Alexis Rivera Curet

Alexis Rivera Curet
Personal information
Full name Alexis Rivera Curet
Date of birth (1982-10-29) October 29, 1982
Place of birth San Juan, Puerto Rico
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Bayamón F.C.
Number 6
Youth career
Atléticos de San Juan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Atléticos de San Juan
2004–2012 Puerto Rico Islanders 145 (1)
2014– Bayamón F.C. 0 (0)
National team
2004– Puerto Rico 27 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 30, 2012.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 16, 2012

Alexis "Pasa" Rivera Curet (born October 29, 1982 in San Juan) is a Puerto Rican footballer who currently plays for the National Premier Soccer League club Puerto Rico Bayamón.

Career

Club

Rivera began his career with Atléticos de San Juan in his native Puerto Rico. He participated in tournaments through England, South America, Spain with San Juan, and also represented Puerto Rico in the Caribbean and Central American Games

Rivera signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders prior to their first season in the A-League in 2004, and has been a part of the team ever since. He won the 2004 Athlete of the Year award from the Puerto Rico Soccer Federation, and was part of the Islanders team which won the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi finals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.

After the dissolution of the Islanders in 2012, Rivera continued play with local Puerto Rico teams as well as the national team, most recently earning the spot of Captain for the newly re-formed Puerto Rico Bayamon F.C., a team scheduled to commence play within the NPSL in its 2014 season and the CFU.

International

Rivera is also a full international for the Puerto Rico national football team, and played in two of Puerto Rico's qualifying games for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.He also play against Canada,St.Kitts and St.Lucia in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier.[1][2]

Alexis is one of the best known a Puerto Rican players by the fans.

Honors

Puerto Rico Islanders

References

http://puertoricofc.com/

External links

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