Daniel Rivas (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Paraguarí, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Cerro Porteño | 49 | (1) |
| 2024 | Nacional | 29 | (1) |
| 2025 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | AVS | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Paraguay U23 | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2024 | |||
Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge, known as Daniel Rivas (born December 6, 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club AVS.
Daniel Rivas developed through the youth ranks of Club Cerro Porteño.[1] He made his debut in the Paraguayan Primera División on July 13, 2019, in a 2–0 victory for Cerro Porteño against Deportivo Santaní.[2] He won the Apertura 2020[3] and the Clausura 2021[4] with Cerro Porteño.
In 2024, he was loaned to Nacional for a season.[5] In 2025, he returned to Cerro.[6]
In July 2025, Rivas signed with AVS Futebol SAD of Primeira Liga, the first division of Portugal.[7]
International career
Rivas was part of the Paraguay U23 squad that won the 2024 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela.[8] He also played in all four of Paraguay's matches at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.[9]
In September 2024, he received his first call-up to the senior national team due to the injury of Santiago Arzamendia, to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) against Uruguay and Brazil.[10]
