Wilmarie Rivera

Wilmarie Rivera
Personal information
Full nameWilmarie Rivera Roldan
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Spike294 cm (116 in)
Block288 cm (113 in)
College / UniversityPennsylvania State University
University of Louisville
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current teamKuzeyboru
Number12
Career
YearsTeams
  • 2015–2017
  • 2017–2019
  • 2019–2020
  • 2019–2020
  • 2020–2022
  • 2021–2022
  • 2022–2023
  • 2023–2024
  • 2024–2025
  • 2025–2026
  • 2026–
National team
2011-2013Puerto Rico U18
2013Puerto Rico U20
2013-Puerto Rico
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Santo DomingoTeam

Wilmarie Rivera Roldan (born February 14, 1997)[1] is a professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for the Turkish Women's Volleyball League team Kuzeyboru, and the Puerto Rico national team.[2]

Early years

Rivera started playing volleyball at the age of eight.[3] She continued playing during her education at Saint Francis High School. She captained the school team four years long and was the "Most Valuable Player". Additionally, she performed athletics and softball.[1][4]

In 2015, she started to play as a setter for the college volleyball team Penn State Nittany Lions.[1] In her first year, she appeared in twenty matches, seeing action in 50 sets totaling 78 digs, 27 assists and six aces.[4] In 2017, after changing her college, she played for Louisville Cardinals.[4]

Club career

Returned home, Rivera joined the senior team of Amazonas de Trujillo Alto, and debuted in January 2019. After her first season in the Liga de Voleibol Superior Femenino (LVSF) of Puerto Rico, she was honored with the "Rookie of Year" and "Setter of the Year" awards, winning both recognitions the second time after 2011.[5] She played for Valencianas de Juncos in her country, and then she was with Volley-Ball Club Chamalières in France and Rote Raben Vilsbiburg in Germany before she joined Orlando Valkyries in Florida, United States.[6] After playing for Orlando Valkyries in 2024, she transferred to Columbus Fury in Ohio, U.S. for the 2025 season.[3]

Rivera returned to the island to join Cangrejeras de Santurce the 2026 season. The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation selected her as the "Comeback Player of the Year for the Women's Superior Volleyball League (LVSF) 2026".[7]

In June 2026, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with the Aksaray-based club Kuzeyboru to play in the topflight Turkish Women's Volleyball League.[8]

International career

Women's U18 team

Rivera was part of the Puerto Rico women's U18 national team at the 2013 Women's U18 Pan-American Volleyball Cup. She won the silver medal and was named the 1Best Setter". The same year, she won th bronze medal at the 2013 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championshipe.[1]

Women's senior team

As a member of the women's national team, she played at the 2023 Women’s NORCECA International League Final Four in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, and earned the MVP award.[9] She won the silver medal at the 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup in Manila, Philippines.[10] She was named the MVP of the 2025 Women's NORCECA Final Four in Manatí, Puerto Rico, where she contributed with eight points, four aces and four kills, in the gold medal match against Mexico.[11] The same year, she played at the three matches of the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Pool C in Chiang Mai, Thailand.[12] Rivera won the bronze medal at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games with her national team.[13]

Personal life

Wilmarie Rivera Roldan was born to Esmeralda and Wilmar Rivera in Carolina, Puerto Rico on February 14, 1997. She has two brothers, Wilmar and William, who are both baseball players in Puerto Rico.[1]

She completed her secondary education at Saint Francis High School. In 2015, she entered Pennsylvania State University for majoring in business administration.[1] After two years, she moved to University of Louisville in 2017.[4]

Honours

International

Puerto Rico women's national volleyball team
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1): 2025 NORCECA
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2):2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (1): 2013 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

Individual

[14]

Most Valuable Player (2)
2024 NORCECA Challenger Cup qualification
2025 NORCECA Final Four
Best Setter (4)
2013 Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup
2018–19 Puero Rican Women's Volleyball League
2024 NORCECA Final Four
2026 NORCECA Final Four
Best Server (5)
2019 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup
2024 NORCECA Final Four
2024 Summer Olympics qualification
2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wilma Rivera #4". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "#5 Wilma Rivera". Pro Volleyball - Columbus Fury. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "12 Wilma Rivera". Louisville Women's Volleyball. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera wins Rookie and Setter of the Year honors". NORVEVA. April 25, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Wilma Rivera". Orlando Valkyries. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera es reconocida como la Jugadora Regreso del Año en la LVSF 2026" [Wilmarie Rivera is recognized as the Comeback Player of the Year in the LVSF 2026] (in Spanish). Federación Puertoriqueña de Voleibol. April 1, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ Bozkurt, Erdal (June 2, 2026). "Kuzeyboru Porto Rikolu pasör Wilmarie Rivera transferini açıkladı". Voley24 (in Turkish). Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera MVP at 2023 Women's Norceca International League Final Four". NORCECA. June 11, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ "5 Rivera W." (in Spanish). Volleyball Challenger Cup. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera named the Most Valuable Player at NORCECA Women's Final Four". NORCECA. July 20, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  12. ↑ "5 Rivera W." Volleyball Women's World Championship Thailand 2925 FIVB. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  13. ↑ ""Somos medallistas y estamos felices": Voleibol femenino obtiene bronce en Santo Domingo 2026" ["We are medalists and we are happy": Women's volleyball team wins bronze at Santo Domingo 2026] (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: El Vocero. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Wilmarie Rivera" (in Turkish). Women Volleybox. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
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