Cesar Rivera

Cesar Rivera

Personal information
Full name	Cesar Rivera Samaniego
Date of birth	August 25, 1986 (1986-08-25) (age 25)
Place of birth	Pomona, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Los Angeles Blues
Number	24
Youth career
2004–2005	Mt. San Antonio College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010	Los Angeles Azul Legends	10	(4)
2011–	Los Angeles Blues	13	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 13, 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Cesar Rivera Samaniego (born August 25, 1986) is an American soccer player currently playing for Los Angeles Blues in the USL Professional Division.

Career

College and amateur

Rivera played college soccer at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, California, where he was a junior college Second Team All-American.

After spending time training with Mexican clubs Necaxa and Morelia, and playing with numerous Los Angeles-area amateur teams, Rivera played with the Los Angeles Azul Legends in the USL Premier Development League in 2010.^[1]

Professional

Rivera turned professional when he signed with the expansion Los Angeles Blues of the new USL Professional League in February 2011.^[2] He made his professional debut - and scored his first professional goal - on April 15, 2011 in a 3-0 victory over Sevilla Puerto Rico^[3]

References

1. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2010/4069051.html#STATS
2. ^ Los Angeles Blues Sign First Three Players
3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175587.html

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Persondata
Name	Rivera, Cesar
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 25, 1986
Place of birth	Pomona, California, United States
Date of death
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