Óscar Rivas (footballer)

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Óscar Rivas
Personal information
Full name Óscar Rivas Viondi
Date of birth (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Albacete, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Alcorcón
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2018 Atlético Madrid
2018–2019 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Móstoles 24 (2)
2021 Alcorcón B 12 (0)
2021– Alcorcón 42 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Óscar Rivas Viondi (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for AD Alcorcón.

Club career[edit]

Born in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha, Rivas was a Getafe CF youth graduate, after starting out at Atlético Madrid.[1] On 17 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he signed for Tercera División side CD Móstoles URJC.[2]

Rivas made his senior debut on 25 August 2019, starting in a 2–3 home loss against AD Torrejón CF. He scored his first goal on 3 November, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of CD Paracuellos Antamira.

In July 2021, Rivas moved to AD Alcorcón and was assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División RFEF.[3] He made his first-team debut on 15 December, starting in a 1–2 extra time away loss against Sporting de Gijón in the season's Copa del Rey.[4]

Rivas scored his first professional goal on 27 March 2022, netting his team's only in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid.[5] On 21 April, he renewed his contract until 2024, with an option for another two years.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Rivas' twin brother Mario is also a footballer; a forward, he was also groomed at Getafe. Their father Antonio was also a footballer.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ganador de la Liga Promises, sueña con llegar al Borussia Dortmund" [Winner of La Liga Promises, dreams of reaching Borussia Dortmund] (in Spanish). Pobla FM. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FICHAJES | Óscar Rivas es la nueva pieza del puzzle azulón" [SIGNINGS | Óscar Rivas is the new piece of the blue puzzle] (in Spanish). CD Móstoles URJC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Comienza el proyecto del Alcorcón B 2021–2022" [The project of Alcorcón B 2021–2022 starts] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Djurdjevic sostiene a Gallego" [Djurdjevic sustains Gallego] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "El Valladolid recupera la fe ante un Alcorcón peleón" [Valladolid recover the faith against a combative Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Óscar Rivas, renovado" [Óscar Rivas, renewed] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Los gemelos Rivas se miden en el CD Móstoles URJC - Leganés B" [The Rivas twins face each other in CD Móstoles URJC - Leganés B] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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