First Team

Aleksei Rios became BATE's first signing after 2014 domestic season. Versatile midfielder played for just one club FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk before moving for FC BATE Borisov. He spent ten seasons at the club since 2005 season when he started at the Moles' Reserves. In 2007 he debuted in the first team.

Rios made an instant impression as a quick right winger with great speed. Before moving to BATE he played 189 Vysshaya Liga games with 31 goals scored and 12 assists. In 2014 he managed to participate in 30 games recording 6+3 points.

Playing for Shakhtyor Rios became Belarusian Cup winner (2014), four times came as a runner-up (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and twice earned a bronze medal (2007, 2014) in the Vysshaya Liga.

'For me this is an important step forward as I want to continue becoming a better player. BATE is the country's best club and I am really happy to come here. I want to give the Yellow-Blues as much as I can. I spoke to the head coach and sports director and now I am looking forward to starting preparation for 2015', he said after signing of the contract.

1. Favourite club
Arsenal (since 2001 invincible season)

2. Favourite player
Cannot name someone at the moment, but in childhood that was Thierry Henry

3. Favourite kind of sport but for football
Tennis

4. Favourite sportsman (not football player)
Rafael Nadal

5. Most interesting match you've ever seen
2007/08 UEFA Champions League final Manchester United - Chelsea (MU won on penalties)

6. Most interesting match you've ever participated in
Shakhtyor Soligorsk - PSV - 0-2

7. Favourite book
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

8. Favourite writer
Haruki Murakami

9. Favourite musician
Green Day

10. Favourite film
Rush (2013 film) by Ron Howard

11. Favourite actor (actress):
Ashton Kutcher

12. Favourite dish
Draniki (Traditional Belarusian potato pancakes)

13. Best day of your life
Day of Marriage 5^th July 2014

14. What did you want to be as a child (but for a football player)?
Doctor

15. Favourite car brand
BMW

16. What would you like to learn?
English

17. Favourite country (besides Motherland)
Spain

18. The place you haven't been to but want to visit
Berlin

19. Most impressive town you've been to
Lima, Peru

20. Most impressive stadium you've played at
Philips in Eindhoven

21. Your life motto
Never stop developing

22. Favourite number
17 or any featuring 7

23. Do you have any superstitious beliefs
Yes

24. Which national do you support, but for yours?
Argentina since Maradona

25. Your hobby
Reading

26. Your good features
Politeness

27. Your bad features
Laziness

28. What qualities do you considered to be the most important for you? And what don't you like

most?
I like honesty and hate hypocrites.

29. Your dream in football
Play against Arsenal FC in UEFA Champions League

30. What is football - business, sports or show
All together

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