Maxence Rivera

Maxence Rivera
	Rivera with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Perpignan, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dunkerque
Youth career
2010–2012	Rochoise
2012–2015	Bourgoin-Jallieu
2016–2019	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2024	Saint-Étienne B
2020–2024	Saint-Étienne
2022–2023	→ Le Puy (loan)
2024–	Dunkerque
International career
2020	France U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Maxence Rivera (born 30 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.

Club career

Rivera began playing football at the youth academy of Bourgoin-Jallieu, and joined the youth academy of Saint-Étienne in 2015.^[1]^[2] On 3 January 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Saint-Étienne.^[3] He made his professional debut with Saint-Étienne in a 6–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 8 January 2020.^[4]

On 31 August 2022, Rivera signed for Championnat National club Le Puy on a season-long loan.^[5] He made his debut for Le Puy in a 1–0 win against Stade Briochin on 9 September 2022, coming on as a substitute for Yannis M'Bemba.^[6] He scored his first goal in a 3–2 Coupe de France win over SA Thiers on 19 November 2022.

He returned to Saint-Étienne on 19 August 2023 as an unused substitute in a Ligue 2 match against Quevilly-Rouen. He made his first appearance since leaving for Le Puy, in their next game, a 1–1 draw against Annecy.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 June 2024, Rivera signed for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque ahead of the expiration of his Saint-Étienne contract.^[7]