Williams Riveros

Paraguayan footballer (born 1992)

Williams Riveros
Riveros in 2023
Personal information
Full name Williams Ismael Riveros Ibáñez
Date of birth (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992 (age 31)
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 17 (1)
*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 2019.[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
Career total 212 16 10 0 — 4 0 0 0 165 12
  1. ^ Includes the Copa Argentina

Honours

Flandria[1]
Delfin S.C.[1]
Barcelona S.C.[1]
Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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
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