Daniel Ríos

Following his move to CF Montreal, Ríos's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→18), 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	21	4	0	6.63	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 headCentre-forward

D. Ríos is a 31-year-old centre-forward at CF Montreal, rated 18.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 406th of 480 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (35.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ríos.

Judged on this season alone, Ríos graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 50 of the 50 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 4 goals and 0 assists in 21 appearances (0.451 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 42nd of 50 of the 50 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 2.5 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 potential42nd of 50 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 21 apps Current season36th of 50 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 21 apps 36th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 406th in the Major League Soccer · potential 42nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

18.7

Ratingi

42nd of 50 centre-forwards

18.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

35.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.45

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.19

Goals / app

4 goals in 21 appearances (0.19 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.45 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 35.5% 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 18.7, Ríos carries the 42nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 50 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 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 %35.5%

Available fixtures25 of 25

Goals / 900.451

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.451

Defensive actions / 900.901

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %10

Cards / 900.225

Foul involvement / 902.591

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 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ríos's projected Rating — 18.7 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

Shots on target12

Shots18

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists0

Chances created9

Passes206

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success10%

Duels won34

Duels won %44.2%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions1

Blocks2

Fouls committed8

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 21 appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists across 799 minutes, averaging a 6.53 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-10L — and his match ratings average 6.72 at home against 6.55 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
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)

D. Ríos's next match is on September 26, 2026, when CF Montreal face FC Cincinnati at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ríos at 18.7 with a Season form score of 18.1, ranking 406th of 480 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 270 club appearances with 83 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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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points