Rigoberto Rivas

Rigoberto Manuel Rivas Vindel (born 31 July 1998) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Serie B club Reggina 1914 and the Honduras national team.

Club Career

Early life

Rivas was born in Balfate, Honduras. As a young child, his mother left Honduras for Spain in search of a better future, but she was unlucky enough to find a job. She then decided to move to Italy, where there she could establish herself, and Rivas left Honduras at the age of 11 to reunite with his mother. Rivas speaks both Spanish and Italian.

Prato

After brief stints with local Florence clubs, Fiorentina and Sestese, Rivas joined Lega Pro club Prato in 2013. He made his professional debut on 8 May 2016, in a 3–1 home victory over Savona in the league.

Internazionale

On 30 August 2016, Rivas joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan from Prato. He was a member of the under-19 team that won 2016–17 Campionato Nazionale Primavera, defeating Fiorentina 2–1 in the final.

He received his first call-up to Inter's first team for the final Serie A match of the season against Udinese on 28 May 2017 by Stefano Vecchi, who was the coach of the youth team as well as a caretaker for the first team. Rivas was an unused substitute in a 5–2 win. He made his non-competitive debut for the first team on 9 July 2017, in a preseason game against WSG Wattens. He was signed by Inter outright on 7 July.

Loan to Brescia

On 31 August 2017, he was signed by Serie B club Brescia on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. On 10 September, he made his Serie B debut for Brescia as a substitute, replacing Matteo Cortesi in the 64th minute of a 1–0 away win over Parma. On 8 October, Rivas played his first match as a starter for Brescia, a 3–0 away defeat against Virtus Entella, he was replaced by Alessandro Martinelli in the 74th minute. On 20 October, he played his first entire match for Brescia,

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