Joaquín Rivas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
Joaquín Rivas
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Antonio Rivas Navarro
Date of birth (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Santa Ana, El Salvador
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 El Paso Locomotive
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 UNLV Rebels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Kitsap Pumas 13 (6)
2015–2016 Sacramento Republic 19 (0)
2017–2018 Tulsa Roughnecks 61 (17)
2019–2020 Saint Louis FC 19 (2)
2021–2022 FC Tulsa 32 (8)
2022–2023 Miami FC 42 (14)
2024– El Paso Locomotive 24 (2)
International career‡
2018– El Salvador 31 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:01, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

Joaquín Antonio Rivas Navarro (born 26 April 1992) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Early career

Rivas played college soccer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2010 to 2013.[1]

After college, Rivas appeared for USL PDL side Kitsap Pumas in 2014.[2]

Professional

Rivas signed for United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks, now known as FC Tulsa, as of the start of the 2017 season.[3]

Rivas moved to USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season.[4]

Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Rivas returned to FC Tulsa.[5]

In June 2022, Rivas moved to Miami FC. Tulsa received Sean McFarlane on loan in return.[6]

Rivas joined USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season.[7]

Rivas currently holds the goalscoring title in the Black Gold Derby, which pits Tulsa against in-state rival Oklahoma City Energy FC.

International career

Rivas made his debut for the El Salvador national team on 16 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Bermuda, as a half-time substitute for Jaime Alas.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 November 2018 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Haiti 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 11 July 2021 Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States  Guatemala 2–0 2–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 24 July 2021 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States  Qatar 1–3 2–3 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 2–3

References

  1. ^ "Joaquin Rivas - Men's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
  2. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Republic FC Adds Four New Faces - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Saint Louis Signs El Salvador International Rivas". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Joaquin Rivas Set for Second Stint in Tulsa". December 2020.
  6. ^ Borer, Sarah. "El Salvador Forward Joaquín Rivas Joins Miami FC from FC Tulsa". Miami FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ "El Salvador international Joaquin Rivas moves to Locomotive FC". 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Bermuda v El Salvador game report". ESPN. 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Joaquín Rivas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2018.


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