Leonel Ríos

Leonel Ríos
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Ríos
Date of birth	November 17, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder
Youth career
	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Independiente
2004	UD Almería
2005–2006	Arsenal de Sarandí
2006	Reggina
2007	Rosario Central
2007–2008	Vélez Sársfield
2008–2009	Independiente
2009–2011	Asteras Tripolis
2011	Kavala
2011–2012	Olimpo
2012–2013	Godoy Cruz
2013–2014	Brown de Adrogué
2014–2015	Boyacá Chicó
2015	Brown de Adrogué
2015–2016	Atlético Venezuela
2016–2018	Boca Unidos
2019	Porvenir San Clemente
2019	Fénix de Pilar
2020	Ciudad de Bolívar
2016–2017	Círculo Deportivo
2021	Huracán Las Heras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonel Ríos (born 17 November 1983 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine football midfielder.

Ríos began his career at Independiente in 2001, in 2004 he moved to Spain to play for UD Almería but returned to Argentina shortly afterward to play for Arsenal de Sarandí. In 2006, he was signed by Italian Serie B side Genoa, who loaned him to Serie A club Reggina Calcio. However, Ríos failed to gain a place in the team and on January 31, 2007, he was signed by Rosario Central.

Ríos signed for Vélez Sársfield for the start of the 2007–08 season. He subsequently returned to Independiente for the Apertura 2008 tournament. In the summer of 2009 he went back to Europe this time for Asteras Tripolis on the Greek Super League.

He signed a six-month contract with Kavala F.C. in 2011. After the 6 months, Kavala did not re-sign the player, making him a free agent.

Ríos returned to Argentina following his contract had expired and on 14 July 2011 joined Olimpo de Bahía Blanca on free transfer.

The highlight of Ríos' career so far was being part of the Independiente squad that won the Apertura tournament in 2002. He has also appeared over 200 times for "El Rojo".

Season	Club	Titles
2002	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina Apertura

External links

Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI^[usurped] (in Spanish)
Leonel Ríos at Soccerway
Leonel Ríos at BDFA (in Spanish)