Carlos Vivas

Carlos Alberto Vivas González (born 4 April 2002) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Equidad.

Club career Deportivo Táchira Born in San Cristóbal, Vivas was a youth product of hometown side Deportivo Táchira. He made his first team debut at the age of 16 on 29 August 2018, starting in a 2–1 away loss to Zamora, for the year's Copa Venezuela.

Vivas made his Primera División debut on 4 October 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 home routing of Llaneros. He started to feature more regularly during the 2020 season, and scored his first senior goal on 22 November of that year, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Metropolitanos.

After being a starter during the 2020 campaign, Vivas became a backup to Lucas Trejo and Jesús Quintero in 2021.

Loan to Portland Timbers On 28 March 2022, Major League Soccer side Portland Timbers announced Vivas as an addition for their reserve team Portland Timbers 2. He was a regular starter for the club during the MLS Next Pro, scoring once in 22 appearances.

Return from loan Back to Táchira ahead of the 2023 season, Vivas would spend the first 11 matches of the season as an unused substitute, before playing his first match in May. He would later establish himself as a first-choice, helping the club to win two consecutive Primera División titles in 2023 and 2024; in the latter tournament, he was also named MVP.

International career In 2017, Vivas was a part of the Venezuela under-15 squad for the 2017 South American U-15 Championship. He was also a part of the under-17s in the 2019 South American U-17 Championship, but only featured once in the tournament.

In June 2023, Vivas was included in Ricardo Valiño's 24-man list for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament with the under-23s. He featured in the nation's three matches in the competition, all as a starter.

On 12 June 2023, Vivas received his first call-up to the full side, for two friendlies against Honduras and Guatemala held in the United States. He made his debut with the senior side on 11 December, starting in a 1–0 non-FIFA friendly loss to Colombia at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the national side was composed exclusively of under-23 players.

Vivas returned to the under-23 side for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where he captained the team during the entire competition. He was also named in Fernando Batista's provisional 30-man list for the 2024 Copa América, but was one of the four players cut from the final squad.

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