Verónica Riveros
Paraguayan footballer (born 1987)
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Hilda Verónica Riveros Izquierdo (born 23 April 1987), known as Verónica Riveros,[4] is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Brazilian Paulistão F club Mirassol[5] and the Paraguay women's national team. She was also a member of the national under-20 team.
Full name
Hilda Verónica Riveros Izquierdo[1]
Date of birth
23 April 1987[1]
Place of birth
Paraguay
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hilda Verónica Riveros Izquierdo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back[3][1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mirassol | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UAA | |||
| 2013–2019 | Foz Cataratas | 69 | (10) |
| 2020 | Avaí/Kindermann | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Napoli | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | São José | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Avaí | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Independiente del Valle | ||
| 2026– | Mirassol | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Paraguay U20 | 1+ | (1) |
| 2006– | Paraguay | 14 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2019 | |||
International career
Riveros represented Paraguay at the 2006 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At the senior level, she played four Copa América Femenina editions (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018).
International goals
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 September 2014 | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador |  Bolivia | 2–0 | 10–2 | 2014 Copa América Femenina |
