Full name Cesar Rivera Samaniego Role Soccer player Position Midfielder Name Cesar Rivera | Number 10 Playing position Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1986-08-25) August 25, 1986 (age 29) Place of birth Pomona, California, United States 2004–2005 Mt. San Antonio College | ||
Education Mt. San Antonio College Current team Orange County Blues FC | ||
Golazo of the Week- César Rivera/LA Wolves
Cesar Rivera Samaniego (born August 25, 1986 in Pomona, California) is an American soccer player currently playing for Orange County Blues FC in USL ro.
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College and amateur
Rivera played college soccer at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, where he was a junior college Second Team All-American.
After spending time training with Mexican clubs Necaxa and Morelia, and playing with numerous Los Angeles-area amateur teams, Rivera played with the Los Angeles Azul Legends in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.
Professional
Rivera turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2011. He made his professional debut – and scored his first professional goal – on April 15, 2011 in a 3–0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico
He was released by the LA Blues following the conclusion of the 2011 USL Pro season, and subsequently signed to play for the Los Angeles Misioneros in the USL Premier Development League in 2012. He scored his first goal for his new club on his debut, a 4-1 opening-day loss to Fresno Fuego.