Williams Riveros

Williams Riveros

Personal information
Full name	Williams Ismael Riveros Ibáñez
Date of birth	(1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Universitario de Deportes
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Sportivo Trinidense	2	(0)
2013–2019	Flandria	133	(9)
2017–2018	→ Temperley (loan)	16	(0)
2018–2019	→ Delfín SC (loan)	65	(7)
2020–2023	Barcelona SC	54	(4)
2022	→ Cerro Porteño (loan)	12	(0)
2023	→ Universitario de Deportes (loan)	31	(2)
2024–	Universitario de Deportes	33	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Williams Ismael Riveros Ibáñez (born 20 November 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes.[1]

Career

Riveros' career began in Paraguay with Sportivo Trinidense, who he made two appearances for in the 2010 Paraguayan Primera División season; his debut arriving on 1 August during a 1–5 loss to Cerro Porteño.[1][2] The club was relegated in 2010, Riveros subsequently remained with them for two seasons in the División Intermedia.[3]

In January 2013, he left to join Primera B Metropolitana's Flandria in Argentina.[1] He made sixteen appearances for Flandria before netting his first goal, versus Tristán Suárez on 18 April 2014.[1] Riveros scored three goals in his first three campaigns, before scoring six times in the following three.[1][4] On 25 July 2017, Argentine Primera División side Temperley took him on a loan.[5][6] His first match came on 27 August against River Plate.[1] Overall, Riveros featured fifteen times whilst on loan with Temperley and, with him, the club was relegated to the Primera Nacional.[7] He returned to a recently relegated Flandria in July 2018, prior to immediately leaving on loan once again to Ecuadorian club Delfín.[8] Riveros netted on his Delfín debut, scoring the opening goal of a 2–0 victory over L.D.U. Quito.[1] He became a key player and contributed to Delfín winning the 2019 Serie A and finishing as the runners-up of the 2019 Copa Ecuador.[9]

In January 2020, Riveros was signed by Barcelona de Guayaquil.[10] In 2022, he was sent on loan for one season to Cerro Porteño in Paraguay, where he played 14 games and was barely selected in the second half of the season.[11]

In 2023, he was again sent on loan for one season to Universitario de Deportes in Peru, where he would play both the Liga 1 and the Copa Sudamericana. Riveros made his debut on matchday 4 of the Apertura phase against Unión Comercio; a game in which he did not have a good performance, being criticized for that. After the arrival of manager Jorge Fossati, he had a marked improvement in his game.[12] On matchday 8 of the Clausura phase, Riveros scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home victory against Deportivo Binacional.[13] As his first season went on, he became an undisputed starter for la U and won his third national title after Universitario defeated Alianza Lima in that year's finals. In December, after running out his contract with Barcelona, Riveros signed for Universitario with a contract for 2 seasons.[14]

Career statistics

As of 31 December 2021.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flandria	2012–13	Primera B Metropolitana	6	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	6	0
	2013–14		12	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	12	1
	2014	Primera C Metropolitana	19	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	2
	2015	Primera B Metropolitana	40	0	2	0	—		—		0	0	42	0
	2016		19	3	0	0	—		—		0	0	19	3
	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	42	3	0	0	—		—		0	0	42	3
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2018–19	Primera B Metropolitana	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		138	9	2	0	—		—		0	0	140	9
Temperley (loan)	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	15	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	15	0
Delfín (loan)	2018	Ecuadorian Serie A	22	4	—		—		—		0	0	22	4
	2019	Ecuadorian Serie A	35	3	8	0	—		4	0	0	0	47	3
	Total		57	7	8	0	—		4	0	0	0	69	7
Barcelona SC	2020	Ecuadorian Serie A	29	2	—		—		11	0	0	0	40	2
	2021	Ecuadorian Serie A	25	2	0	0	—		12	0	0	0	37	2
	Total		54	4	0	0	—		23	0	0	0	77	4
Career total			266	20	10	0	—		27	0	0	0	303	20

1. Includes the Copa Argentina

Honours

Flandria[1]

• Primera B Metropolitana: 2016

Delfin S.C.[1]

• Ecuadorian Serie A: 2019

Barcelona S.C.[1]

• Liga PRO Ecuador: 2020

Universitario de Deportes

• Peruvian Primera División: 2023
• Peruvian Primera División: 2024

References

1. "Williams Riveros profile". Soccerway. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
2. "Williams Riveros profile". BDFA. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
3. "Triunfo no alcanza". ABC. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
4. "Por la cabeza de Williams Riveros, Flandria volvió a festejar en casa". El Civismo. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
5. "Williams Riveros firmó contrato con Temperley". El Civismo. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
6. "Williams Rivero, nuevo refuerzo del Gasolero". Vavel. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
7. "Temperley y Olimpo concretaron su descenso al Nacional B" [Temperley and Olimpo completed their relegation to the Nacional B]. Infobae (in Spanish). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
8. "Williams Rivero, nuevo refuerzo de Delfín para segunda etapa". El Universo. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
9. "Williams Riveros hizo historia con el Delfín SC" [Williams Riveros made history with Delfín SC]. Versus (in Spanish). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
10. "Williams Riveros, nuevo jugador de Barcelona SC por las próximas cuatro temporadas" [Williams Riveros, new Barcelona SC player for the next four seasons]. El Universo (in Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
11. Sotomayor, Diego (22 January 2023). "¿Quién es Williams Riveros, defensor paraguayo que está cerca de llegar a Universitario?" [Who is Williams Riveros, Paraguayan defender who is close to arriving at Universitario?]. Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
12. Urbina, Diego (10 April 2023). "Williams Riveros: de ser vapuleado en su debut a ser considerado un estandarte en la defensa crema" [Williams Riveros: from being lambasted in his debut to being considered a standard bearer in the "crema" defense]. La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
13. Morales, Sandra (13 August 2023). "Universitario es puntero absoluto del Torneo Clausura tras ganar 1-0 a Binacional" [Universitario is the sole leader of the Clausura Phase after defeating Binacional 1-0]. Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
14. Esteves, Francisco (25 April 2024). "¿Hasta cuándo tiene contrato Williams Riveros en Universitario de Deportes?" [Until when does Williams Riveros have a contract in Universitario de Deportes?]. Líbero (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2024.

External links

• Williams Riveros at Soccerway