Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Daniel Esteban Ríos was born March 29, 2003 in Houston, Texas, United States. He is a midfielder in Major League Soccer.

Ríos is of Salvadoran descent, was was eligible to represent both the U.S. and El Salvador. 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 Guatemala in a friendly.

Ríos joined the Houston Dynamo 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.