José Riasco
Venezuelan footballer (born 2004)
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José Alexander Riasco Brizuela (born 2 February 2004) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Metropolitanos on loan from Philadelphia Union II. He has also played for Venezuela's U20 and U23 teams.
Full name
José Alexander Riasco Brizuela[1]
Date of birth
February 2, 2004
Place of birth
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela[1]
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alexander Riasco Brizuela[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 2, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Metropolitanos (on loan from Philadelphia Union II) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Deportivo La Guaira | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Deportivo La Guaira | 23 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Philadelphia Union II | 26 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Boston River | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | Philadelphia Union II | 6 | (0) |
| 2025-2026 | → Carabobo (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2026- | → Metropolitanos (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Venezuela U20 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:17, 9 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Riasco signed for the Philadelphia Union in 2022 for a $1 million fee.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 March 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo La Guaira | 2021 | Venezuelan Primera División | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Union II | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Boston River | 2023 | Uruguayan Primera División | 11 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
