Brayan Riascos

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Brayan Riascos

| image =

| fullname = José Brayan Riascos Valencia

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|10|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenaventura, Colombia

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Pakhtakor

| clubnumber = 94

| youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = Corinthians

| years1 = 2013–2016 | clubs1 = Corinthians | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = → Flamengo-SP (loan) | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = → Trofense (loan) | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2015 | clubs4 = → Flamengo-SP (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2015 | clubs5 = → Bragantino (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = Atlético Huila | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Famalicão | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018 | clubs8 = Oliveirense | caps8 = 40 | goals8 = 14

| years9 = 2018–2021 | clubs9 = Nacional | caps9 = 84 | goals9 = 22

| years10= 2021–2024 | clubs10= Metalist Kharkiv | caps10= 18 | goals10= 6

| years11= 2022 | clubs11= → Grasshoppers (loan) | caps11= 8 | goals11= 1

| years12= 2022 | clubs12= → Al-Khaleej (loan) | caps12= 6 | goals12= 0

| years13= 2023 | clubs13= → Marítimo (loan) | caps13= 16 | goals13= 3

| years14= 2023–2024 | clubs14= → Gaziantep (loan) | caps14= 18 | goals14= 2

| years15= 2024 | clubs15= Qingdao West Coast | caps15= 19 | goals15= 6

| years16= 2025– | clubs16= Pakhtakor | caps16= 10 | goals16= 3

| pcupdate = 6 July 2025

}}

José Brayan Riascos Valencia (born 10 October 1994), known as Brayan Riascos, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Pakhtakor.

Club 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.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/fifa-council/media-releases/fifa-adopts-temporary-employment-and-registration-rules-to-address-several|title=FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine|date=7 March 2022}} On 28 March 2022, Riascos used that condition to sign with Grasshoppers in Switzerland until the end of the season.{{cite press release|publisher=Grasshoppers|url=https://www.gcz.ch/en/news/news/article/gc-zuerich-sign-brayan-riascos-until-end-of-season/|title=GC ZÜRICH SIGN BRAYAN RIASCOS UNTIL END OF SEASON|date=28 March 2022|access-date=29 March 2022}}

On 12 July 2022, Riascos joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a one-year loan.{{cite web |title=الخليج يضم برايان رياسكوس حتى 2023 |url=https://www.almowaten.net/2022/07/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3-%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%89-2023/}} On 23 December 2022, Al-Khaleej ended the loan early and Riascos returned to Metalist.{{cite web |title=دوري روشن السعودي.. الخليج ينهي التعاقد مع برايان رياسكوس|url=https://www.alyaum.com/articles/6442401/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3}}

On 5 January 2023, Riascos joined Portuguese club Marítimo on a half-year loan.{{cite web|title=Welcome, Riascos|url=https://www.csmaritimo.org.pt/bem-vindo-riascos/|date=5 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023}}

On 4 August 2023, he joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on a 1-year loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/spor/gaziantep-fk-kolombiyali-santrfor-brayan-riascosu-transfer-etti-786294.html|title=Gaziantep FK Kolombiyalı santrfor Brayan Riascos'u transfer etti|last=|first=|date=4 August 2023|website=trthaber.com|publisher=|language=En|access-date=27 August 2023}}

On 24 February 2024, Riascos signed with Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4055820.html|title=官方：阿兰、段刘愚、谭凯元等17人加盟青岛西海岸|publisher=dongqiudi|date=24 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024|language=zh}}

On 24 January 2025, Riascos signed with Uzbekistan Super League club Pakhtakor.{{cite web |title=Брайан Риаскос "Пахтакор" билан шартнома имзолади |url=http://www.pakhtakor.uz/news/cnews/7276 |website=pakhtakor.uz |publisher=Pakhtakor FC |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=Uzbek |date=24 January 2025}}

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.

.{{Cite web |url=https://ua.tribuna.com/tribuna/blogs/tulpan/2971141.html |title=Красников снова находит топовых легионеров для "Металлиста". Многие из них будут зажигать и в УПЛ |access-date=2021-12-07 |archive-date=2021-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207152852/https://ua.tribuna.com/tribuna/blogs/tulpan/2971141.html}}

==Career statistics==

=Club=

{{updated|20 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|jose-brayan-riascos-valencia/285109|accessdate=17 February 2025}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
valign="center"\| Corinthians	2013	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
valign="center"\| →Flamengo-SP (loan)	2013	Série C	17	5	0	0	0	0	17	5
rowspan="2"valign="center"\| →Trofense (loan)	2013–14	rowspan="2"\|Segunda Liga	12	4	0	0	0	0	12	4
2014–15	14	3	6	2	0	0	20	5
valign="center"\| →Flamengo-SP (loan)	2015	Série C	14	2	0	0	0	0	14	2
valign="center"\| →Bragantino (loan)	2015	Série B	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
valign="center"\| Atlético Huila	2016	Primera A	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
valign="center"\|Famalicão	2016–17	rowspan="2"\|LigaPro	12	4	0	0	0	0	12	4
"valign="center"\|Oliveirense	2017–18	35	11	5	3	0	0	40	14
rowspan="3"valign="center"\|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
valign="center"\|Metalist Kharkiv	2021–22	Ukrainian First League	15	6	3	0	0	0	18	6
valign="center"\|→Grasshopper (loan)	2021–22	Swiss Super League	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
valign="center"\|→Al-Khaleej (loan)	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
valign="center"\|→Marítimo (loan)	2022–23	Primeira Liga	16	3	2	0	0	0	18	3
valign="center"\|→Gaziantep (loan)	2023–24	Süper Lig	18	2	1	1	0	0	19	3
valign="center"\|Qingdao West Coast	2024	Chinese Super League	19	6	0	0	0	0	19	6
valign="center"\|Pakhtakor	2025	Uzbekistan Super League	2	1	1	1	4	2	7	4
colspan="3"\|Career total !262	60	25	12	4	2	291	74