Steven Rivadeneyra

Steven Aldair Rivadeneyra del Villar (born 2 November 1994) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sport Boys.

He has made over 175 appearances in the Peruvian Primera División for seven clubs, winning the 2021 title at Alianza Lima. He was called up for the Peru national football team in 2014 and went to the 2015 Pan American Games.

Club career Early career Born in Lima to a military father and an accountant mother, Rivadeneyra was raised in the neighbourhood of Mariano Melgar in Arequipa. He began playing as a goalkeeper but was put as a forward once his team was winning. He was playing due to injury to Erick Delgado. He was linked with Alianza Lima after helping his club qualify for the Copa Sudamericana. In the first round, his team lost 5–0 on aggregate to Colón of Argentina.

Alianza Lima In December 2019 Rivadeneyra signed for reigning champions Deportivo Binacional, their first signing since winning the title against Alianza. He cancelled his contract at the club from Juliaca within a month and moved to Alianza for two years, arriving to replace Pedro Gallese, who had moved abroad.

Later career In November 2021, Rivadeneyra signed for Carlos A. Mannucci for the coming season. Having played only 8 games and conceded 15 goals, he moved a year later back to Deportivo Municipal.

Deportivo Municipal and Rivadeneyra performed well in the first half of 2023, but administrative issues and poor results led to relegation, and he left in October. In December, he signed for Sport Boys.

International career In July 2014, Peru national football team manager Pablo Bengoechea called up Rivadeneyra for a friendly against Panama the following month. He was unused as Gallese played the 3–0 win at the National Stadium of Peru.

Rivadeneyra was also called up for the under-22 team at the football event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Canada.

Honours Alianza Lima Liga 1: 2021