Joaquín Rivas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joaquín Antonio Rivas Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, El Salvador | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Paso Locomotive | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | UNLV Rebels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Kitsap Pumas | 13 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Sacramento Republic | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 61 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Saint Louis FC | 19 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Tulsa | 32 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Miami FC | 42 | (14) |
| 2024– | El Paso Locomotive | 22 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | El Salvador | 31 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 17 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:01, 5 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Joaquín Antonio Rivas Navarro (born 26 April 1992) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the El Salvador national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Rivas played college soccer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2010 to 2013.[1]
After college, Rivas appeared for USL PDL side Kitsap Pumas in 2014.[2]
Professional
[edit]Rivas signed for United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks, now known as FC Tulsa, as of the start of the 2017 season.[3]
Rivas moved to USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season.[4]
Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Rivas returned to FC Tulsa.[5]
In June 2022, Rivas moved to Miami FC. Tulsa received Sean McFarlane on loan in return.[6]
Rivas joined USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season.[7]
Rivas currently holds the goalscoring title in the Black Gold Derby, which pits Tulsa against in-state rival Oklahoma City Energy FC.
International career
[edit]Rivas made his debut for the El Salvador national team on 16 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Bermuda, as a half-time substitute for Jaime Alas.[8]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 November 2018 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  Haiti | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 11 July 2021 | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States |  Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 24 July 2021 | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States |  Qatar | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4. | 2–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Joaquin Rivas - Men's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Republic FC Adds Four New Faces - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Saint Louis Signs El Salvador International Rivas". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Joaquin Rivas Set for Second Stint in Tulsa". December 2020.
- ^ Borer, Sarah. "El Salvador Forward Joaquín Rivas Joins Miami FC from FC Tulsa". Miami FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "El Salvador international Joaquin Rivas moves to Locomotive FC". 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Bermuda v El Salvador game report". ESPN. 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Joaquín Rivas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links
[edit]- Joaquin Rivas at Soccerway.com
- Joaquin Rivas at WorldFootball.net
- Joaquin Rivas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Joaquin Rivas at FBref.com
- Sacramento player profile
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