Christian Hernando Rivera Cuéllar (born 14 January 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Pachuca.
Club career Early career Born in Cali, Rivera is the son of Hernando and Yenny. He began playing football at age four at the Universidad Santiago de Cali, where his mother worked as a teacher. When Rivera turned nine, he joined the Sarmiento Lora academy where he had to balance his football training and studies. In 2012, Rivera was selected from three players at Sarmiento Lora, including future first team teammate Alveiro Sánchez, to join local club Deportivo Cali.
Colombia Rivera made his professional debut for Cali on 17 February 2016 against Fortaleza. He came on as a late stoppage time substitute as Cali won 1–0. Midway through the 2016 season, at the start of the Torneo Finalización, Rivera joined Deportivo Pasto, making his debut on 10 July against Boyacá Chicó as a halftime substitute in the 2–0 victory.
The next season, on 3 February 2017, Rivera scored his first professional goal for Pasto against Cortuluá. His 89th-minute goal was the fourth in a 4–0 victory. Prior to the second half of the season, Rivera returned to Deportivo Cali, making his debut on 5 July 2017 against Cúcuta Deportivo. On 26 July, Rivera scored a brace for Cali against Cúcuta Deportivo in the second leg of the Copa Colombia in a 3–1 victory.
During the 2019 season, Rivera finished as the top goalscorer in the Copa Colombia where he led Deportivo Cali to final against Independiente Medellín.
Tijuana On 3 January 2020, Rivera joined Liga MX club Tijuana on loan with a purchase option. He made his debut for the club on 10 January 2020 against Santos Laguna, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory. Prior to the Torneo Guardianes 2021, Rivera joined Tijuana on a permanent basis.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDeportivo Cali2016Categoría Primera A1000030—130Deportivo Pasto2016Categoría Primera A14020——1602017Categoría Primera A18240——222Total32260——382Deportivo Cali2017Categoría Primera A10032——1322018Categoría Primera A1622020—2022019Categoría Primera A4447340—557Total70612560—8811Tijuana2019–20Liga MX10061——1612020–21Liga MX300———3002021–22Liga MX321———3212022–23Liga MX120——201402023–24Liga MX327——10337Total116861—301259Querétaro (loan)2022–23Liga MX161———161Career total24417246903028023
References
External links
Profile at Tijuana