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.
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. On 28 March 2022, Riascos used that condition to sign with Grasshoppers in Switzerland until the end of the season.
On 12 July 2022, Riascos joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej on a one-year loan. On 23 December 2022, Al-Khaleej ended the loan early and Riascos returned to Metalist.
On 5 January 2023, Riascos joined Portuguese club MarÃÂtimo on a half-year loan.
On 4 August 2023, he joined Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantep on a 1âÂÂyear loan.
On 24 February 2024, Riascos signed with Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.
On 24 January 2025, he signed with Uzbekistan Super League club Pakhtakor.
In January 2026, Riascos joined Iraq Stars League club Al-Zawraa.
Brian plays asÃÂ a central striker, but can also play in other attacking positions. His strengths are physical strength and good speed.
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