Richard Ríos Montoya (born 2 June 2000) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Guarani.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Ríos Montoya | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Vegachí, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guarani | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Alianza Platanera (futsal) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Flamengo | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Guarani | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2022 | |||
Ríos started his career playing futsal and, during the 2018 South American Futsal Championship, he called the attention of Brazilian club Flamengo. Ríos was invited for a tryout at the Brazilian club and, after two months, Flamengo signed him to their youth team.[2]
In the beginning of the 2020 season, despite still playing in the youth team, Ríos was promoted to the professional team to play alongside reserve players and other youngsters in the first matches of the 2020 Campeonato Carioca.[3][4]
On 21 June 2021 Ríos signed a contract extension with Flamengo until December 2023, on the same day the club announced his loan to Mexican club Mazatlán.[5]
On 21 June 2021 Flamengo and Mazatlán agreed on a one-year loan deal with Ríos.[6]
In August 2022 Ríos left Flamengo and signed with Guarani for an undisclosed fee.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | State League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | Série A | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Mazatlán (loan) | Liga MX | 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Guarani | Série B | 2022 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||