Sergio Rivas

Mexican footballer (born 1997)

Sergio Rivas
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	New Mexico United
Number	7
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	93	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 10, 2024

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

Early life

Rivas was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of seven.^[1]

Career

College

Rivas spent his entire college career at Seattle University. He was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Freshman of the Year.^[1] Rivas made a total of 85 appearances for the Redhawks and tallied 21 goals and 27 assists.^[2]

While at college, Rivas played for Premier Development League sides Albuquerque Sol^[3]^[4] and Seattle Sounders FC U-23.^[5]

Professional

On January 11, 2019, Rivas was selected 26th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by San Jose Earthquakes.^[6] On March 20, 2019, Rivas signed with San Jose's USL Championship affiliate side Reno 1868 FC.^[7] Reno folded their team on November 6, 2020, due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]

On December 24, 2020, Rivas signed with USL Championship side New Mexico United ahead of their 2021 season.^[9]

Career statistics

As of As of match played 10 July 2024^[10]

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Albuquerque Sol	2016	USL PDL	5^[11]	1	—		—		5	1
Seattle Sounders FC U-23	2017		5^[12]	2	1^[13]^[a]	0	—		6	2
Albuquerque Sol	2018		4^[14]	1	—		—		4	1
Reno 1868	2019	USL Championship	16	2	1^[a]	0	—		17	2
	2020	USL Championship	14	2	—		2^[b]	0	16	2
	Total		30	4	1	0	2	0	33	4
New Mexico United	2021	USL Championship	29	5	—		—		29	5
	2022		24	2	1^[a]	0	0	0	15	2
	2023		32	7	3^[a]	0	—		35	7
	2024		8	1	3^[a]	0			11	1
	Total		93	15	7	0	0	0	100	15
Career total			137	24	9	0	2	0	148	24

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in U.S. Open Cup
^ Appearances in USL Championship playoffs

References

^ ^a ^b Lantz, Shane (September 23, 2018). "As Seattle U battles crosstown rival UW, Redhawks captain Sergio Rivas opens up about his battle with another foe: Depression". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "SU Soccer - Sergio Rivas". goseattleu.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "Albuquerque Sol FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "Seattle Sounders FC U-23 - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Sergio Rivas". uslpdl.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes select Sergio Rivas 26th overall in SuperDraft". sjearthquakes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "1868 FC Adds Rivas to Midfield Corps". philadelphiaunion.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
^ "USL Championship's Reno 1868 Folds". 6 November 2020.
^ "Albuquerque Native Sergio Rivas Signs with New Mexico United". 24 December 2020.
^ "Mexico - S. Rivas - Profile with news, career statistics and history". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
^ "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
^ "Statistics - 2017 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
^ "OSA FC vs Sounders U-23 (0-0) May 11, 2017 Match Stats". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
^ "Statistics - 2018 Regular Season - USL League Two". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.