Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren Scott Ríos | ||
Date of birth | October 14, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Miami City | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | West Pine United | ||
2011–2013 | Weston FC | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | FIU Panthers | 59 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | K-W United | 12 | (0) |
2018 | Miami City | 11 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Huracán Moncada | 9 | (1) |
2020 | Satélite Norte | ||
2021– | Miami City | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Puerto Rico | 22 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Darren Scott Ríos (born October 14, 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Independent Soccer Association club Michigan Stars and the Puerto Rico national team.
Early life
Ríos started at local side West Pine United and the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy in Weston[1] while also studying at Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, which he joined in 2009.[2] He spent time on trial at Colombian side Bogotá F.C. in 2011, and was named in the 2012 Broward-County team.[3][4]
College career
Having graduated from McCarthy High in 2013 with honors in anatomy and physiology,[5] Ríos left the Weston-based development camp[6] and enrolled at the Florida International University,[4] where he joined the university's soccer team, The Panthers.[1]
International career
Ríos made his international debut for Puerto Rico in their first ever international game against the United States in 2016.[7]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
K-W United | 2017 | Premier Development League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Miami City | 2018 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Huracán Moncada | 2018–19 | Preferential Valenciana | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
- Notes
International
- As of matches played 21 November 2023.[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Puerto Rico | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 1 | |
2023 | 9 | 2 | |
Total | 22 | 3 |
References
- 1 2 "Darren Rios". Florida International University. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Broward County Boys' Soccer Team Previews". Sun Sentinel. November 8, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "All-county boys soccer: Class 3A-2A-1A first team". Sun Sentinel. March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- 1 2 "Soccer stuff: friendly vs. Strikers, 2013 signing class". Miami Herald. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Darren Rios". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "College Bound". Weston FC. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ "USA Begins Copa America Preparations With 3-1 Win vs. Puerto Rico". U.S. Soccer. May 22, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ↑ Darren Ríos at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ↑ Darren Ríos at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ↑ Darren Ríos at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Darren Ríos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Darren Ríos at Soccerway.com
- K-W United statistics at US PDL
- Miami City statistics at US PDL