Once Caldas Born in
Jamundí, Rivas began his career in the youth ranks of local club Jamundí F. C.. In 2009 he joined the youth ranks of
América de Cali, but only stayed at the club for six months. After leaving América he joined
Once Caldas. Rivas eventually joined the first team and made his
Categoría Primera A debut in 2012. On 9 May 2012, Rivas scored his first goal as a professional, scoring a late winner in a 3–2 victory over
Fortaleza C.E.I.F. in a
Copa Colombia match.
Deportivo Cali In 2013 Rivas joined
Deportivo Cali at the request of coach
Leonel Álvarez, with the club eventually buying his rights during June 2014. On 14 August 2013, Rivas made his debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw with
Unión Magdalena in
Copa Colombia, a match in which Deportivo would advance to the next round on penalties. On 18 September 2013, Rivas scored his first goal with Deportivo Cali in a 2–1 loss to
Real Cartagena which eliminated the club from the cup. On 23 November 2013, Rivas scored his first league goal to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over his former club
Once Caldas. On 29 January 2014, Rivas captured his first title with Cali as his side defeated
Atlético Nacional on penalties after a 2–2 aggregate in the
2014 Superliga Colombiana. On 16 March 2014, Rivas scored his first two goals of the season to help Cali to a 2–1 victory over
Patriotas Boyacá. On 8 April 2014, Rivas scored his first goal in
Copa Libertadores in a 3–2 loss to
Cerro Porteño. He added another brace on 3 August, in a 2–0 victory over
Deportivo Pasto. On 28 August, Rivas scored his first goal in the
Copa Sudamericana, helping Cali to a 3–0 victory over Peruvian side
Universidad Técnica de Cajamarca. On 17 September, Rivas scored a second half equalizer to help Cali to a 2–2 draw with
Peñarol at the
Estadio Centenario in the
Copa Sudamericana. He ended the 2014 season with 15 goals in 42 matches across all competitions.
Orlando City SC In December 2014 it was reported that
Orlando City SC would be signing Rivas for a $1.5 million fee from Deportivo Cali. On 26 January 2015,
Orlando City SC officially announced the signing of Rivas. He made his debut with Orlando City on 8 March 2015 in a 1–1 draw with
New York City FC. On 17 June 2015, Rivas scored his first three goals for Orlando City, all on penalty kicks, in a 4–4 draw with
Charleston Battery in the
U.S. Open Cup. Orlando went on to win the match after penalty kicks to advance in the tournament. On 30 April 2016, Rivas scored his first league goal for Orlando City, scoring a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw with
New England Revolution. On 29 April 2017, Rivas scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 victory over
Colorado Rapids. On 17 May 2017, Rivas came into the match as a second half substitute and scored Orlando City's lone goal to help the club to a 1–1 draw against
SJ Earthquakes.
New York Red Bulls On 3 January 2018, Rivas was traded to
New York Red Bulls, along with teammate
Tommy Redding, in exchange for
Sacha Kljestan and $150,000 of Target Allocation Money. On 22 February 2018, Rivas made his debut for New York, coming on in the second half in a 1–1 draw against
CD Olimpia in the first leg of the round of 16 match of the
CONCACAF Champions League. On March 10, 2018, he scored two goals on his Red Bulls league debut in a 4–0 victory over
Portland Timbers. During the season Rivas was loaned to New York affiliate side
New York Red Bulls II, and on May 27, 2018, he scored his first goal for the side in a 4-1 victory over
Indy Eleven. On 9 July 2018, Rivas was loaned to
Atlético Nacional for the remainder of 2018. Rivas was released by New York in December 2018.
Hapoel Ra'anana On 25 July 2019, Rivas joined
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. for their 2019-2020 season on a free transfer. ==Career statistics==