HIGH SCHOOL:
Played four years at the varsity level at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, CA, as a defender/forward under Peter Zamora…Scored 13 goals in his high school career while earning All-League Defensive Player of the Year and All-League first team honors his last two years…The Rams also won the State Regional Championship in his senior season.
PERSONAL:
Middle name is Gabriel…Parents are Armando and Lisa Rivera…Exceled off the pitch as he was on the honor roll and earned a scholar-athlete patch and academic excellence letter…He also took up swimming for one year in high school.