Duvier Riascos

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Riascos and the second or maternal family name is Barahona.
Duvier Riascos

Riascos playing for Tijuana in 2012
Personal information
Full name Duvier Orlando Riascos Barahona
Date of birth (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986
Place of birth Buenaventura, Colombia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 América de Cali 0 (0)
2006Real Cartagena (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009Estudiantes de Mérida (loan) 16 (3)
2009Deportivo Cali (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 39 (24)
2011 América 0 (0)
2011Puebla (loan) 16 (6)
2012–2013 Tijuana 64 (23)
2013 Pachuca 17 (2)
2014 Morelia 30 (5)
2015–2016 Cruzeiro 1 (0)
2015–2016Vasco da Gama (loan) 27 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2014.


Duvier Orlando Riascos Barahona (born 26 June 1986) is a Colombian professional football player who currently plays for Cruzeiro. He is known as the "Culebra" mainly due to his celebration when he scores.

Club career

Shanghai Shenhua FC

On 1 February 2010, it was announced that Riascos joined Shanghai Shenhua on loan.[1] Riascos made his Chinese Super League debut on 27 March,in a 0-2 away loss to Changsha Ginde.[2] He scored his first goal for Shanghai on his second appearance,in a 2–1 away win over Nanchang Bayi on 3 April.[3] Riascos won the Golden Boot Award after scoring 20 goals in 28 appearances in the 2010 Chinese Super League season.

Puebla FC

Duvier was sent out on loan to Mexican Primera División club Puebla on 8 July 2011.[4] Riascos made his debut for Puebla on 23 July 2011 against Atlas coming in as a sub in the second half playing only 22 minutes. Riascos scored his first goal as a starter in minute 21 winning 2-0 in the first half before Pachuca tied the game 2-2. Riascos ended his first season well with 6 goals in 16 games before he was sold to Tijuana.

Cruzeiro

On 16 January 2015 Riasco was signed by Cruzeiro on a three-year contract.[5]

Honours

Club

Tijuana
Morelia
Vasco da Gama

Individual

References

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