Maxence Rivera (born 30 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.
_20.jpg) Rivera with Saint-Étienne in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Rochoise | ||
| 2012–2015 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
| 2016–2019 | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Saint-Étienne B | 26 | (4) |
| 2020– | Saint-Étienne | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Le Puy (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:34, 4 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
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 FC Annecy.
References edit
- ^ "Rivera aurait pu filer à l'OL - ASSE - EVECT".
- ^ "Maxence Rivera, made in Bourgoin-Jallieu - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr.
- ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxence Rivera". ASSE.fr.
- ^ "PSG vs. Saint-Etienne - 8 January 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "Maxence Rivera prêté au Puy Foot" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Le Puy se relance sur la pelouse du Stade Briochin (0-1)". Le Puy Foot 43 (in French). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
External links edit
- Maxence Rivera at Soccerway
- Saint-Étienne profile
- Maxence Rivera – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Maxence Rivera at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Maxence Rivera at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-10-02) (in French)
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