Miller Alejandro Bolaños Reasco (born 1 June 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Ecuadorian Serie B club 9 de Octubre.

Club career

LDU Quito Bolaños was born in Esmeraldas, and began his career in the youth ranks of Caribe Junior. In 2006, he joined Barcelona SC and made his professional debut the same year. In 2009 the promising forward was transferred to LDU Quito. On 29 August 2009 in a 4–0 win over LDU Portoviejo, Bolaños scored the 2,500th goal in LDU Quito's history.Bolaños scores 2,500th goal for LDU He was an important player for LDU Quito during the most glorious period of the club's history as he helped the Ecuadorian club capture the 2010 Serie A title, 2009 Copa Sudamericana, and the 2009 and 2010 Recopa Sudamericana.

Loan to Chivas USA On 11 January 2012, it was announced that Bolaños would be joining Chivas USA in Major League Soccer, accompanying compatriot Oswaldo Minda.Bolaños joins Chivas On 18 July, he scored his first MLS goal against the Portland Timbers at The Home Depot Center, finishing a Ryan Smith pass for the only goal of the game in the 16th minute.

Loan to Emelec Miller joined Emelec by loan on the summer of 2013. Though Miller only played 5 league games, he won the 2013 Ecuadorian Serie A season. Miller scored 19 league-goals in 36 games, including 2 goals in the season final match against club-rivals Barcelona SC, winning the 2014 Ecuadorian Serie A. Miller Bolaños became top scorer in the 2014 Copa Sudamericana with 5 goals. During the 2013 season he noticeably formed a successful striking partnership with Denis Stracqualursi which was known affectionately as Straq-Bol by Emelec fans. This was a play on words of Spag-Bol, the Italian pasta dish.

Grêmio On 7 February 2016, it was confirmed that Miller would play for Grêmio.

International career Bolaños represented Ecuador at various youth levels. He participated in the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship, helping Ecuador to a 5–4 victory over Brazil.

Bolaños made his debut for Ecuador on 28 March 2015 in a match against Mexico, playing all 90 minutes of the game. Three days later he went on to score his first goal, equalising in a 2–1 friendly loss to Argentina in New Jersey.

Bolaños was selected for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, his first major international tournament. In the opening game against the hosts at the Estadio Nacional, he fouled Arturo Vidal, who consequently scored the first goal of the tournament from the penalty spot as his team defeated Ecuador 2–0. In the second match, he scored from outside the penalty area, albeit in a 3–2 defeat against Bolivia. In the third match in Rancagua, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 victory over Mexico which eliminated the opponents, also setting up the second for Enner Valencia.

Personal life His older brother is Álex Bolaños, also a midfielder. He too represented Barcelona and LDU among others, and played internationally for their country.

Career statistics

Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona SC2006Serie A70————702007Serie A153————1532008Serie A151————151Total374————374LDU Quito2009Serie A356——71—4272010Serie A249——71—31102011Serie A213——91—304Total8018——233—10321Chivas USA2012MLS243—10——2532013MLS50—11——60Total293—20——313Emelec2013Serie A60——31—912014Serie A3619——125—48242015Serie A3425——1411—4836Total7644——2917—10561Grêmio2016Série A183313231102872017Série A20127003110188Total2031583262204615Tijuana2017–18Liga MX289—1040—3392018–19Liga MX329—9110—42102019–20Liga MX261—7110—3422020–21Liga MX41————41Total9020—17250—11322Shanghai Shenhua2020Chinese Super League43—0000—432022Chinese Super League70—00——70Total113—0000—113Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic (loan)2021Chinese Super League122—00——122Emelec2023Serie A158——63—2111Guayaquil City2024Serie B3110—40——35102025Serie B2912—21——3113Total6022—61——6623Career total4501271582856925120564165

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEcuador2015126201672201710201850Total258

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bolaños goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Miller BolañosNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 1 April 2015 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 1–1 1–2 Friendly2 6 June 2015 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1–0 4–0 Friendly3 15 June 2015 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile 2–3 2–3 2015 Copa América4 19 June 2015 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile 1–0 2–1 2015 Copa América5 8 September 2015 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 2–0 2–0 Friendly6 13 October 2015 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification7 8 June 2016 University of Phoenix, Glendale, United States 2–2 2–2 Copa América Centenario8 15 November 2016 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 2–0 3–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors LDU Quito Ecuadorian Serie A: 2010 Copa Sudamericana: 2009; runner-up: 2011 Recopa Sudamericana: 2009, 2010

Emelec Ecuadorian Serie A: 2013, 2014, 2015

Gremio Copa do Brasil: 2016

Individual Ecuadorian Serie A Best Player: 2014, 2015 Ecuadorian Serie A top scorer: 2015 Ecuadorian Serie A assist leader: 2015 Copa Sudamericana top scorer: 2014, 2015

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