Emmanuel Riviere

Emmanuel Jose Riviere (born 3 March 1990) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who currently plays for Serie B club Crotone. Riviere primarily plays in the lead striker role, but can also operate on the wings. He was a French youth international having played at all levels before switching to represent the Martinique national football team.

Club Career

Early career

Riviere began his football career playing on the French overseas department of Martinique playing for local side Espoir Sainte-Luce in the commune of Sainte-Luce. He attracted interest from French clubs on the mainland after his performances at the annual Coupe Nationale des 14 ans, which was held at the Clairefontaine academy. Notable clubs that scouted him included Paris Saint-Germain, Lyon and Saint-Etienne. The player signed for Saint-Etienne citing the club's history stating, "The ASSE is legendary in Martinique. They're a very big club. My family was happy to see me sign here. My father, who follows a lot of football, talks about them often."

Saint-Etienne

During his early years at the club, former Saint-Etienne striker and fellow Martiniquais Frederic Piquionne served as a mentor. Riviere made his debut in the reserves at the age of 16. During the summer of 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal, which kept him with the Rhone-Alpes-based outfit until 2011.

For the duration of 2008, Riviere did not see any playing time with the senior team; he featured only in the reserves. He made his professional debut on 3 January 2009 in a Coupe de France match against Bordeaux. He started the match and played the full 90 minutes with Saint-Etienne picking up a 1–0 victory courtesy of a goal from Bafetimbi Gomis in the 74th minute. He made his league debut on 31 January in a match against rivals Lyon, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute; the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Riviere scored his first career goal for Saint-Etienn

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