Gelmin Rivas
Venezuelan footballer (born 1989)
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Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada (born 23 March 1989) is a Venezuelan footballer who played as a striker.[2]
Full name
Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada
Date of birth
23 March 1989
Place of birth
Cumaná, Venezuela
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cumaná, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 80 | (23) |
| 2013–2015 | Deportivo Táchira | 76 | (40) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Ittihad | 25 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | Sharjah | 26 | (13) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Hilal | 36 | (10) |
| 2019 | Al-Rayyan | 7 | (4) |
| 2019 | Boston River | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Ankaragücü | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | D.C. United | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | Al-Shorta | 9 | (6) |
| 2021 | Rionegro Águilas | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Al-Khaldiya SC | ? | (2) |
| 2023 | Deportivo La Guaira | 23 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Venezuela | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Rivas joined MLS side, D.C. United on 31 August 2020.[3] On 6 September 2020, Rivas made his debut in a 0–0 draw against New York City FC.[4] He scored his first goal for United on 24 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United.[5] He was released by D.C. United on November 30, 2020.[6]
International career
Rivas made his senior international debut for the Venezuela national team on 29 May 2010 against Canada (1–1), after he came on as a substitute for Miku in the 90th minute of that game.[7]
Statistics
- As of 9 November 2021.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2009–10 | Venezuelan Primera División | 16 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 80 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 85 | 23 | |||||
| Deportivo Táchira | 2012–13 | Venezuelan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 38 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 40 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 83 | 42 | |||||
| Al-Ittihad | 2015–16 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | |
| Sharjah | 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||
| Al Hilal | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 15 | |||
| Al Rayyan | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 10 | ||
| Boston River | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Ankaragücü | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Al-Shorta | 2020–21 | Iraqi Premier League | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| Rionegro Águilas | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Al-Khaldiya | 2021–22 | Bahraini Premier League | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 41 | 15 | |||||||||
| Career total | 294 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 332 | 146 | ||
