Aleksey Manuelevich Rios (Belarusian: Аляксей Мануэлевіч Рыас; Russian: Алексей Мануэлевич Риос; born 14 May 1987) is a Belarusian former professional footballer of partly Peruvian and Spanish descent.[1][2]

Aleksey Rios
Rios playing for Dinamo Minsk
Personal information
Full name Aleksey Manuelevich Rios
Date of birth (1987-05-14) 14 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Minsk, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 189 (31)
2015–2019 BATE Borisov 105 (12)
2020–2021 Dinamo Minsk 27 (0)
2022 SDYuShOR BFSO Dinamo Minsk 4 (1)
International career
2016–2018 Belarus 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2022

Club career

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Having started his career at Dinamo Minsk Rios joined FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in 2005[3] at the age of 17.[4] At Soligorsk he debuted in the Belarusian Premier League in 2007[3] where he played for eight years before joining FC BATE Borisov for the 2015 season.[3][4][5]

Honours

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Shakhtyor Soligorsk

BATE Borisov

International career

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Rios made his debut for Belarus on 31 August 2016, after coming on as a substitute at half time in a friendly match against Norway.[6]

International goal

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Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 October 2016 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands   Netherlands 1–2 1–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Personal life

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Rios was born to a Peruvian father and a Belarusian mother in Minsk.[1] He is married.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alexei Ríos marcó su primer tanto en la goleada del Bate Borisov por el fútbol bielorruso" [Alexei Ríos scored his first goal in Bate Borisov's walkthrough victory]. Libero (Peru) (in Spanish). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ Goals.by покопался в родословной Алексея Риоса — самого загадочного футболиста Беларуси. saligorsk.org. 18 January 2012
  3. ^ a b c d "Rios Alexei". BATE Borisov. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Bate Borisov: peruano Alexei Ríos fichó por equipo de la Champions League" [Bate Borisov: Peruvian Alexei Ríos joined Champions League club]. Depor (in Spanish). 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Aleksey Rios". Worldfootball. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. ^ "ПРОТОКОЛ МАТЧА - Норвегия 0:1 Беларусь" [Report for the Norway - Belarus (0:1) match]. football.by (in Russian). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
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