Michael Fabián Ríos Ripoll (born 24 April 1985) is a

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who plays as a

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Club career

Ríos began his career in

Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile found ...

aged 17, then joining to powerhouse club Católica in 2012, having prior spells at

Deportes Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a Chilean football club based in Iquique that is a current member of the Primera B. Founded in 1978, the club's home stadium is the Estadio Tierra de Campeones, which has a 13,171 capacity. Iquique has spent ...

and

San Marcos de Arica Club Deportivo San Marcos de Arica, also known as San Marcos, is a Chilean professional football club based in Arica, that is a current member of the Segunda División. The club was founded on February 14, 1978. Between 1978 and 2005, the club wa ...

, eternal rivals at the country's northern zone. In 2021, he signed with Chilean Segunda Profesional side

Lautaro de Buin Club Social y Deportivo Lautaro de Buin is a Chilean Football club, their home town is Buin, Chile. They currently play in the third level of Chilean football, the Segunda División. The club were founded on ''January 23, 1923'' and particip ...

, but the team could only play in the

Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...

Controversies

The player Michael Rios is now being processed by the Chilean judicial system due to his participation in the robbery of a truck full of nuts. His manager referred to the incident expressing that "At the beginning people were talking about drug trafficking, that's not Michael style. He was just offered nuts."http://www.emol.com/noticias/Deportes/2015/11/24/760786/Michael-Rios-fue-detenido-por-una-presunta-participacion-en-una-red-de-narcotrafico.html

Honours

Club

;Colo-Colo *

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Supercopa de Chile The Supercopa de Chile (''Supercup of Chile'') is an annual one-match football (soccer), football official competition in Chile organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). This competition serves as the season opener and ...

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

References

External links

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Ceroacero Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rios, Michael 1985 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chile international footballers Santiago Morning footballers San Marcos de Arica footballers Deportes Iquique footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Colo-Colo footballers Rangers de Talca footballers Independiente de Cauquenes footballers San Antonio Unido footballers Lautaro de Buin footballers Deportes Melipilla footballers Chilean Primera División players Primera B de Chile players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Association football midfielders