Steven Aldair Rivadeneyra del Villar (born 2 November 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sport Boys.

Steven Rivadeneyra
Personal information
Full name Steven Aldair Rivadeneyra del Villar
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lima, Peru
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sport Boys
Number 1
Youth career
Esther Grande
2012–2013 Juan Aurich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Juan Aurich 10 (0)
2015–2016 Universidad San Martín 7 (0)
2017 Alianza Atlético 27 (0)
2018–2019 Deportivo Municipal 63 (0)
2020 Deportivo Binacional 0 (0)
2020–2021 Alianza Lima 15 (0)
2022 Carlos A. Mannucci 8 (0)
2023 Deportivo Municipal 23 (0)
2024– Sport Boys 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:40, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

He has made over 175 appearances in the Peruvian Primera División for seven clubs, winning the 2021 title at Alianza Lima. He was called up for the Peru national football team in 2014 and went to the 2015 Pan American Games

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Lima to a military father and an accountant mother, Rivadeneyra was raised in the neighbourhood of Mariano Melgar in Arequipa. He began playing as a goalkeeper but was put as a forward once his team was winning.[1]

Rivadeneyra's first academy was Cristal de Arequipa, associated with Esther Grande, and he moved back to the capital to play for that club. After playing a friendly against the reserve team of Juan Aurich, he moved to the Chiclayo-based team in 2012 as they had a professional team. After two years in the reserves, his professional debut came on 7 June 2014 in a 2–1 home win over San Simón in the Peruvian Primera División.[1] He was playing due to injury to Erick Delgado.[2]

After spells at Universidad San Martín and Alianza Atlético, Rivadeneyra signed for Deportivo Municipal in 2018. That November, he extended his contract for another year.[3] He was linked with Alianza Lima after helping his club qualify for the Copa Sudamericana.[4] In the first round, his team lost 5–0 on aggregate to Colón of Argentina.[5]

Alianza Lima

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In December 2019 Rivadeneyra signed for reigning champions Deportivo Binacional, their first signing since winning the title against Alianza.[6] He cancelled his contract at the club from Juliaca within a month and moved to Alianza for two years,[7] arriving to replace Pedro Gallese, who had moved abroad.[8]

Despite being expected to fight for the title, Alianza were relegated in 2020 before being reinstated due to Carlos Stein's point deduction. Rivadeneyra said he used a sports psychologist to deal with the poor year, and the team subsequently won the league a year later.[9]

Later career

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In November 2021, Rivadeneyra signed for Carlos A. Mannucci for the coming season.[10] Having played only 8 games and conceded 15 goals, he moved a year later back to Deportivo Municipal.[11]

Deportivo Municipal and Rivadeneyra performed well in the first half of 2023, but administrative issues and poor results led to relegation, and he left in October.[12] In December, he signed for Sport Boys.[13]

International career

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In July 2014, Peru national football team manager Pablo Bengoechea called up Rivadeneyra for a friendly against Panama the following month.[2] He was unused as Gallese played the 3–0 win at the National Stadium of Peru.[8]

Rivadeneyra was also called up for the under-22 team at the football event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada.[14]

Honours

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Alianza Lima

References

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  1. ^ a b Arrunátegui Acosta, Víctor (5 July 2020). "Rivadeneyra recuerda sus inicios y lo que hizo para llegar a Alianza: "Preferí el fútbol que ser militar"" [Rivadeneyra remembers his beginnings and what he did to arrive at Alianza: "I preferred football to being in the military"]. El Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Conoce quiénes son los desconocidos convocados por Bengoechea" [Know who are the unknown players called up by Bengoechea] (in Spanish). América TV. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Steven Rivadeneyra renovó con Deportivo Municipal por todo el 2019 [FOTO]" [Steven Rivadeneyra renewed with Deportivo Municipal for all of 2019 [PHOTO]]. Libero (in Spanish). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Rivadeneyra: "Tenemos que demostrar de qué estamos hechos en la Sudamericana"" [Rivadeneyra: "We have to demonstrate what we are made of in the Copa Sudamericana"]. Ovación (in Spanish). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Deportivo Municipal perdió 2-0 ante Colón y quedó eliminado de la Copa Sudamericana" [Deportivo Municipal lost 2-0 against Colón and are eliminated from the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Fichajes Liga 1: Binacional anunció a Steven Rivadeneyra como su primer refuerzo para 2020" [Liga 1 signings: Binacional announced Steven Rivadeneyra as their first addition for 2020] (in Spanish). América TV. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ "OFICIAL: ¡Rivadeneyra firmó por Alianza Lima por dos temporadas!" [OFFICIAL: Rivadeneyra signed for Alianza Lima for two seasons!]. Ovación (in Spanish). 6 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Alianza Lima: Steven Rivadeneyra es el reemplazante de Pedro Gallese" [Alianza Lima: Steven Rivadeneyra is Pedro Gallese's replacement] (in Spanish). América TV. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b Alcántara, Grace Nole (19 September 2023). "Steven Rivadeneyra y su lucha constante: superó el descenso de Alianza Lima con ayuda psicológica y ahora pelea con Municipal por permanecer en Liga 1" [Steven Rivadeneyra and his constant battle: he overcame Alianza Lima's relegation with psychological help and now he fights with Municipal to stay in Liga 1] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Rivadeneyra fue oficializado como arquero de Carlos A. Mannucci" [Rivadeneyra was confirmed as a goalkeeper for Carlos A. Mannucci]. Ovación (in Spanish). 29 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Fichajes de la Liga 1: Steven Rivadeneyra es nuevo portero de Deportivo Municipal" [Liga 1 signings: Steven Rivadeneyra is new Deportivo Municipal goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Infobae. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Steven Rivadeneyra dejó Municipal y se convertirá en fichaje 'bomba' de campeón nacional" [Steven Rivadeneyra left Municipal and will become a 'bombshell' signing of the national champion]. Libero (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Rivadeneyra: "Boys tiene como objetivo consolidar el equipo en Primera División"" [Rivadeneyra: "Sport Boys have as their objective to consolidate the team in the Primera División"]. Ovación (in Spanish). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Selección peruana Sub 22: los 18 convocados para los Panamericanos 2015" [Peruvian under-22 national team: the 18 players called up for the 2015 Pan American games] (in Spanish). América TV. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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