Leonel Ríos

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Leonel Ríos
Personal information
Full name	Leonel Ríos
Date of birth	November 17, 1982 (1982-11-17) (age 25)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Vélez Sársfield
Number	30
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007 2007-present	Independiente UD Almería Arsenal de Sarandí Reggina Rosario Central Vélez Sársfield	84 (5) 10 (0) 23 (1) 7 (0) 17 (0) 26 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Leonel Ríos (born November 17, 1982, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football midfielder.

Ríos began his career at Independiente in 2001, in 2004 he moved to Spain to play for UD Almería but returned to Argentina shortly afterward to play for Arsenal de Sarandí. In 2006 he was signed by Italian Serie B side Genoa, who loaned him to Serie A club Reggina Calcio. However, Ríos failed to gain a place in the team and on January 31, 2007, he was signed by Rosario Central.

Ríos signed for Vélez Sársfield for the start of the 2007-08 season.

The highlight of Ríos' career so far was being part of the Independiente squad that won the Apertura tournament in 2002.

Season	Club	Titles
2002	Independiente	Primera Division Argentina Apertura

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• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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