Janny Rivera

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Janny Rivera
Personal information
Full name Janny Rivera
Date of birth (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlanta Silverbacks
Number 20
Youth career
South Carolina Gamecocks
Clayton State Lakers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves
2014– Atlanta Silverbacks 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Janny Rivera (born 16 August 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Atlanta Silverbacks as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Born in Colombia, Rivera was an NSCAA All American at Louisburg College (NC) and played his junior year at University of South Carolina before joining Clayton State.

Rivera also spent 2012 with the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves before he signed a contract with the pro club Atlanta Silverbacks in March 2014.

Janny made his professional debut on April 19, 2014 at home against the San Antonio Scorpions. The Silverbacks lost the game 2-1 and Rivera was cautioned with a yellow card.

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References

  1. "Former Laker soccer player Janny Rivera signs with Silverbacks - Clayton State". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-02.