| Christian Rivera | |
| Fullname: | Christian Rivera Hernández |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Gijón, Spain |
| Height: | 1.91 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting Gijón |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Oviedo B |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Oviedo |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Eibar |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Barcelona B (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Las Palmas |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Huesca (loan) |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Leganés (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Girona (loan) |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Sporting Gijón |
| Caps9: | 73 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Spain U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Spain U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 March 2016 |
Christian Rivera Hernández (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Rivera was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. In July 2013 he nearly joined Atlético Madrid,[2] but his transfer was blocked by Sporting's board and he was left out of the Juvenil squad; on 2 September of the following year he moved to Real Oviedo instead.[3]
Initially appearing with the B-team in Tercera División, Rivera was called up to the main squad in May 2015. He made his first team debut on the 16th, starting in a 2–3 away loss against Coruxo FC in the Segunda División B championship.[4]
Rivera made his professional debut on 4 October 2015, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diego Aguirre in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against RCD Mallorca.[5] Thirteen days later he scored his first goal in the category, netting his team's last in a 3–2 home win against AD Alcorcón.[6]
On 1 July 2016, Rivera signed a three-year deal with La Liga side SD Eibar.[7] He made his debut in the category on 19 August, starting in a 1–2 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.
On 11 January 2018, Rivera was loaned to FC Barcelona B in the second division until the end of the season, with an option to buy.[8] He moved to fellow second division side UD Las Palmas on 31 July, after agreeing to a four-year deal.[9]
On 25 October 2018, Rivera joined SD Huesca in the main category on loan until the end of the season, replacing injured Luisinho.[10] The following 2 September, after suffering relegation, he moved to CD Leganés also in a temporary deal.[11]
On 31 January 2020, Rivera's loan with Lega was terminated, and he instead joined Girona FC on loan until June.[12] [13] Upon returning, he was assigned to Las Palmas' main squad, but under a layoff;[14] the club later revoked the decision.[15]
On 19 July 2021, Rivera returned to his first club Sporting after signing a four-year contract.[16] On 26 June 2024, the club announced his departure at the end of the month.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Oviedo | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[18] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Eibar | 2016–17 | La Liga | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Las Palmas | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Huesca (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Leganés (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Girona (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Sporting de Gijón | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[19] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 177 | 5 | |||
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