Richard Rios

Rios's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→33), while his Rating held around 62. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Benfica · 7th	2	0	0	6.8	62	33
2025/26	Benfica · 3rd	27	5	4	7.07	62	33
2025/26	Palmeiras · 2nd	10	0	2	7.07	55	12
2024/25	Palmeiras · 2nd	24	3	4	6.96	71	23
2024/25	Benfica	5	0	0	7	—	—
2023/24	Palmeiras · 1st	37	2	1	6.72	69	28
2023/24	Guarani Campinas	11	2	1	6.97	—	—
2022/23	Guarani Campinas	9	1	0	6.58	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Colombia · international

Side	Apps	G
Colombia	37	2

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

Scout report

Key starterCentral midfielder

R. Rios is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Benfica, rated 63 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (74.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rios.

On the season, Rios graded 49 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals, 4 assists and 2.883 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63. At 26 Rios is in his prime years, and a market index of 31 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Rios is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

48.7

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

74.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.88

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.88

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 63 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.197

Assists / 900.158

Goal contribution / 900.355

Defensive actions / 902.883

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Cards / 900.355

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 (~31), then tapers with age. At 26, Rios sits on 31, at or near its peak. The blue line is Rios's projected Rating — 63 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 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles50

Interceptions18

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

BenficaJul 2025 – now

PalmeirasMar 2023 – Jul 2025

GGuarani CampinasAug 2022 – Mar 2023Free

Flamengo(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Mazatlán(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

Flamengountil Jul 2021

About R. Rios

Richard Ríos Montoya is a 26-year-old central midfielder who plays for Benfica, born on June 2, 2000 in Vegachí, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Colombia. Benfica currently sit 7th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, R. Rios has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 37 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 17, 2026: 7-0 win away at Casa Pia (23 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Academico Viseu (21 minutes, 6.9 rating)

R. Rios's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Benfica face Estoril at home in the Primeira Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Rios at 63 with a Season form score of 48.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 16 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the Paulista A1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, R. Rios has totalled 141 club appearances with 13 goals and 12 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 37 appearances for Palmeiras.

R. Rios's career has also included time at Palmeiras, GGuarani Campinas, Flamengo and Mazatlán.

On the international stage, R. Rios has represented Colombia — 37 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.