Ignacio Rivero

Ignacio Rivero
	Rivero with Cruz Azul in 2024
Personal information
Full name	José Ignacio Rivero Segade
Date of birth	10 April 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Cruz Azul
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2015	Central Español
2015–2018	Defensa
2018	→ Tijuana (loan)
2018–2021	Tijuana
2020–2021	→ Cruz Azul (loan)
2021–	Cruz Azul
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:24, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

José Ignacio Rivero Segade (born 10 April 1992) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and right-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul, whom he captains.^[1]

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Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Central Español	2011–12	Uruguayan Segunda División	9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	2012–13	Uruguayan Primera División	25	0	—		—		—		25	0
	2013–14	Uruguayan Segunda División	29	7	—		—		—		29	7
	2014–15	Uruguayan Segunda División	14	6	—		—		—		14	6
	Total		77	14	—		—		—		77	14
Defensa y Justicia	2014	Argentine Primera División	—		3	0	—		—		3	0
	2015	Argentine Primera División	16	1	1	0	—		—		17	1
	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	27	2	3	0	4^[b]	0	—		34	2
	2017–18	Argentine Primera División	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	Total		55	3	7	0	4	0	—		66	3
Tijuana (loan)	2017–18	Liga MX	18	1	—		4^[c]	1	—		22	2
Tijuana	2018–19	Liga MX	34	2	7	0	—		—		41	2
	2019–20	Liga MX	28	3	7	0	—		1^[d]	0	36	3
	Total		62	5	14	0	—		1	0	77	5
Cruz Azul (loan)	2020–21	Liga MX	38	0	—		6^[c]	0	1^[e]	0	45	0
Cruz Azul	2021–22	Liga MX	36	2	—		6^[c]	0	—		42	2
	2022–23	Liga MX	35	2	—		—		1^[f]	0	36	2
	2023–24	Liga MX	37	4	—		—		3^[d]	0	40	4
	2024–25	Liga MX	37	15	—		8^[c]	1	4^[d]	0	49	16
	2025–26	Liga MX	2	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		147	23	—		14	1	8	0	169	24
Career total			397	46	21	0	28	1	10	0	456	48

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