Ricardo Rivera
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Full name
Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León
Date of birth
17 April 1997
Place of birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Academia Quintana | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2015 | Atlético de San Juan | ||
| 2015–2016 | Racing Algemesí CF | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | UPR Mayagüez | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Vilamarxant CF | 72 | (13) |
| 2021–2022 | Union Omaha | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Buñol | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | O&M FC | 29 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Miami FC | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Academia Quintana | 9 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Puerto Rico U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Puerto Rico U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Puerto Rico U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016– | Puerto Rico | 32 | (18) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Ricardo Emmanuel Rivera de León (born 17 April 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Puerto Rico Pro club Academia Quintana and the Puerto Rico national team.
Rivera played most of his youth career at Club Atlético de San Juan, before moving to Valencia in 2015, where he played one year at Racing Algemesí. From 2016 to 2018, he played college soccer at UPR Mayagüez, where he won the championship twice, and earned awards including MVP and top goalscorer.[1]
Club career
Villamarxant
In 2018, Rivera tried out and signed with Villamarxant CF of the Tercera División.[2]
Miami FC
Rivera signed with USL Championship club Miami FC in January 2025.[3]
