# Miller Bolaños

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. 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. 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

    As of 31 December 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Barcelona SC | 2006 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Barcelona SC | 2007 | Serie A | 15 | 3 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 3 |
| Barcelona SC | 2008 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Barcelona SC | Total | Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| LDU Quito | 2009 | Serie A | 35 | 6 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 7 |
| LDU Quito | 2010 | Serie A | 24 | 9 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 10 |
| LDU Quito | 2011 | Serie A | 21 | 3 | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 4 |
| LDU Quito | Total | Total | 80 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 21 |
| Chivas USA | 2012 | MLS | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 |
| Chivas USA | 2013 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Chivas USA | Total | Total | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| Emelec | 2013 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Emelec | 2014 | Serie A | 36 | 19 | – | – | 12 | 5 | – | – | 48 | 24 |
| Emelec | 2015 | Serie A | 34 | 25 | – | – | 14 | 11 | – | – | 48 | 36 |
| Emelec | Total | Total | 76 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 61 |
| Grêmio | 2016 | Série A | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 |
| Grêmio | 2017 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 8 |
| Grêmio | Total | Total | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 46 | 15 |
| Tijuana | 2017–18 | Liga MX | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 |
| Tijuana | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 32 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 10 |
| Tijuana | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 |
| Tijuana | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| Tijuana | Total | Total | 90 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 22 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 3 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2022 | Chinese Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Total | Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic (loan) | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 375 | 97 | 22 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 477 | 131 |

### International

    As of 20 November 2018
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ecuador | 2015 | 12 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 8 |
    Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bolaños goal.
List of international goals scored by Miller Bolaños :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 1 April 2015 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | Argentina | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 June 2015 | Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Panama | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 15 June 2015 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Bolivia | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2015 Copa América |
| 4 | 19 June 2015 | Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile | Mexico | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2015 Copa América |
| 5 | 8 September 2015 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Honduras | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 13 October 2015 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 8 June 2016 | University of Phoenix, Glendale, United States | Peru | 2–2 | 2–2 | Copa América Centenario |
| 8 | 15 November 2016 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Venezuela | 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