Janny Rivera (born 16 August 1988) is a Colombian professional

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who plays for

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as a

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Career

Born in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, 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

in March 2014. Janny made his professional debut on April 19, 2014 at home against the

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. The Silverbacks lost the game 2-1 and Rivera was cautioned with a yellow card.

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* 1988 births Living people Clayton State University alumni Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers South Carolina Gamecocks men's soccer players Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players {{Colombia-footy-midfielder-stub