| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraguarí, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS Futebol SAD | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Club Cerro Porteño | 49 | (1) |
| 2024 | Club Nacional | 29 | (1) |
| 2025 | Club Cerro Porteño | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | AVS Futebol SAD | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Paraguay U23 | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2024 | |||
Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge (born December 6, 2001) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a Left Back for AVS Futebol SAD in the Primeira Liga.
Daniel Rivas developed through the youth ranks of Club Cerro Porteño. [1] He made his debut in the Paraguayan Primera División on July 13, 2019, in a 2–0 victory for Cerro Porteño against Deportivo Santaní. [2] He won the Apertura 2020 [3] and the Clausura 2021 [4] with Cerro Porteño.
In 2024, he was loaned to Nacional for a season. [5] In 2025, he returned to Cerro. [6]
In July 2025, Rivas signed with AVS Futebol SAD of Primeira Liga, the first division of Portugal. [7]
Rivas was part of the Paraguay U23 squad that won the 2024 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela. [8] He also played in all four of Paraguay’s matches at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. [9]
In September 2024, he received his first call-up to the senior national team due to the injury of Santiago Arzamendia, to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) against Uruguay and Brazil. [10]
| Season | Club | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Cerro Porteño | 2019 | Paraguayan Primera División | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | Paraguayan Primera División | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Paraguayan Primera División | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Paraguayan Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | 6 [a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Paraguayan Primera División | 15 | 1 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Nacional | 2024 | Paraguayan Primera División | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 [b] | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Club Cerro Porteño | 2025 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| AVS Futebol SAD | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 111 | 3 | ||