Michael Ríos

Michael Ríos
Personal information
Full name	Michael Fabián Ríos Ripoll
Date of birth	24 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder
Youth career
	Santiago Morning
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Santiago Morning
2008	→ San Marcos (loan)
2011	Deportes Iquique
2012–2015	Universidad Católica
2016	Deportes Iquique
2016–2017	Colo-Colo
2018	Deportes Iquique
2019	Rangers
2020	Independiente Cauquenes
2020–2021	San Antonio Unido
2021	Lautaro de Buin
2022	Deportes Melipilla
Total
International career
2013	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Fabián Ríos Ripoll (born 24 April 1985) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a right midfielder.^[1]

Club career

Ríos began his career in Santiago Morning aged 17, then joining to powerhouse club Universidad Católica in 2012, having prior spells at Deportes Iquique and San Marcos de Arica, eternal rivals at the country's northern zone.

In 2021, he signed with Chilean Segunda Profesional side Lautaro de Buin,^[2] but the team could only play in the Copa Chile.

He retired at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[3]

Controversies

Rios has been processed by the Chilean judicial system due to his participation in the robbery of a truck full of nuts. His manager referred to the incident expressing that "At the beginning people were talking about drug trafficking, that's not Michael style. He was just offered nuts."^[4]

Honours

Colo-Colo

References

^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
^ @LautaroDeBuin (12 March 2021). "Le damos la Bienvenida a Lautaro de Buin al experimentado volante nacional, Michael Ríos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Futbolista Michael Ríos fue detenido por presunta participación en red delictual". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

External links

Michael Fabian Rios at BDFA (in Spanish)
Ceroacero Profile
Michael Ríos at Soccerway

[1] Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net

[2] @LautaroDeBuin (12 March 2021). "Le damos la Bienvenida a Lautaro de Buin al experimentado volante nacional, Michael Ríos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via Twitter.

[3] "Futbolistas participaron de la quinta entrega del Fondo de Retiro". sifup.cl (in Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[4] "Futbolista Michael Ríos fue detenido por presunta participación en red delictual". Emol (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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