC Basel announced that they had signed Riveros on a five-year deal. Due to Riveros commitments with the Paraguay national football team in the Copa America, he was not be expected to join the Basel first team until the beginning of July.^[1] Riveros made his debut for his new team on 15 October 2016 in the home game against Luzern. The game ended with a 3–0 victory and Riveros played the full game.^[2]

In the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League group stage Riveros played in each of the six matches as the Basel U-19 team qualified for the knock-out round.^[3]

Under trainer Urs Fischer Riveros won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.^[4] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the clubs history.^[5]

International career

On 28 May 2016 Riveros made his debut for the Paraguay national football team against Mexico and he played the full game. He was named in Paraguay's squad for the Copa América Centenario.^[6] He failed to make an appearance, however, as Paraguay were eliminated at the group stages without having recorded a win.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 May 2018

Appearances, goals and assists by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olimpia Asunción	2014–15	Paraguayan Primera División	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2015–16	Paraguayan Primera División	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
FC Basel	2016-17	Swiss Super League	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2017–18	Swiss Super League	21	1	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	28	2
	Total		29	1	4	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	38	2
Career Total			49	1	4	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	58	2

Honours

Basel

References

^ FC Basel 1893 (2016). "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Blás Riveros". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 4 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Caspar Marti (2016). "3:0 Sieg gegen Luzern in einem unterhaltsamen Spiel". fcb.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ EUFA.COM (2016). "Gruppenphase Groupe A". uefa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Marti, Casper (2017). "Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game". allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017.
^ Rojas, Roberto (31 May 2016). "Copa America Centenario: Paraguay Team Preview". Vavel. Retrieved 5 June 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

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[fcb_2016-05-04-1] FC Basel 1893 (2016). "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Blás Riveros". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 4 May 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[fcb-2016-10-15-2] Caspar Marti (2016). "3:0 Sieg gegen Luzern in einem unterhaltsamen Spiel". fcb.ch. Retrieved 15 October 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[uefa-2016-17-3] EUFA.COM (2016). "Gruppenphase Groupe A". uefa.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[fcb_2017-06-02-4] Marti, Casper (2017). "Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[5] "Swiss football: FC Basel wins 3-0 over Sion in Geneva; police extra vigilant after game". allaboutgeneva.com. 25 May 2017.

[6] Rojas, Roberto (31 May 2016). "Copa America Centenario: Paraguay Team Preview". Vavel. Retrieved 5 June 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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