Gelmin Rivas facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is Boada.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cumaná, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | Deportivo Anzoátegui | 80 | (23) |
| 2013–2015 | Deportivo Táchira | 76 | (40) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Ittihad | 25 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | Sharjah | 26 | (13) |
| 2017–2019 | Al-Hilal | 36 | (10) |
| 2019 | Al-Rayyan | 7 | (4) |
| 2019 | Boston River | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Ankaragücü | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | D.C. United | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | Al-Shorta | 9 | (6) |
| 2021 | Rionegro Águilas | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Al-Khaldiya SC | ? | (2) |
| 2023 | Deportivo La Guaira | 23 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2015 | Venezuela | 3 | (0) |
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Gelmin Javier Rivas Boada (born 23 March 1989) is a Venezuelan footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Rivas joined MLS side, D.C. United on 31 August 2020. On 6 September 2020, Rivas made his debut in a 0–0 draw against New York City FC. He scored his first goal for United on 24 October 2020, in a 2–1 win over Atlanta United. He was released by D.C. United on November 30, 2020.
International career
Rivas made his senior international debut for the Venezuela national team on 29 May 2010 against Canada (1–1), after he came on as a substitute for Miku in the 90th minute of that game.
Statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Anzoátegui | 2009–10 | Venezuelan Primera División | 16 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | ||||||
| Total | 80 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | 85 | 23 | |||||
| Deportivo Táchira | 2012–13 | Venezuelan Primera División | 14 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 38 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 76 | 40 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 83 | 42 | |||||
| Al-Ittihad | 2015–16 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | |
| Sharjah | 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||
| Al Hilal | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 15 | |||
| Al Rayyan | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 10 | ||
| Boston River | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Ankaragücü | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| D.C. United | 2020 | MLS | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Al-Shorta | 2020–21 | Iraqi Premier League | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| Rionegro Águilas | 2021 | Categoría Primera A | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Al-Khaldiya | 2021–22 | Bahraini Premier League | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 41 | 15 | |||||||||
| Career total | 294 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 332 | 146 | ||
Honours
Anzoátegui
- Copa de Venezuela: 2012
Tachira
- Venezuelan Primera División: 2014–15
Al Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2017–18
- Saudi Super Cup: 2018
See also
In Spanish: Gelmin Rivas para niños
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