Verónica Riveros

Verónica Riveros
Personal information
Full name Hilda Verónica Riveros Izquierdo[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987[1]
Place of birth Paraguay
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Centre back[3][1]
Team information
Current team
Mirassol
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UAA
2013–2019 Foz Cataratas 69 (10)
2020 Avaí/Kindermann 0 (0)
2021 Napoli 15 (0)
2022 São José 9 (0)
2023 Avaí 0 (0)
2024–2025 Independiente del Valle
2026– Mirassol
International career‡
2006 Paraguay U20 1+ (1)
2006– Paraguay 14 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 November 2019

Hilda Verónica Riveros Izquierdo (born 23 April 1987), known as Verónica Riveros,[4] is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Brazilian Paulistão F club Mirassol[5] and the Paraguay women's national team. She was also a member of the national under-20 team.

International career

Riveros represented Paraguay at the 2006 South American U-20 Women's Championship. At the senior level, she played four Copa América Femenina editions (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018).

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
18 September 2014Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca, Ecuador Bolivia
2–0
10–2
2014 Copa América Femenina

References

  1. 1 2 3 Verónica Riveros at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Elenco" (in Portuguese). Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube.
  4. ↑ "Verónica Riveros" (in Spanish). Copa América Femenina Chile 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Basile, Mônica (17 March 2026). "Paraguaia Verónica Riveros é o novo reforço do Mirassol". Campo Delas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 May 2026.