José Rivera (Peruvian footballer) explained

José Rivera
Full Name:José Daniel Rivera Martínez
Birth Date:8 May 1997
Birth Place:Tarapoto, Peru
Height:1.72 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Universitario de Deportes
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:CD Olimpico Juniors
Youthyears2:2014–2016
Youthclubs2:Unión Comercio
Years1:2016–2019
Clubs1:Unión Comercio
Caps1:87
Goals1:13
Years2:2020–2021
Clubs2:Cusco
Caps2:40
Goals2:11
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Carlos A. Mannucci
Caps3:34
Goals3:7
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Universitario de Deportes
Caps4:46
Goals4:11
Nationalyears1:2019–2020
Nationalteam1:Peru U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Peru
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:19:59, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:20:47, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

José Daniel Rivera Martínez (born 8 May 1997) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.

Club career

Rivera made his way through the youth ranks of Unión Comercio and, after three years,[1] he was promoted to the first team in the 2016 season under manager Walter Aristizábal. He made his debut on 11 September 2016 in a 1–0 victory against César Vallejo.[2] In May 2017, Rivera scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 victory against Alianza Atlético. He played a total of 22 league games in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In that last season, he did not play regularly due to the good form of forward Cristian Lasso. From the 2018 season onwards, Rivera became a regular player, scoring 7 goals in 31 matches. In the 2019 season, he played almost all of Comercio's Liga 1 matches, scoring 4 goals and making 5 assists in 33 games, being the team's player with the most assists; however, Comercio was relegated at the end of the year.

Having made 87 league appearances for Unión Comercio, he left the club at the end of the 2019 season to join Cusco FC, signing a deal until the end of 2021 in February 2020.[3] On 24 November 2021 it was confirmed that Rivera would join Carlos A. Mannucci for the 2022 season.[4]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Rivera then moved to Universitario de Deportes.[5] He played his first game with Universitario on matchday 3, in a 4–0 victory against Academia Cantolao, and scored his first goal on matchday 13, in a 2–0 victory against Sporting Cristal. That season, the club won the national title after defeating Alianza Lima in the finals, which gave Rivera his first professional title.

International career

In May 2019, Rivera was called up for the Peruvian U23 national team, under manager Nolberto Solano, to play the 2019 Pan American Games.[6] He played one game and was on the bench in the remaining three games. In October 2019, he was called up once again, to the squad that was going to play in the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where he played 2 matches.[7] In June 2024, he was called to the senior team for the 2024 Copa América.[8]

Career statistics

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Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Unión Comercio2016Torneo Descentralizado1100000110
2017Torneo Descentralizado1120000112
2018Torneo Descentralizado3270000327
Career total5490000549
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Peru202210
202430
Total40

Honours

Universitario de Deportes

2023

2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romero . Kenny . 10 September 2016 . Del mayor al menor . From older to younger . 12 November 2013 . De Chalaca . Spanish.
  2. https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/11/peru/primera-division/universidad-cesar-vallejo/club-deportivo-union-comercio/2338891/ CÉSAR VALLEJO VS. UNIÓN COMERCIO 0 - 1
  3. https://ovacion.pe/noticias/cusco-fc/cusco-fc-anuncio-fichaje-jose-rivera Cusco FC anunció fichaje de José Rivera
  4. https://ovacion.pe/noticias/carlos-mannucci/mannucci-anuncio-contratacion-jose-rivera Mannucci anunció la contratación de José Rivera
  5. https://universitario.pe/noticias/noticias-primer-equipo/jose-daniel-rivera-es-nuevo-jugador-de-universitario-de-deportes José Daniel Rivera es nuevo jugador de Universitario de Deportes
  6. https://www.futbolperuano.com/seleccion/noticias/seleccion-peruana-sub-23-quien-es-jose-rivera-227362 José Rivera Martínez, conoce al convocado de Unión Comercio a la Selección Peruana Sub 23
  7. https://www.diariovoces.com.pe/142636/angel-zamudio-jose-rivera-union-comercio-estan-lista-convocados Ángel Zamudio y José Rivera de Unión Comercio están en la lista de convocados
  8. News: Cueva Albújar . Nicole . 21 June 2024 . Lista de convocados de la selección peruana para la Copa América 2024: Jorge Fossati dejó fuera a Matías Succar y Paolo Reyna . Peru national team's squad list for the 2024 Copa América: Jorge Fossati leaves out Matías Succar and Paolo Reyna . 11 August 2024 . . Spanish.
  9. Soccerway profile