Cristian Rivera Hernández

Cristian Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Rivera Hernández
Date of birth	(1997-07-09) 9 July 1997
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oviedo
Number	29
Youth career
	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Oviedo B	20	(0)
2015–	Oviedo	15	(1)
International career‡
2015	Spain U18	2	(0)
2014–2016	Spain U19	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 March 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Cristian Rivera Hernández (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Rivera was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. In July 2013 he nearly joined Atlético Madrid, but his transfer was blocked by Sporting's board and he was left out of the Juvenil squad; on 2 September of the following year he moved to Real Oviedo instead.

Initially appearing with the B-team in Tercera División, Rivera was called up to the main squad in May 2015. He made his first team debut on the 16th, starting in a 2–3 away loss against Coruxo FC for the Segunda División B championship.

Rivera made his professional debut on 4 October 2015, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diego Aguirre in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against RCD Mallorca. Thirteen days later he scored his first goal in the category, netting his team's last in a 3–2 home win against AD Alcorcón.

Honours

• Segunda División B: 2014–15

External links

• Cristian Rivera profile at BDFutbol
• Cristian Rivera at Soccerway