Carlos Augusto Rivas Murillo (born 15 April 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a

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Club career

Once Caldas

Born in

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, Rivas began his career in the youth ranks of local club Jamundí F. C.. In 2009 he joined the youth ranks of

América de Cali América de Cali S. A., best known as América de Cali or América, is a Colombian professional football club based in Cali. It competes in the Categoría Primera A, the top-flight league of Colombian football. The team plays its home games at ...

, but only stayed at the club for six months. After leaving América he joined

Once Caldas Once Caldas S.A., simply known as Once Caldas, is a professional Colombian Association football, football team based in Manizales, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club plays its home games at Estadio Palogrande. The club wa ...

. Rivas eventually joined the first team and made his

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debut in 2012. On 9 May 2012, Rivas scored his first goal as a professional, scoring a late winner in a 3–2 victory over

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in a

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match.

Deportivo Cali

In 2013 Rivas joined

Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful football t ...

at the request of coach Leonel Álvarez, with the club eventually buying his rights during June 2014. On 14 August 2013, Rivas made his debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw with

Unión Magdalena Unión Magdalena () commonly known as El Unión, and nicknamed as El Ciclón Bananero (The Banana Cyclone) and also Los Samarios (The Samarios), is a Colombian football club from the city of Santa Marta, capital of the department of Magdalena De ...

, a match in which Deportivo would advance to the next round on penalties. On 18 September 2013, Rivas scored his first goal with Deportivo Cali in a 2–1 loss to

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which eliminated the club from the cup. On 23 November 2013, Rivas scored his first league goal to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over his former club

. On 29 January 2014, Rivas captured his first title with Cali as his side defeated

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on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate in the

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. On 16 March 2014, Rivas scored his first two goals of the season to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over

Patriotas Boyacá Patriotas Boyacá, also known as Patriotas, is a professional Colombian football team based in Tunja, that plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the La Independencia stadium. History Patriotas was founded in 2003 by th ...

. On 8 April 2014, Rivas scored his first goal in

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in a 3–2 loss to

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. He added another brace on 3 August, in a 2–0 victory over

Deportivo Pasto Asociación Deportivo Pasto, also known as Deportivo Pasto, is a Colombian professional football team based in the city of Pasto, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Estadio Departamental Libertad ...

. On 28 August, Rivas scored his first goal in the

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, helping Cali to a 3–0 victory over Peruvian side

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. On 17 September, Rivas scored a second half equalizer to help Cali to a 2–2 draw with

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at the

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in the

. He ended the 2014 season with 15 goals in 42 matches across all competitions.

Orlando City SC

In December 2014 it was reported that

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would be signing Rivas for a $1.5 million fee from Deportivo Cali. On 26 January 2015,

officially announced the signing of Rivas. He made his debut with Orlando City on 8 March 2015 in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 17 June 2015, Rivas scored his first three goals for Orlando City, all on penalty kicks, in a 4–4 draw with

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in the

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. Orlando went on to win the match after penalty kicks to advance in the tournament. On 30 April 2016, Rivas scored his first league goal for Orlando City, scoring a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw with

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. On 29 April 2017, Rivas scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 17 May 2017, Rivas came into the match as a second half substitute and scored Orlando City's lone goal to help the club to a 1–1 draw against SJ Earthquakes.

New York Red Bulls

On 3 January 2018, Rivas was traded to

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, along with teammate

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, in exchange for

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and $150,000 of Target Allocation Money. On 22 February 2018, Rivas made his debut for New York, coming on in the second half in a 1–1 draw against CD Olimpia in the first leg of the round of 16 match of the

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. On March 10, 2018, he scored two goals on his Red Bulls league debut in a 4–0 victory over

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. During the season Rivas was loaned to New York affiliate side

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, and on May 27, 2018, he scored his first goal for the side in a 4-1 victory over

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. On 9 July 2018, Rivas was loaned to

for the remainder of 2018. Rivas was released by New York in December 2018.

Hapoel Ra'anana

On 25 July 2019, Rivas joined Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. for their 2019-2020 season on a free transfer.

Career statistics

Personal

Rivas holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivas, Carlos 1994 births Living people Colombian men's footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Once Caldas footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Orlando City SC players New York Red Bulls players New York Red Bulls II players Atlético Nacional footballers Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players C.D. Cuenca footballers Llaneros F.C. players La Equidad footballers Juan Aurich footballers Men's association football forwards Categoría Primera A players Major League Soccer players USL Championship players Designated Players (MLS) Israeli Premier League players People from Jamundí Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Peru Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Peru Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department 21st-century Colombian sportsmen