Michael Ríos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ríos and the second or maternal family name is Ripoll.
Michael Ríos
Personal information
Full name Michael Fabián Ríos Ripoll
Date of birth (1985-04-24) 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 Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Santiago Morning 67 (5)
2008 → San Marcos (loan) 29 (4)
2011 Deportes Iquique 32 (3)
2012–2015 Universidad Católica 104 (24)
2016 Deportes Iquique 16 (5)
2016–2017 Colo-Colo 9 (0)
2018 Deportes Iquique 14 (0)
2019 Rangers 18 (3)
2020 Independiente Cauquenes 0 (0)
2020–2021 San Antonio Unido 19 (4)
2021 Lautaro de Buin 0 (0)
2022 Deportes Melipilla 0 (0)
Total 308 (48)
International career
2013 Chile 1 (0)
*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

  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.