Carlos Vivas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vivas and the second or maternal family name is González.
Carlos Vivas
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Vivas González
Date of birth (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo Táchira
Number 2
Youth career
Deportivo Táchira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Deportivo Táchira 83 (4)
2022 → Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 22 (1)
International career‡
2017 Venezuela U15
2019 Venezuela U17 1 (0)
2023– Venezuela U23 10 (0)
2023– Venezuela 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Carlos Alberto Vivas González (born 4 April 2002) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Deportivo Táchira.

Club career

Deportivo Táchira

Born in San Cristóbal, Vivas was a youth product of hometown side Deportivo Táchira. He made his first team debut at the age of 16 on 29 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 away loss to Zamora, for the year's Copa Venezuela.[1]

Vivas made his Primera División debut on 4 October 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 home routing of Llaneros. He started to feature more regularly during the 2020 season, and scored his first senior goal on 22 November of that year, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Metropolitanos.[2]

After being a starter during the 2020 campaign, Vivas became a backup to Lucas Trejo and Jesús Quintero in 2021.

Loan to Portland Timbers

On 28 March 2022, Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers announced Vivas as an addition for their reserve team Portland Timbers 2.[3] He was a regular starter for the club during the MLS Next Pro, scoring once in 22 appearances.

Return from loan

Back to Táchira ahead of the 2023 season, Vivas would spent the first 11 matches of the season as an unused substitute, before playing his first match in May.[4] He would later establish himself as a first-choice, helping the club to win two consecutive Primera División titles in 2023 and 2024; in the latter tournament, he was also named MVP.[5]

International career

In 2017, Vivas was a part of the Venezuela under-15 squad for the 2017 South American U-15 Championship.[6] He was also a part of the under-17s in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship,[7] but only featured once in the tournament.

In June 2023, Vivas was included in Ricardo Valiño's 24-man list for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament with the under-23s.[8] He featured in the nation's three matches in the competition, all as a starter.

On 12 June 2023, Vivas received his first call-up to the full side, for two friendlies against Honduras and Guatemala held in the United States.[9] He made his debut with the senior side on 11 December, starting in a 1–0 non-FIFA friendly loss to Colombia at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the national side was composed exclusively of under-23 players.[10]

Vivas returned to the under-23 side for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament,[11] where he captained the team during the entire competition. He was also named in Fernando Batista's provisional 30-man list for the 2024 Copa América, but was one of the four players cut from the final squad.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 December 2024.[13]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Táchira 2018 Venezuelan Primera División 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2020 17 1 — 2[b] 0 — 19 1
2021 17 1 — 5[b] 0 — 22 1
2023 20 0 — 0 0 — 20 0
2024 27 2 1 0 5[b] 0 — 33 2
Total 83 4 4 0 12 0 — 99 4
Portland Timbers 2 (loan) 2022 MLS Next Pro 22 1 — — — 22 1
Career total 105 5 4 0 12 0 0 0 121 5
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Copa Venezuela
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Deportivo Táchira[13]

References

  1. ^ "Resultados y Fichas Técnicas 8vos de Final Ida de la Copa Venezuela" [Results and reports Copa Venezuela round of 32 first leg] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Dvo Táchira liquidó 3–0 a Metropolitanos y se mantiene en la cúspide del Grupo B" [Dvo Táchira thrashed Metropolitanos 3–0 and remain at the top of the Group B] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "T2 announce six player signings ahead of inaugural 2022 MLS NEXT Pro season". Portland Timbers. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "La reacción de Carlos Vivas, tras volver a jugar en el Táchira" [The reaction of Carlos Vivas, after playing for Táchira again] (in Spanish). El Futbolero. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Santos desmiente su interés por Carlos Vivas y su futuro sigue en el aire" [Santos dismiss their interest on Carlos Vivas and his future remains undefined] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  6. ^ "El vinotinto Carlos Vivas: "Mi sueño es quedar campeón en el Sudamericano"" [The vinotinto Carlos Vivas: "My dream is to be a champion of the South American Championship"] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Ya se conocieron los 23 jugadores vinotintos que asistirán al Sudamericano Sub 17 de Perú" [It is known the 23 vinotinto players who will play the South American U-17 Championship in Peru] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Venezuela squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament". Maurice Revello Tournament. 1 June 2023.
  9. ^ "El defensor tachirense Carlos "Pipo" Vivas fue convocado a la selección absoluta Vinotinto" [The tachirense defender Carlos "Pipo" Vivas was called up to the Venezuela national team] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Colombia vence a Venezuela en el primer experimento de Lorenzo" [Colombia defeat Venezuela in Lorenzo's first experiment] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "La Vinotinto sub-23 dio la lista definitiva para el Preolímpico" [La Vinotinto U23 presented its definitive roster for the Pre-Olympic] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Football Federation. 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Copa América 2024: Los jugadores de la Vinotinto que quedaron fuera de la convocatoria" [2024 Copa América: the Vinotinto players left out of the call-up] (in Spanish). Diario Meridiano. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b Carlos Vivas at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2020.