Emmanuel Rivière

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Emmanuel Rivière
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Rivière playing for France U-21
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Rivière[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Le Lamentin, Martinique
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 29
Youth career
1996–2005 Espoir Saint-Luce
2005–2009 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Saint-Étienne 73 (17)
2011–2013 Toulouse 44 (9)
2013–2014 Monaco 44 (14)
2014– Newcastle United 23 (1)
International career‡
2005–2006 France U16 2 (0)
2007 France U17 8 (1)
2007–2008 France U18 10 (4)
2008–2009 France U19 7 (2)
2010–2013 France U21 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2012

Emmanuel Rivière (born 3 March 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United. Rivière primarily plays in the lead striker role, but can also operate on the wings. He was a French youth international having played at all levels.

Club career

Early career

Rivière began his football career playing on the French overseas department of Martinique playing for local side Espoir Sainte-Luce in the commune of Sainte-Luce. He attracted interest from French clubs on the mainland after his performances at the annual Coupe Nationale des 14 ans, which was held at the Clairefontaine academy.[3] Notable clubs that scouted him included Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique Lyonnais, and Saint-Étienne. The player signed for Saint-Étienne citing the club's history stating, "The ASSE is legendary in Martinique. They're a very big club. My family was happy to see me sign here. My father, who follows a lot of football, talks about them often."[3]

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Rivière playing for Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne

During his early years at the club, former Saint-Étienne striker and fellow Martiniquais Frédéric Piquionne served as a mentor. Rivière made his debut in the reserves at the age of 16.[3] During the summer of 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal, which kept him with the Rhône-Alpes-based outfit until 2011.[4]

For the duration of 2008, Rivière did not see any playing time with the senior team; he featured only in the reserves. He made his professional debut on 3 January 2009 in a Coupe de France match against Bordeaux. He started the match and played the full 90 minutes with Saint-Étienne picking up a 1–0 victory courtesy of a goal from Bafétimbi Gomis in the 74th minute.[5] He made his league debut on 31 January in a match against rivals Lyon, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[6] Rivière scored his first career goal for Saint-Étienne on 13 May 2009 in the club's 4–2 victory over Le Havre.[7]

Due to the departure of Gomis, injuries to strikers Ilan and Kevin Mirallas, and the late arrival of the Argentine Gonzalo Bergessio, Rivière started the 2009–10 season as the club's first choice striker. On 15 August, Rivière netted his first goal of the season in the club's 3–1 loss to Toulouse.[8] Following the inclusion of Bergessio into the team, Rivière shifted to the winger role. On 9 January 2010, he scored the opening goal in Saint-Étienne's 4–1 cup victory over Lorient.[9] The following week, he scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Grenoble.[10] In February and March, Rivière performed valiantly scoring five goals in seven matches and also assisting on a goal. Saint-Étienne only lost one of the seven matches played during the span, which lifted the club out of the relegation zone. Rivière scored opening goals in matches against Lyon and Lille, both of which ended in a draw, and scored the game-winning goal against Montpellier.[11][12][13] On 5 May, Rivière netted another game-winning goal, this time against Boulogne. The 1–0 result assured Saint-Étienne another campaign in Ligue 1 and also relegated Boulogne.[14][15]

On 22 July 2010, Rivière signed a three-year contract extension with Saint-Étienne until June 2014.[16] Before signing the agreement, he drew interest from Ligue 1 club Toulouse and German club Hoffenheim.[17][18]

Toulouse

On 12 July 2011, French club Toulouse confirmed that Rivière had joined the club on a four-year contract from Saint-Étienne.[19] The transfer fee was priced at €6 million.[20]

Monaco

On 30 January 2013, Rivière joined AS Monaco on a four-and-a-half-year contract for a fee reported to be around €4 million.[21] He scored his first goal for Monaco on his debut in a 2-0 away win at Arles on 4 February 2013.[22]

He scored in Monaco's first game back in Ligue 1 on 10 August 2013, coming on for James Rodriguez in the 72nd minute and scoring less than 10 minutes later; helping the club to a 2-0 victory over Bordeaux.[23] In Monaco's match against Montpellier HSC on 18 August, he scored his first ever career hat-trick as the club eased to a 4–1 victory.[24][25] He then went on to score against Marseille on 1 September, coming off the bench to net the winning goal.[26]

Newcastle United

On 16 July 2014, Rivière joined Premier League side Newcastle United, signing a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £6 million.[27][28] He became manager Alan Pardew's fifth signing of the 2014 summer transfer window and upon joining the Tyneside club, Rivière spoke of his excitement of joining the club, saying “I’m very happy to be here at Newcastle. When the club spoke to me I said yes immediately. It was an easy decision because Newcastle is a big club with great fans and a good stadium.”[29]

He made his competitive debut on 17 August in Newcastle's opening match of the league season, losing 2–0 to Manchester City; he was substituted for fellow debutant Ayoze Pérez after 83 minutes.[30] His first goals for the club came on 24 September when he scored two goals including a penalty to help his side defeat Crystal Palace 3–2 in the third round of the League Cup.[31] Rivière did not score in the league until 16 May, when he was set up by goalkeeper Tim Krul to open the scoring away at Queens Park Rangers, with Newcastle eventually losing 1–2 to their already relegated opponents at Loftus Road. [32]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 May 2015[33][34]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne 2008–09 Ligue 1 8 1 2 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 12 1
2009–10 Ligue 1 30 8 4 2 1 0 — 35 10
2010–11 Ligue 1 35 8 1 0 2 0 — 38 8
Total 73 17 7 2 3 0 2 0 85 19
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 26 5 0 0 0 0 — 26 5
2012–13 Ligue 1 18 4 2 1 1 0 — 21 5
Total 44 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 47 10
Monaco 2012–13 Ligue 2 14 4 0 0 0 0 — 14 4
2013–14 Ligue 1 30 10 5 3 1 0 — 36 13
Total 44 14 5 3 1 0 0 0 50 17
Newcastle United 2014–15 Premier League 23 1 1 0 4 2 — 28 3
Career total 184 41 15 6 9 2 2 0 211 49
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Cup.

Honours

Club

Monaco

References

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  34. ↑ Emmanuel Rivière at Soccerway

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