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Joaquín Antonio Rivas Navarro (born 26 April 1992) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Early career

Rivas played college soccer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2010 to 2013.

After college, Rivas appeared for USL PDL side Kitsap Pumas in 2014.

Professional

Rivas signed for United Soccer League side Tulsa Roughnecks, now known as FC Tulsa, as of the start of the 2017 season.

Rivas moved to USL side Saint Louis FC ahead of their 2019 season.

Following Saint Louis FC folding at the end of the 2020 season, Rivas returned to FC Tulsa.

In June 2022, Rivas moved to Miami FC. Tulsa received Sean McFarlane on loan in return.

Rivas joined USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season.

Rivas currently holds the goalscoring title in the Black Gold Derby, which pits Tulsa against in-state rival Oklahoma City Energy FC.

International career

Rivas made his debut for the El Salvador national team on 16 November 2018 in a CONCACAF Nations League qualifier against Bermuda, as a half-time substitute for Jaime Alas.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 November 2018	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	Haiti	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	11 July 2021	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States	Guatemala	2–0	2–0	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	24 July 2021	State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States	Qatar	1–3	2–3	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4.				2–3

References

1. "Joaquin Rivas - Men's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslpdl.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Republic FC Adds Four New Faces - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
4. "Saint Louis Signs El Salvador International Rivas". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
5. "Joaquin Rivas Set for Second Stint in Tulsa". December 2020.
6. Borer, Sarah. "El Salvador Forward Joaquín Rivas Joins Miami FC from FC Tulsa". Miami FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
7. "El Salvador international Joaquin Rivas moves to Locomotive FC". 20 November 2023.
8. "Bermuda v El Salvador game report". ESPN. 16 November 2018.
9. "Joaquín Rivas". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

• Joaquin Rivas at Soccerway.com
• Joaquin Rivas at WorldFootball.net
• Joaquin Rivas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Joaquin Rivas at FBref.com
• Sacramento player profile

v t e El Salvador squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1 González 2 Sibrián 3 Domínguez 4 Zavaleta 5 Rodríguez 6 Orellana 7 Cerén 8 J. Pérez 9 Martinez 10 Moreno 11 J. Portillo 12 Monterroza 13 Larín 14 Rivas 15 Roldan 16 Rugamas / Lemus  17 Henríquez 18 Pleitéz 19 Renderos 20 I. Portillo 21 Tamacas 22 Carabantes 23 Márquez Coach: H. Pérez
Lemus replaced Rugamas after the group stage.

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