Brayan Riascos
Colombian footballer (born 1994)
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José Brayan Riascos Valencia (born 10 October 1994), known as Brayan Riascos, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Al-Zawraa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Brayan Riascos Valencia | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenaventura, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Zawraa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Corinthians | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Flamengo-SP (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Trofense (loan) | 32 | (9) |
| 2015 | → Flamengo-SP (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Bragantino (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atlético Huila | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Famalicão | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Oliveirense | 40 | (14) |
| 2018–2021 | Nacional | 84 | (22) |
| 2021–2024 | Metalist Kharkiv | 18 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Al-Khaleej (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Marítimo (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Gaziantep (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2024 | Qingdao West Coast | 19 | (6) |
| 2025 | Pakhtakor | 21 | (4) |
| 2026– | Al-Zawraa | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 | |||
Career
On 7 March 2022, FIFA announced that, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine are suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until that date.[1] On 28 March 2022, Riascos used that condition to sign with Grasshoppers in Switzerland until the end of the season.[2]
On 12 July 2022, Riascos joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a one-year loan.[3] On 23 December 2022, Al-Khaleej ended the loan early and Riascos returned to Metalist.[4]
On 5 January 2023, Riascos joined Portuguese club Marítimo on a half-year loan.[5]
On 4 August 2023, he joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on a 1–year loan.[6]
On 24 February 2024, Riascos signed with Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.[7]
On 24 January 2025, he signed with Uzbekistan Super League club Pakhtakor.[8]
In January 2026, Riascos joined Iraq Stars League club Al-Zawraa.[9]
Style of play
Brian plays as a central striker, but can also play in other attacking positions. His strengths are physical strength and good speed.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 20 April 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2013 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flamengo-SP (loan) | 2013 | Série C | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Trofense (loan) | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Flamengo-SP (loan) | 2015 | Série C | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Bragantino (loan) | 2015 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlético Huila | 2016 | Primera A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Famalicão | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Oliveirense | 2017–18 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14 | |
| Nacional | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | LigaPro | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2021–22 | Ukrainian First League | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| Grasshoppers (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Khaleej (loan) | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Marítimo (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Gaziantep (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Qingdao West Coast | 2024 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Pakhtakor | 2025 | Uzbekistan Super League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Career total | 262 | 60 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 291 | 74 | ||