Leonardo Daniel Rivas Conge, known as Daniel Rivas (born December 6, 2001) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS.
Club career Daniel Rivas developed through the youth ranks of Club Cerro Porteño. He made his debut in the Paraguayan Primera División on July 13, 2019, in a 2–0 victory for Cerro Porteño against Deportivo Santaní. He won the Apertura 2020 and the Clausura 2021 with Cerro Porteño.
In 2024, he was loaned to Nacional for a season. In 2025, he returned to Cerro.
In July 2025, Rivas signed with AVS Futebol SAD of Primeira Liga, the first division of Portugal.
International career Rivas was part of the Paraguay U23 squad that won the 2024 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament held in Venezuela. He also played in all four of Paraguay's matches at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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.
Career statistics
Club
SeasonClubLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsClub Cerro Porteño2019Paraguayan Primera División700000702020Paraguayan Primera División30——302021Paraguayan Primera División90—00902022Paraguayan Primera División150—602102023Paraguayan Primera División151—50201Total49100110601Nacional2024Paraguayan Primera División29100111402Club Cerro Porteño2025Paraguayan Primera División60003090AVS Futebol SAD2025–26Primeira Liga2000—20Career total862002511113
Honours
Club
Winner of the Paraguayan Primera División (2): 2020 (Apertura), 2021 (Clausura). Runner-up of the Paraguayan Primera División (5): 2019 (Apertura), 2022 (Apertura & Clausura), 2023 (Apertura & Clausura). Runner-up of the Copa Paraguay (1): 2024. Runner-up of the Supercopa Paraguay (1): 2021.
International
Winner of the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament (1): 2024.
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