Édson Rivera

Edson Rivera
Personal information
Full name Edson Ulises Rivera Vargas
Date of birth (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 UdeG
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2011 Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Braga 1 (0)
2013–2020 Atlas 70 (7)
2015 → Santos Laguna (loan) 15 (0)
2017–2019 → Dorados (loan) 62 (8)
2020–2023 Tepatitlán 64 (5)
2023– UdeG 15 (8)
International career
2011 Mexico U20 12 (4)
Medal record
Winner CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2011
Third place FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edson Ulises Rivera Vargas[a] (born 4 November 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leones Negros UdeG.

Early life

Edson began playing football at age 6. He has been playing for the youth systems of Club Atlas for seven years.[1]

Club career

Atlas

Rivera began playing with Atlas' lower division team in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2004–05 season. He has played for their youth system for about 7 seasons and has yet to debut with their First Division. He had a stint with Atlas' other team Académicos de Guadalajara in the 2008–09 season.

Braga

After his participation in Mexico's U20 World Cup campaign where they would finish third place, and where he finished as their top scorer with three goals, Rivera signed a five-year contract with Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee.[2]

Rivera was handed a start by Braga boss Leonardo Jardim in a 2–1 win at Beira-Mar in a league match.

Return to Atlas

On November 16, 2012, Rivera was presented as the first signing of Atlas for the Clausura 2013 tournament.[3] He scored his first goal of the season on February 9, 2013, against Atlante F.C., in which he dedicated it to his mother, who died that same week.

International career

Rivera has been involved with the Mexico under-20 national team. He competed in tournaments such as the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He was also Mexico's top scorer in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Santos Laguna

Tepatitlán

Mexico U20

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.

References

  1. ^ "Caracol Radio | Noticias, deportes y opinión en Colombia". Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Sporting Clube de Braga". www.scbraga.pt. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
  3. ^ http://www.informador.com.mx/deportes/2012/418078/6/edson-rivera-promete-darle-alegrias-a-la-fiel.htm (in Spanish)