Daniel Ríos (footballer, born 1995)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón | ||
Date of birth | 22 February 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Charlotte FC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2015 | Guadalajara | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Guadalajara | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Coras (loan) | 25 | (9) |
2017 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2018 | → North Carolina FC (loan) | 31 | (20) |
2019–2022 | Nashville SC | 61 | (25) |
2022– | Charlotte FC | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022 |
Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón (born 22 February 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.
Career[]
C.D. Guadalajara[]
Ríos made his professional debut in a Copa MX match against Irapuato on 24 February 2015.[1]
Loan at Coras[]
In December 2015, it was announced Ríos was sent out on loan to Ascenso MX club Coras de Tepic in order to gain professional playing experience. He scored a brace on his debut on 8 January 2015 against Murciélagos; the match ended in a 6–0 win.[2]
Nashville SC[]
On 20 November 2018, Nashville MLS announced Ríos as their first signing for the 2020 MLS season. Nashville loaned Ríos to USL side Nashville SC for the 2019 season.[3] In his initial season with the club, Ríos was named to the 2019 All-League First Team, notching 20 goals in just 31 matches.[4] On 7 August 2019, Ríos scored a goal in the 56th minute in a 4–0 victory over Hartford Athletic, giving him goals in five consecutive games dating back to July 6.[5] Less than two weeks later, on 18 August 2019, Ríos scored two goals against the Charlotte Independence to give Nashville a 3–1 win, earning him Man of the Match honors.[6]
Ríos's 20 goals in the 2019 season, made him the first player in USL history to score 20 goals in multiple seasons.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 19 March 2022[8]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Guadalajara | 2015 | Liga MX | — | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Coras (loan) | 2015–16 | Ascenso MX | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 12 | 6 | |
2016–17 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 7 | |||
Total | 25 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 31 | 13 | |||
Zacatepec (loan) | 2017–18 | Ascenso MX | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 16 | 4 |
North Carolina FC (loan) | 2018 | USL | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 20 | |
Nashville SC | 2019 | USL | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 21 |
2020 | MLS | 18 | 4 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 21 | 5 | ||
2021 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 27 | ||
Charlotte FC | 2022 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 134 | 58 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 153 | 64 |
- ^ Appearance in Ascenso MX Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in USL Championship Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
Honours[]
Guadalajara
Individual
- USL Championship All League First Team: 2018,[11] 2019[12]
References[]
- ^ "Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón Profile". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. Chivas De Corazon. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón". AscensoMX.net. Ascenso MX.
- ^ "Nashville Mls Signs Daniel Ríos As First Mls Player - Nashville Sc". Mls2nashville.com. Nashville SC. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Ríos". uslchampionship.com. USL championship. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Nashville SC shuts out Hartford Athletic 4-0". 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Daniel Ríos". uslchampionship.com. USL championship. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Ríos Nets Pair of Goals in Budweiser Man of the Match Performance". nashvillesc.com. Nashville SC. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Daniel Ríos at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "¡Chivas Campeón de la SuperCopa MX!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "2018 USL All-League Teams Revealed". www.uslsoccer.com. Tampa, FL: USL. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "USL Championship Announces 2019 All-League Teams". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
External links[]
- Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- D. Ríos (Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón) at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Association football forwards
- Mexican footballers
- USL Championship players
- North Carolina FC players
- Nashville SC (2018–19) players
- Nashville SC players
- Major League Soccer players
- Charlotte FC players
- Mexican football forward stubs