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Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León (born 17 April 1997) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a forward for Union Omaha and the Puerto Rico national football team.

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Ricardo Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León
Date of birth	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Union Omaha
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2015	Atlético de San Juan
2015–2016	Racing Algemesí CF
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	UPR Mayagüez
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Vilamarxant CF	72	(13)
2021–	Union Omaha	20	(1)
National team‡
2012	Puerto Rico U17	3	(0)
2016	Puerto Rico U20	3	(0)
2019	Puerto Rico U23	3	(2)
2016–	Puerto Rico	15	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Career

Youth and college

Rivera played most of his youth career at Club Atlético de San Juan before moving to Valencia in 2015 where he played one year at Racing Algemesí. From 2016 to 2018, he played college soccer at UPR Mayagüez where he won the championship twice and earned awards including MVP and top goalscorer.[1]

Senior career

In 2018, Rivera tried out and signed with Villamarxant CF of the Tercera División.[2]

International

Ricardo was called up to the Puerto Rico national under-17 football team under manager Jeaustin Campos in 2012 for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. In 2016 he played for the Puerto Rico national under-20 football team.[3] Same year he was called up and made his debut for the senior national team for friendly matches against Dominican Republic.[4] In July 2019, he was called up for the Puerto Rico national under-23 football team for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. He scored the winning goal in the 93' minute on his debut against Antigua and Barbuda.[5]

Rivera concluded the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as the team’s leader in goals, with four.[6] Puerto Rico finished this stage second in their group, but only Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced.[6]

International goals

As of match played 12 June 2022.

List of international goals scored by Ricardo Rivera

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2021	Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	2 June 2021	Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Bahamas	2–0	7–0
3				4–0
4	8 June 2021	Georgetown Football Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	Guyana	1–0	1–0
5	12 June 2022	Estadio Centroamericano, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	British Virgin Islands	2–0	6–0	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C
6				4–0
7				5–0
8				6–0

References

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- [en] Ricardo Rivera

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[it] Ricardo Rivera (calciatore)

Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León (San Juan, 17 aprile 1997) è un calciatore portoricano, attaccante dell'Union Omaha e della nazionale portoricana.

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