Daniel Ríos joined CF Montréal on January 9, 2026, from Club Deportivo Guadalajara. The Mexican striker signed a contract for the 2026 season, with options through June 2027 and for the 2027-28 season.
Ríos spent the 2025 season with Vancouver Whitecaps FC on loan from Liga MX side Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas), recording three goals and three assists in 31 appearances, in addition to one playoff goal, for the 2025 MLS Cup finalists. He also registered one assist in seven Concacaf Champions Cup appearances and featured in three TELUS Canadian Championship matches.
The experienced striker has five MLS seasons under his belt, having played for Vancouver (2025), Nashville SC (2020-21), Charlotte FC (2022) and Atlanta United (2024). In 112 MLS regular-season appearances, including 60 starts, Ríos logged 5,217 minutes, 22 goals and 10 assists. He also scored two goals in 10 MLS Cup Playoffs appearances.
A native of Mexico City, Ríos developed in the Club Deportivo Guadalajara academy. He made his professional debut with Chivas in 2015 before spending the 2016 and 2017 seasons on loan with Mexican second-division clubs Coras FC and Zacatepec FC, respectively.
In 2018, Ríos joined USL Championship side North Carolina FC on loan. He scored 20 goals and added three assists in 31 appearances that season, finishing tied for second in the league’s scoring charts. He then signed with Nashville SC for the club’s final USL Championship season in 2019, scoring 20 goals for a second consecutive year and once again finishing second in the league’s scoring race.
Ríos scored his first goal for CF Montréal on May 6, 2026, in the TELUS Canadian Championship against Calgary Blizzard SC.
At the international level, Ríos represented Mexico at the U18, U20 and U21 levels. He scored for Mexico’s U20 national team in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in 2014.
