Nelson Rivas

Nelson Rivas
2
Defender
  • Montreal Impact
  • 5' 11"
  • 180 lbs.
  • 03-25-1983
  • Pradera, Colombia

Career Statistics (Regular Season)

Year Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
2012 Montreal Impact 2 2 0 152 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
Career Totals 2 2 0 152 1 3 0 3 0 1 0

2012 Season Statistics

Competition Club GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
MLS Regular Season Montreal Impact 2 2 0 152 1 3 0 3 0 1 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2010/2011: Played one Coppa Italia game with Inter Milan on Jan. 12, against Genoa… Was then loaned to Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for part of the 2011 season… Ended his contract with Inter by mutual consent on Aug. 31, 2011… Became the first player to sign a contract with the Impact for the 2012 season in MLS, on Oct. 3.

2009/2010: Was loaned to AS Livorno, in Serie A, where he played 16 matches scoring two goals, against Sampdoria and Fiorentina. Also started one Coppa Italia game, against Inter.

2008/2009: Won the Italian Super Cup against AC Roma…Played four Serie A games, again helping Inter to a league championship… Also played one Champions League game, in the Round of 16 against Manchester United, and one Coppa Italia game.

2007/2008: Transferred to prestigious Italian first division club Internazionale Milano in July 2007, for €7.5 million (approximately CND$10.5 million)… Made his debut with Inter in a Champions League match against Fenerbahçe, on Sept. 19, 2007… Played 11 games and helped Inter win the Serie A championship, while also playing five Coppa Italia games and three Champions League games.

2006/2007: Made his debut with legendary club CA River Plate in Argentina against CA Lunus, on Jan. 11, 2007… Played nine games and 615 minutes in the Premier Liga.

2004 – 2006: Re-joined Deportivo Cali, scoring two goals in more than 100 career games with Deportivo, winning the Copa Mustang for the second time of his career in 2005.

2003: Played three games with Deportivo Cali from January to June, and 18 games with Deportes Tolima, between June and December, helping the team win its first Copa Mustang, Columbia’s first division championship.

2002: Made his professionnal debut with Deportivo Pasto, playing 12 games in Colombian first division.

INTERNATIONAL
Played one game with the Colombian national team.

Regular Season Game Log

Date Match Result Appearance MINS G A SHT SOG FC FS Y R
5/12/2012 LA @ MTL T 1-1 Started 90 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0
5/5/2012 MTL @ KC W 2-0 Started 62 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
4/28/2012 POR @ MTL W 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/18/2012 MTL @ DC T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/14/2012 MTL @ DAL L 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/7/2012 TOR @ MTL W 1-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4/4/2012 MTL @ RSL L 0-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/31/2012 MTL @ NY L 2-5 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/24/2012 MTL @ CLB L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/17/2012 CHI @ MTL T 1-1 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3/10/2012 MTL @ VAN L 0-2 Unused Sub 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GP: Games Played, GS: Games Started, G: Goals, MIN: Minutes Played, A: Assists, SHT: Shots, SOG: Shots on Goal, FC: Fouls Committed, OFF: Offsides, Y: Yellow Cards, R: Red Cards, GF: Goals For, GA: Goals Against, SO: Shutouts, SV: Saves, PKA: Penalty Kick Attempts, PKG: Penalty Kick Goals, PKS: Penalty Kick Saves