M. Rivera

Missed 4 of Heerenveen's ~35 games this season through 4 injury absences (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Eredivisie	30	4	4	2064	6.73
KNVB Beker	4	1	3	212	7.25

Career

Full career & schedule →

Following his move to Heerenveen, Rivera's current-season form is up 14% on last season (Season 29→33), while his Rating climbed 64→72. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Heerenveen · 8th	30	4	4	6.73	72	33
2024/25	Dunkerque · 4th	31	4	1	6.86	64	29
2023/24	Saint Etienne · 3rd	13	0	0	6.72	55	4
2022/23	Saint Etienne · 8th	4	0	0	6.75	51	1
2022/23	Le Puy FootLoan · 16th	22	2	0	—	38	9
2021/22	Saint Etienne · 18th	1	0	0	6.2	61	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerAttacking midfielder

M. Rivera is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Heerenveen, rated 72.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (74% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rivera.

Judged on this season alone, Rivera graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 56 of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 4 goals and 4 assists in 30 appearances (0.349 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 33). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 25% of the 56 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 24 Rivera is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Rivera missed 4 games through injury (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 35 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Rivera is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potentialTop 25% attacking midfielders · Eredivisie Current season26th of 56 attacking midfielders · Eredivisie26th-best attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie49th in the Eredivisie · potential14th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Eredivisie

72.2

Ratingi

14th of 56 attacking midfielders

32.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.35

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Heerenveen finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

4 goals in 30 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.27 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.2, Rivera carries the 14th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 25%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74%

Available fixtures31 of 35

Goals / 900.174

Assists / 900.174

Goal contribution / 900.349

Defensive actions / 902.006

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %14.3

Shot accuracy %57.1

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %44.2

Cards / 900.218

Foul involvement / 901.919

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~33), then tapers with age. At 24, Rivera sits on 33.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Rivera's projected Rating — 72.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target28

Shots49

Passing

Assists4

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles46

Dribble success44.2%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions11

Blocks2

Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Heerenveen2025/26 – now

Dunkerque2024/25 – 2025/26Free

SSaint-Étienne IIuntil 2024/25

Saint Etienne(back from loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Le Puy Foot(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Saint Etienneuntil 2022/23

About M. Rivera

Maxence Rivera is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Heerenveen, born on May 30, 2002 in Bourgoin-Jallieu, standing 171 cm tall. He is from France. Heerenveen currently sit 8th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, M. Rivera has made 30 appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists across 2,064 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Eredivisie and the KNVB Beker. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When M. Rivera plays, Heerenveen's record this season is 16W-7D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 6.72 on the road.

Recent matches

April 25, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Fortuna Sittard (43 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 12, 2026: 0-3 loss away at AZ Alkmaar (80 minutes, 6 rating)
April 5, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Heracles (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Telstar (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win away at Excelsior (90 minutes, 6 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sparta Rotterdam (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at PSV Eindhoven (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 15, 2026: 4-2 win at home vs PEC Zwolle (87 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
February 11, 2026: 3-1 win away at GO Ahead Eagles (90 minutes, 2 assists, 7.3 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Twente (29 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Rivera at 72.2 with a Season form score of 32.9, ranking 49th of 284 attacking midfielders in the Eredivisie. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. Rivera has missed 4 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, M. Rivera has totalled 155 club appearances with 20 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 31 appearances for Dunkerque.

M. Rivera's career has also included time at Dunkerque, SSaint-Étienne II, Saint Etienne and Le Puy Foot.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Heerenveen finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points