Carlos Rivas (footballer, born 1994)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.
Carlos Rivas
Carlos Rivas playing for New York Red Bulls in 2018
Personal information
Full name Carlos Augusto Rivas Murillo
Date of birth (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Jamundí, Valle, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Winger
Team information
Current team
 Chattanooga FC
Number 19
Youth career
2009 América de Cali
2010–2011 Once Caldas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Once Caldas 10 (0)
2013–2014 Deportivo Cali 36 (13)
2015–2017 Orlando City 78 (8)
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls 5 (2)
2018 New York Red Bulls II 3 (1)
2018–2019 → Atlético Nacional (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2020 Hapoel Ra'anana 3 (0)
2020 Deportivo Cuenca 7 (1)
2021 Llaneros 14 (5)
2022 La Equidad 17 (2)
2023 Juan Aurich 9 (1)
2024 Patriotas 2 (0)
2024– Chattanooga FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:40, 13 March 2024 (CST)

Carlos Augusto Rivas Murillo (born 15 April 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chattanooga FC in MLS Next Pro.

Club career[edit]

Once Caldas[edit]

Born in Jamundí, Rivas began his career in the youth ranks of local club Jamundí F. C.. In 2009 he joined the youth ranks of América de Cali, but only stayed at the club for six months. After leaving América he joined Once Caldas.[2] Rivas eventually joined the first team and made his Categoría Primera A debut in 2012. On 9 May 2012, Rivas scored his first goal as a professional, scoring a late winner in a 3–2 victory over Fortaleza C.E.I.F. in a Copa Colombia match.[3]

Deportivo Cali[edit]

In 2013 Rivas joined Deportivo Cali at the request of coach Leonel Álvarez, with the club eventually buying his rights during June 2014.[4] On 14 August 2013, Rivas made his debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw with Unión Magdalena in Copa Colombia, a match in which Deportivo would advance to the next round on penalties.[5] On 18 September 2013, Rivas scored his first goal with Deportivo Cali in a 2–1 loss to Real Cartagena which eliminated the club from the cup.[6] On 23 November 2013, Rivas scored his first league goal to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over his former club Once Caldas.[7]

On 29 January 2014, Rivas captured his first title with Cali as his side defeated Atlético Nacional on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate in the 2014 Superliga Colombiana.[8] On 16 March 2014, Rivas scored his first two goals of the season to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over Patriotas Boyacá.[9] On 8 April 2014, Rivas scored his first goal in Copa Libertadores in a 3–2 loss to Cerro Porteño.[10] He added another brace on 3 August, in a 2–0 victory over Deportivo Pasto.[11] On 28 August, Rivas scored his first goal in the Copa Sudamericana, helping Cali to a 3–0 victory over Peruvian side Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca.[12] On 17 September, Rivas scored a second half equalizer to help Cali to a 2–2 draw with Peñarol at the Estadio Centenario in the Copa Sudamericana.[13] He ended the 2014 season with 15 goals in 42 matches across all competitions.

Orlando City SC[edit]

In December 2014 it was reported that Orlando City SC would be signing Rivas for a $1.5 million fee from Deportivo Cali.[14] On 26 January 2015, Orlando City SC officially announced the signing of Rivas.[15] He made his debut with Orlando City on 8 March 2015 in a 1–1 draw with New York City FC.[16] On 17 June 2015, Rivas scored his first three goals for Orlando City, all on penalty kicks, in a 4–4 draw with Charleston Battery in the U.S. Open Cup. Orlando went on to win the match after penalty kicks to advance in the tournament.[17]

On 30 April 2016, Rivas scored his first league goal for Orlando City, scoring a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw with New England Revolution.[18] On 29 April 2017, Rivas scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over Colorado Rapids.[19] On 17 May 2017, Rivas came into the match as a second half substitute and scored Orlando City's lone goal to help the club to a 1–1 draw against SJ Earthquakes.[20]

New York Red Bulls[edit]

