Gelmin Rivas

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Gelmin Rivas
Personal information
Full name Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cumaná, Venezuela
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Guaira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013 Deportivo Anzoátegui 80 (23)
2013–2015 Deportivo Táchira 76 (40)
2015–2016 Al-Ittihad 25 (19)
2016–2017 Sharjah 26 (13)
2017–2019 Al-Hilal 36 (10)
2019 Al-Rayyan 7 (4)
2019 Boston River 8 (2)
2020 Ankaragücü 7 (1)
2020 D.C. United 13 (2)
2021 Al-Shorta 9 (6)
2021 Rionegro Águilas 7 (1)
2022 Al-Khaldiya SC ? (2)
2023— Deportivo La Guaira 19 (3)
International career
2010–2015 Venezuela 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2021

Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada (born 23 March 1989) is a Venezuelan footballer who currently plays as a striker for Deportivo La Guaira. [2]

Contents

Club career

Rivas joined MLS side, D.C. United on 31 August 2020. [3] On 6 September 2020, Rivas made his debut in a 0–0 draw against New York City FC. [4] He scored his first goal for United on 24 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United. [5] He was released by D.C. United on November 30, 2020. [6]

International career

Rivas made his senior international debut for the Venezuela national team on 29 May 2010 against Canada (1–1), after he came on as a substitute for Miku in the 90th minute of that game. [7]

Statistics

As of 9 November 2021. [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2009–10 Venezuelan Primera División 163——10—173
2010–11 234————234
2011–12 258——40—298
2012–13 168————168
Total8023——50—8523
Deportivo Táchira 2012–13 Venezuelan Primera División143——00—247
2013–14 3117————178
2014–15 3120——72—3822
Total7640——72—8342
Al-Ittihad 2015–16 Saudi Pro League 251921—64203524
Sharjah 2016–17 UAE Pro League 26132364——3420
Al Hilal 2017–18 Saudi Pro League23710—00—247
2018–19 13334——11178
Total361044—00114115
Al Rayyan 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 7400—66—1310
Boston River 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 82————82
Ankaragücü 2019–20 Süper Lig 71————71
D.C. United 2020 MLS 132————132
Al-Shorta 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League 9600—30—126
Rionegro Águilas 2021 Categoría Primera A 7100———71
Al-Khaldiya 2021–22 Bahraini Premier League ———
2022–23 ———
Total———4115
Career total2941218864211231332146

Honours

Anzoátegui

Tachira

Al Hilal

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References

  1. ↑ Gelmin Rivas at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Venezuela - G. Rivas - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "DC United add Venezuelan forward Gelmin Rivas after recent offensive struggles". mlssoccer.com. 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Jason (6 September 2020). "Nothing doing for D.C. United, New York City FC in scoreless draw". blackandredunited.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (24 October 2020). "Atlanta United 1, DC United 2 | 2020 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "D.C. United Announce End-of-Season Roster Decisions | DC United". Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Venezuela vs. Canada (1:1)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "G. Rivas". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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