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Costa Rica U23
K. Ríos
PLAYER DOSSIER · COSTA RICA U23WC 2026

K. Ríos

NATION · COS Costa Rica U23 →
DF
Position
COS
National team
// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation
reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve
the back linethe cover positionthe duel
// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.
DefenderRole
// the closing word
K. Ríos.Costa Rica U23 · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.
COSDefender