Daniel Ríos

Following his move to CF Montreal, Ríos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating eased 21→18. 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	18	3	0	6.59	18	19
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 headCentre-forward

D. Ríos is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Vancouver Whitecaps, rated 20.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 377th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (44.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ríos.

Judged on this season alone, Ríos graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 4 goals and 3 assists in 32 appearances (0.401 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 41st of 45 of the 45 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 potential41st of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer Current season35th of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer 35th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 377th in the Major League Soccer · potential 41st-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

20.8

Ratingi

41st of 45 centre-forwards

19.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.4

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

4 goals in 32 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.22 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.23 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44.8% 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 20.8, Ríos carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 45. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 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 %44.8%

Available fixtures39 of 39

Goals / 900.229

Assists / 900.172

Goal contribution / 900.401

Defensive actions / 900.916

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.115

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 — 20.8 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

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions9

Blocks2

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 18 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 670 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When D. Ríos plays, CF Montreal's record this season is 5W-5D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.58 at home against 6.56 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
July 25, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Inter Miami (62 minutes, 6 rating)
July 23, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Nashville SC (24 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 16, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Toronto FC (77 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 23, 2026: 4-4 draw away at DC United (58 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 16, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Chicago Fire (17 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 13, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Portland Timbers (69 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Orlando City SC (14 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)

D. Ríos's next match is on August 29, 2026, when CF Montreal face Inter Miami away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ríos at 20.8 with a Season form score of 19.1, ranking 377th of 436 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 267 club appearances with 82 goals and 8 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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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Vancouver Whitecaps finished 2nd of 15 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points