Blás Riveros

Blás Riveros
Personal information
Full name Blás Miguel Riveros Galeano
Date of birth (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998
Place of birth Itauguá, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
FC Basel
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2015 Olimpia Asunción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Olimpia Asunción 20 (0)
2016– FC Basel 1 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Paraguay U17 11 (0)
2016– Paraguay 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2016

Blás Riveros (born 3 February 1998) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a defender for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League and for the Paraguay national football team.

Club career

Olimpia Asunción

Riveros started his professional career with Olimpia Asunción in the Primera División Paraguaya after coming through their youth system. He lifted the Primera División title with the club in 2015.

Basel

On 4 May 2016 FC Basel announced that they had signed Riveros on a five-year deal. Due to Riveros commitments with the Paraguay national football team in the Copa America, he was not be expected to join the Basel first team until the beginning of July.[1]

International career

On 28 May 2016 Riveros made his debut for the Paraguay national football team against Mexico and he played the full game. He was named in Paraguay's squad for the Copa América Centenario.[2] He failed to make an appearance, however, as Paraguay were eliminated at the group stages without having recorded a win.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 June 2016
Appearances, goals and assists by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpia Asunción 2014–15 Paraguayan Primera División 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2015–16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 11 0
Career Total 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0

References

  1. FC Basel 1893 (2016). "Der FC Basel 1893 verpflichtet Blás Riveros". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  2. Rojas, Roberto (31 May 2016). "Copa America Centenario: Paraguay Team Preview". Vavel. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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