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Full name
  
Janny Rivera

Current team
  
Atlanta Silverbacks

Playing position
  
Midfielder


Height
  
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Place of birth
  
Colombia

Name
  
Janny Rivera

Date of birth
  
(1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 (age 27)

Janny Rivera (born 16 August 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Atlanta Silverbacks as a Midfielder.

Career

Born in Colombia, Rivera was an NSCAA All American at Louisburg College (NC) and played his junior year at University of South Carolina before joining Clayton State.

Rivera also spent 2012 with the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves before he signed a contract with the pro club Atlanta Silverbacks on March 2014.

Janny made his professional debut on April 19, 2014 at home against the San Antonio Scorpions. The Silverbacks lost the game 2-1 and Rivera was cautioned with a yellow card.

References

Janny Rivera Wikipedia