| Sergio Rivas | |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | New Mexico United |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | Seattle Redhawks |
| Collegecaps1: | 85 |
| Collegegoals1: | 21 |
| Years1: | 2016 |
| Clubs1: | Albuquerque Sol |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | Albuquerque Sol |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Reno 1868 |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | New Mexico United |
| Caps5: | 98 |
| Goals5: | 17 |
| Club-Update: | Aug 11, 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.
Rivas was born in Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of seven.[1]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Albuquerque Sol | 2018 | 4[14] | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Reno 1868 | 2019 | USL Championship | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||||
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 17 | |||
| Career total | 142 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 26 | |||