Place of birth Gijón, Spain Number 6 Height 1.9 m | Playing position Years Team Weight 80 kg | |
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Full name Cristian Rivera Hernández Date of birth (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 19) Current team SD Eibar (#6 / Midfielder) Similar Rubén Peña, Mauro dos Santos, Ander Capa, Gonzalo Escalante, Anaitz Arbilla Profiles | ||
Cristian Rivera Hernández (born 9 July 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Eibar as a midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Gijón, Asturias, Rivera was a Sporting de Gijón youth graduate. In July 2013 he nearly joined Atlético Madrid, but his transfer was blocked by Sporting's board and he was left out of the Juvenil squad; on 2 September of the following year he moved to Real Oviedo instead.
Initially appearing with the B-team in Tercera División, Rivera was called up to the main squad in May 2015. He made his first team debut on the 16th, starting in a 2–3 away loss against Coruxo FC for the Segunda División B championship.
Rivera made his professional debut on 4 October 2015, coming on as a half-time substitute for Diego Aguirre in a 1–1 Segunda División home draw against RCD Mallorca. Thirteen days later he scored his first goal in the category, netting his team's last in a 3–2 home win against AD Alcorcón.
On 1 July 2016, Rivera signed a three-year deal with La Liga side SD Eibar.