Maxence Rivera
![]() Rivera with Saint-Étienne in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Perpignan, France | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Rochoise | ||
2012–2015 | Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
2016–2019 | Saint-Étienne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Saint-Étienne B | 36 | (10) |
2020–2024 | Saint-Étienne | 36 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Le Puy (loan) | 22 | (2) |
2024– | Dunkerque | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2020 | France U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
Maxence Rivera (born 30 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque.
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 Annecy.[citation needed]
On 10 June 2024, Rivera signed for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque ahead of the expiration of his Saint-Étienne contract.[7]
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.
- ^ "Maxence Rivera, en provenance de l'AS Saint-Etienne, signe à l'USL Dunkerque" (in French). USL Dunkerque. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Perpignan
- Footballers from Occitania (administrative region)
- French men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- USL Dunkerque players
- Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- French football midfielder stubs