Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Luis Rivera | ||
Date of birth | March 24, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Don Bosco FC | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Don Bosco | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Guayama | 20 | (12) |
2016–2017 | Puerto Rico FC | 25 | (1) |
2018 | Penn FC | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Don Bosco FC | (8) | |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Puerto Rico U17 | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Puerto Rico | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 15 October 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 14, 2017 |
Jorge Luis Rivera (born March 24, 1996) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Don Bosco FC in the Liga Puerto Rico.
Rivera played club football for Guayama FC in the 2015 season.
On February 26, 2016, Rivera joined the newly created Puerto Rico FC, that set to begin play in the NASL's 2016 fall season. [1]
The 20-year-old starter started four games, came in as a substitute in five and played 343 minutes in the 2016 season. Also scored his first two goals as a professional during the Luis Villarejo Cup. On January 27, 2017, PRFC announced the resigning of Jorge Rivera. [2]
In February 2018, Rivera signed with Penn FC in the United Soccer League. [3]
In January 2019, Rivera returned to Puerto Rico to play with Don Bosco FC in the Liga Puerto Rico. He scored his first goal on January 12 against Bayamón FC. [4]
Rivera made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico in 2015. [1]
On March 26, 2016, Rivera scores his first goal for Puerto Rico national football team against Anguilla in the 42' minute of a 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification match. [5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guayama | 2015 | LNF | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 12 | |
Puerto Rico | 2016 | NASL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | |
2017 | NASL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
Penn FC | 2018 | USL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 45 | 13 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 35 | 15 |
Puerto Rico national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 7 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played Junee 13, 2017 [7]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | March 26, 2016 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre – The Valley, Anguilla | Anguilla | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
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