Daniel Esteban Ríos (born March 29, 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

Houston Dynamo

Ríos joined the

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Academy in 2013 at the age of 10. On July 10, 2020, he signed a Homegrown Player contract with the Dynamo, effective January 1, 2021. Ríos spent the remainder of the 2020 training with the first team and playing for the academy. Ríos made no first team appearances during the 2021 season. He spent 2022 playing with

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, making 6 appearances.

International career

Born in the United States, Ríos is of Salvadoran descent. He was eligible to represent both the

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and

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

. On March 4, 2021, Ríos announced that he would represent El Salvador internationally. He made his debut for El Salvador on June 26, 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with

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in a friendly

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MLS Soccer Profile
2003 births Living people Salvadoran men's footballers El Salvador men's international footballers American men's soccer players American sportspeople of Salvadoran descent Men's association football midfielders Soccer players from Houston MLS Next Pro players Houston Dynamo 2 players Las Vegas Lights FC players {{ElSalvador-footy-bio-stub