Mario Rivas Viondi (born 27 March 2000) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha, Rivas was a

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

youth graduate, after starting it out at

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. On 16 July 2019, after finishing his formation, he signed for Tercera División side

CD Móstoles URJC Club Deportivo Móstoles URJC, formerly CDE El Soto and CD Juventud Móstoles, is a Spanish football team based in Móstoles, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1996, it plays in Segunda División RFEF - Group 1, holding home gam ...

. Rivas made his senior debut on 1 September 2019, playing the last 26 minutes in a 2–1 away win over

CF Pozuelo de Alarcón Club de Fútbol Pozuelo de Alarcón is a football team based in Pozuelo de Alarcón in the autonomous Community of Madrid. Founded in 1995, the team plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7. The club's home ground is '' Estadio Valle de las Ca ...

. He scored his first senior goal on 29 November 2020, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 away draw against CD Leganés B. On 2 January 2021, Rivas moved to

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

and was assigned to the B-team also in the fourth division. He made his first team debut on 29 October, coming on as a late substitute for

Javier Eraso Javier Eraso Goñi (; born 22 March 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SD Amorebieta. Club career Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Eraso graduated from Athletic Bilbao's youth setup, and started playing as a senio ...

in a 0–1 loss at UD Almería in the

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Personal life

Rivas' twin brother Óscar is also a footballer; a defender, he was also groomed at Getafe. Their father

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was also a footballer.

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