Daniel Rivas (footballer)

Daniel Rivas
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge
Date of birth (2001-12-06) December 6, 2001
Place of birth Paraguarí, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Cerro Porteño 49 (1)
2024 Nacional 29 (1)
2025 Cerro Porteño 6 (0)
2025– AVS 2 (0)
International career‡
2024 Paraguay U23 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 July 2024

Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge, known as Daniel Rivas (born December 6, 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club AVS.

Club career

Daniel Rivas developed through the youth ranks of Club Cerro Porteño.[1] He made his debut in the Paraguayan Primera División on July 13, 2019, in a 2–0 victory for Cerro Porteño against Deportivo Santaní.[2] He won the Apertura 2020[3] and the Clausura 2021[4] with Cerro Porteño.

In 2024, he was loaned to Nacional for a season.[5] In 2025, he returned to Cerro.[6]

In July 2025, Rivas signed with AVS Futebol SAD of Primeira Liga, the first division of Portugal.[7]

International career

Rivas was part of the Paraguay U23 squad that won the 2024 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela.[8] He also played in all four of Paraguay’s matches at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.[9]

In September 2024, he received his first call-up to the senior national team due to the injury of Santiago Arzamendia, to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) against Uruguay and Brazil.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 August 2025[11]
Season Club League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Cerro Porteño 2019 Paraguayan Primera División 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2020 Paraguayan Primera División 3 0 — — 3 0
2021 Paraguayan Primera División 9 0 — 0 0 9 0
2022 Paraguayan Primera División 15 0 — 6[a] 0 21 0
2023 Paraguayan Primera División 15 1 — 5[a] 0 20 1
Total 49 1 0 0 11 0 60 1
Nacional 2024 Paraguayan Primera División 29 1 0 0 11[b] 1 40 2
Club Cerro Porteño 2025 Paraguayan Primera División 6 0 0 0 3[a] 0 9 0
AVS Futebol SAD 2025–26 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 86 2 0 0 25 1 111 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Five appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, six appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club

International

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Rivas joins Tricolor on loan for one year". D10 (in Spanish). 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ^ "The Under-19: Ovelar, no; Rivas, yes - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  3. ^ "New additions: Miers, Rivas, and Ñamandú". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  4. ^ "Like a storm! Cerro Porteño wins the Clausura 2021". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  5. ^ "Nacional: Daniel Rivas joins the club". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  6. ^ "Jara y Rivas retornan a Cerro Porteño - Fútbol - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  7. ^ "Daniel Rivas viajó a Portugal para oficializar el pase a AVS". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. ^ "A cheer waited for 32 years". D10 (in Spanish). 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  9. ^ "Paraguay confirms squad for Paris 2024 debut". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  10. ^ "Daniel Rivas, convocado de urgencia a la selección nacional - Selección Paraguaya - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  11. ^ "L. Rivas, Cerro Porteño". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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