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) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Atlanta United (on loan from Guadalajara) | ||
Number | 19 | ||
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 | 27 | (7) |
2023– | Guadalajara | 19 | (1) |
2024– | → Atlanta United (loan) | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 |
Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón [a] (born 22 February 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for MLS side Atlanta United, on loan from Liga MX club Guadalajara.
Ríos made his professional debut in a Copa MX match against Irapuato on 24 February 2015. [1]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup [b] | 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 [c] | 0 | 16 | 4 |
North Carolina FC (loan) | 2018 | USL | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 20 | |
Nashville SC | 2019 | USL | 31 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 [d] | 1 | 34 | 21 |
2020 | MLS | 18 | 4 | — | 3 [e] | 1 | 21 | 5 | ||
2021 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
Total | 61 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 27 | ||
Charlotte FC | 2022 | MLS | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 30 | 9 | |
Guadalajara | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
Career total | 176 | 66 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 198 | 74 |
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