Sergio Rivas

Sergio Rivas (born 3 October 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club New Mexico United.

Sergio Rivas
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997
Place of birth Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Seattle Redhawks 85 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Albuquerque Sol 5 (1)
2017 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 5 (2)
2018 Albuquerque Sol 4 (1)
2019–2020 Reno 1868 30 (4)
2021– New Mexico United 34 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2022

Career

College

Rivas spent his entire college career at Seattle University. He made a total of 85 appearances for the Redhawks and tallied 21 goals and 27 assists.[1]

While at college, Rivas played for Premier Development League sides Albuquerque Sol[2][3] and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.[4]

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Rivas was selected 26th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.[5] On March 20, 2019, Rivas signed with San Jose's USL Championship affiliate side Reno 1868 FC.[6] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

On December 24, 2020, Rivas signed with USL Championship side New Mexico United ahead of their 2021 season.[8]

Career statistics
As of As of match played 16 April 2022[9]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albuquerque Sol 2016 USL PDL 5[10] 1 — — 5 1
Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2017 5[11] 2 1[12][lower-alpha 1] 0 — 6 2
Albuquerque Sol 2018 4[13] 1 — — 4 1
Reno 1868 2019 USL Championship 16 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 17 2
2020 14 2 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 16 2
Total 30 4 1 0 2 0 33 4
New Mexico United 2021 USL Championship 29 5 — — 29 5
2022 5 1 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 6 1
Total 34 6 1 0 0 0 35 6
Career total 78 14 3 0 2 0 83 14
  1. Appearances in U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearances in USL Championship playoffs

References
  1. "SU Soccer - Sergio Rivas". goseattleu.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  2. "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  3. "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. "Seattle Sounders FC U-23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  5. "HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes select Sergio Rivas 26th overall in SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  6. "1868 FC Adds Rivas to Midfield Corps". philadelphiaunion.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  7. "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds".
  8. "Albuquerque Native Sergio Rivas Signs with New Mexico United". 24 December 2020.
  9. "Mexico - S. Rivas - Profile with news, career statistics and history". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  10. "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  11. "Statistics - 2017 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  12. "OSA FC vs Sounders U-23 (0-0) May 11, 2017 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  13. "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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