Édson Rivera

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Édson Rivera
Personal information
Full name Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas
Date of birth (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Atlas
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2011 Club Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 S.C. Braga 1 (0)
2013– Atlas 45 (4)
2015 Santos Laguna (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2011 Mexico U-20 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Édson Ulises Rivera Vargas (born 4 November 1991 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Santos Laguna in the Liga MX.

Early life

Edson began playing football at age 6. He has been playing for the youth systems of Club Atlas for seven years.[1]

Club career

Atlas

Rivera began playing with Club Atlas' lower division team in Tepic, Nayarit in the 2004–05 season. He has played for their youth system for about 7 seasons and has yet to debut with their First Division. He had a stint with Atlas' other team Académicos de Guadalajara in the 2008–09 season.

Braga

After his participation in Mexico's U20 World Cup campaign where they would finish third place, and where he finished as their top scorer with three goals, Rivera signed a five-year contract with Braga of the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee.[2]

Rivera was handed a start by Braga boss Leonardo Jardim in a 2–1 win at Beira-Mar in a league match.

Return to Atlas

On November 16, 2012, Rivera was presented as the first signing of Atlas for the Clausura 2013 tournament.[3] He scored his first goal of the season on February 9, 2013 against Atlante F.C., in which he dedicated it to his mother who died that same week.

International career

Mexico U20

He has been involved with the Mexico national football team in U-20. He competed in tournaments such as the 2011 Toulon Tournament in France. He was also Mexico's top scorer in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Club

Santos Laguna

International

Mexico

References

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