On 3 January 2018, Rivas was traded to New York Red Bulls, along with teammate Tommy Redding, in exchange for Sacha Kljestan and $150,000 of Target Allocation Money.[21] On 22 February 2018, Rivas made his debut for New York, coming on in the second half in a 1–1 draw against CD Olimpia in the first leg of the round of 16 match of the CONCACAF Champions League.[22] On March 10, 2018, he scored two goals on his Red Bulls league debut in a 4–0 victory over Portland Timbers.[23]

During the season Rivas was loaned to New York affiliate side New York Red Bulls II, and on May 27, 2018, he scored his first goal for the side in a 4-1 victory over Indy Eleven.[24]

On 9 July 2018, Rivas was loaned to Atlético Nacional for the remainder of 2018.[25]

Rivas was released by New York in December 2018.[26]

Hapoel Ra'anana[edit]

On 25 July 2019, Rivas joined Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. for their 2019-2020 season on a free transfer.[27]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 1 June 2018
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup International Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Once Caldas 2012 10 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 15 2
2013 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 10 0 11 2 0 0 0 0 21 2
Deportivo Cali 2013 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 2
2014 29 12 4 0 0 0 9 3 42 15
Total 36 13 6 1 0 0 9 3 51 17
Orlando City 2015 27 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 29 4
2016 21 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 3
2017 30 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 31 5
Total 78 8 0 0 4 4 0 0 82 12
New York Red Bulls 2018 5 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 10 2
New York Red Bulls II(loan) 2018 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 132 24 17 3 5 4 13 3 167 34

Personal[edit]

Rivas holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CARLOS RIVAS". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. ^ "'Me volaba de clases para jugar al fútbol': Carlos Rivas". eltiempo.com. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Once Caldas venció a Fortaleza y es segundo en el grupo F". lapatria.com. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Deportivo Cali compró los derechos federativos de Carlos Rivas". deportivocali.co. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "En los penales, Deportivo Cali clasificó a la fase tres de Copa Postobón". elpais.com.co. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Cartagena 2 – Deportivo Cali 1". deportivocali.co. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Once Caldas 1–2 Cali: aniversario 101 y medio tiquete a la final para el 'azucarero'". gol.caracoltv.com. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Deportivo Cali, campeón de la Superliga Postobón 2014". eluniversal.com.co. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Cali consiguió aire ante Patriotas". bolavip.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Deportivo Cali le dijo adiós a la Copa Libertadores". la-razon.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Con un Rivas afilado, Deportivo Cali superó a Pasto". bolavip.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Colombiano Deportivo Cali golea 3–0 a Cajamarca de Perú y avanza en Sudamericana". la-razon.com. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Con golazo de Carlos Rivas, Deportivo Cali empató con Peñarol". vanguardia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Carlos Rivas fue adquirido por la MLS". deportivocali.co. Retrieved 5 December 2014. [permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Orlando City Acquires Dynamic Colombian Midfielder Carlos Rivas". deportivocali.co. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Orlando City SC 1, New York City FC 1". Major League Soccer. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Orlando City Defeats Charleston Battery in Dramatic 10-Round Penalty Kick Shootout to Advance in the U.S. Open Cup". orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  18. ^ "New England Revolution 2, Orlando City SC 2". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Carlos Rivas Gets His Long Deserved Goal". orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Orlando City Earns Point in San Jose". orlandocitysc.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  21. ^ "New York Red Bulls acquire Carlos Rivas and Tommy Redding from Orlando City SC". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  22. ^ "MATCH RECAP, Leg 1: CD Olimpia 1, New York Red Bulls 1". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  23. ^ "New York Red Bulls 4, Portland Timbers 0 – 2018 MLS Match Recap". mlssoccer.com. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Red Bulls II Sweep Past Indy". uslsoccer.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  25. ^ "New York Red Bulls loan Carlos Rivas to Colombia's Atletico Nacional | MLSSoccer.com".
  26. ^ "Red Bulls release roster update, with Long returning and Parker negotiating | MLSSoccer.com".
  27. ^ "Hapoel Raanana - הפועל רעננה on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  28. ^ "Red Bulls trade captain for two intriguing young talents". New York Post. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

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