Daniel Ríos

Following his move to CF Montreal, Ríos's current-season form is up 26% on last season (Season 19→24), while his Rating eased 21→19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	CF Montreal · 8th	25	6	1	6.42	18	15
2025/26	Vancouver Whitecaps · 2nd	32	4	3	6.73	21	19
2024/25	Atlanta United FC · 9th	32	7	1	6.84	26	22
2023/24	Guadalajara Chivas · 6th	5	0	0	6.44	27	0
2022/23	Guadalajara Chivas	14	1	1	6.49	—	—
2022/23	Charlotte · 9th	27	7	2	6.95	34	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Mexico · international

Side	Apps	G
Mexico U20	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Ríos is a 31-year-old centre-forward at CF Montreal, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 1 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 67% of Major League Soccer centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.3, ranking 443rd of 525 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ríos.

Judged on this season alone, Ríos graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 6 goals and 1 assist in 25 appearances (0.575 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 48th of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Ríos is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/266 clubs

Current potential48th of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer Current season39th of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer 39th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 443rd in the Major League Soccer · potential 48th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

19.3

Ratingi

48th of 58 centre-forwards

23.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.57

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · CF Montreal finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.24

Goals / app

6 goals in 25 appearances (0.24 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.3, Ríos carries the 48th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 58. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.6%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.493

Assists / 900.082

Goal contribution / 900.575

Defensive actions / 900.74

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Shot conversion %42.9

Shot accuracy %58.3

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %16.7

Cards / 900.164

Foul involvement / 902.466

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 31, Ríos sits on 2.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ríos's projected Rating — 19.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target14

Shots24

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created11

Passes298

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success16.7%

Duels won43

Duels won %41.3%

Fouls won21

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions1

Blocks2

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

CF MontrealJan 2026 – nowFree

Guadalajara Chivas(back from loan)Dec 2025 – Jan 2026

Vancouver Whitecaps(on loan)Feb 2025 – Dec 2025

Guadalajara Chivas(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Feb 2025

Atlanta United FC(on loan)Mar 2024 – Jan 2025

Guadalajara Chivas(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Mar 2024

Charlotte(on loan)until Jan 2023

North Carolina(on loan)Feb 2018 – Jan 2023

ZZacatepec 1948(on loan)Jan 2017 – Feb 2018

ZZacatepec 1948(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

Guadalajara Chivasuntil Jan 2016

About D. Ríos

Daniel Armando Ríos Calderón is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for CF Montreal, born on February 22, 1995 in Ciudad de México, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Mexico. CF Montreal currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, D. Ríos has made 25 appearances with 6 goals and 1 assist across 1,095 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Ríos plays, CF Montreal's record this season is 6W-5D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.79 at home against 6.62 on the road.

Recent matches

October 14, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Atlanta United FC (90 minutes, 6.38 rating)
October 10, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Toronto FC (86 minutes, 1 goal, 7.37 rating)
September 26, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs FC Cincinnati (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.27 rating)
September 19, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Columbus Crew (23 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 13, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Colorado Rapids (31 minutes, 6.74 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Charlotte (86 minutes, 1 goal, 7.96 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Philadelphia Union (12 minutes, 6.24 rating)
August 19, 2026: 2-1 win away at Columbus Crew (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs DC United (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 1, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs New England Revolution (71 minutes, 6.3 rating)

D. Ríos's next match is on October 28, 2026, when CF Montreal face Charlotte away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ríos at 19.3 with a Season form score of 23.8, ranking 443rd of 525 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Ríos has totalled 274 club appearances with 85 goals and 9 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 33 appearances for Nashville.

D. Ríos's career has also included time at Guadalajara Chivas, Vancouver Whitecaps, Atlanta United FC, Charlotte, North Carolina and ZZacatepec 1948.

On the international stage, D. Ríos has represented Mexico U20 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · CF Montreal finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points