Diego Antonio Reyes

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Reyes and the second or maternal family name is Rosales.
Diego Reyes

Reyes in 2013
Personal information
Full nameDiego Antonio Reyes Rosales[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing positionCentral Defender / Central Midfielder
Club information
Current clubPorto
Number13
Youth career
2006–2009América
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2010–2013América83(3)
2013–Porto0(0)
2013–Porto B14(2)
National team‡
2008–2009Mexico U176(0)
2010–2011Mexico U205(0)
2011–2012Mexico U2312(1)
2011–Mexico10(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:10, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales (born 19 September 1992) is a Mexican footballer,[3] who currently plays for F.C. Porto B[4] in Portugal as a central defender or midfielder.[5]

Reyes has been playing for Mexico's national team since 2013.[6] Reyes has been described as being "intelligent in his positioning, comfortable in possession and strong in the air."[7]

Club career

América

Diego Reyes rose from América's youth academy and was considered one of their young prospects. He debuted for the club in 2010 at the age of 17 in a home game against Santos Laguna, coming in as a substitute in the 86th minute for Ángel Reyna who scored the match's only goal.[8] Diego scored his first goal against Estudiantes Tecos during the Clausura 2011 tournament. He would score his second goal against Morelia in a 2–3 quarterfinal loss that same tournament. He gradually cemented his spot in the team's starting eleven.

Reyes played his final match with América on 26 May 2013 in the final of the Clausura tournament against Cruz Azul. He only played 26 minutes of the match, due to the expulsion of Jesús Molina. Reyes was moved into the midfield, but he was subsequently replaced by Miguel Layún.

Porto

2013–14 season

On 17 December 2012 it was announced Reyes would be transferring to Portuguese club F.C. Porto on 1 July 2013 for €7 million,[9][10][11][12][13] with half of the transfer fee (€3.5 million) backed by Gol Football Luxembourg as part of James Rodríguez's repurchase from Gol Football.[13]

Diego Reyes made his debut with Porto on 13 July 2013 in the final of the Valais Cup against French team Olympique de Marseille, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute of the match. Fellow Mexican team-mate Héctor Herrera also made his debut with Porto in the same match which ended in a 3–0 victory.[14] Despite not making an appearance with the A-squad in the league, he is a regular on the B-squad.[15]

International career

Mexico U17

In 2009 Diego Reyes was selected by coach José Luis González China to participate in the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Mexico qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and reached the Round-of-16.

Mexico U20

In 2011 Diego Reyes was selected by coach Juan Carlos Chávez to participate in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Mexico qualified to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and finished in third place, defeating France 3–1. Prior to the World Cup, Reyes also participated with Mexico in the 2010 Milk Cup and 2011 Toulon Tournament with Mexico.

Mexico U23

Reyes was selected to participate in the 2011 Pan American Games, Mexico won gold after defeating Argentina in the final. In 2012, Reyes was a part of the Mexican team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Toulon Tournament and won the final against Turkey. Diego Reyes made the final cut for those participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics, in which he played in every match, including in the 2–1 win over Brazil in the gold medal match at Wembley Stadium.[16] Reyes was the youngest squad member at the Olympics being only 19 when he won the gold medal.

Mexico national team

Reyes made his debut with the Mexican national team at the 2011 Copa América, however Mexico used their under-22 squad in the tournament. He made his full debut on 25 March 2013 in a 2014 World Cup qualification match against the United States at the Estadio Azteca. Reyes also participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing his only match in a 2–1 victory against Japan.

U23 international goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2012 Carson, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 1–7 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

[17]

Senior international appearances

As of 14 August 2013

[18]


Career statistics

Club

As of 4 January 2014
Club Season League League Cup Continental Other2 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América 2009–10 100000–10
2010–11 1920040–232
2011–12 2800000–280
2012–13 3516000–411
Total 8336040–933
Porto 2013–14 001000–00
Total 001000–10
Career total 833704000943

Honours

Club

América

International

Mexico U23

Individual

  • Rookie of the Tournament (1): Clausura 2011

References

  1. ↑ [http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/diego-reyes/aufeinenblick/spieler_131090.html: "Diego Reyes – At a glance"]. Transfer Markt.
  2. ↑ Olympic Profile – NBC
  3. ↑ Diego Reyes Profile – Mediotiempo.com
  4. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/diego-reyes/profil/spieler_131090.html
  5. ↑ Las nuevas joyas del Pumas-América – Mediotiempo.com
  6. ↑ México Sub-20: Campeón 19 años después – Mediotiempo.com
  7. ↑ Atkins, Christopher. "World Cup 2014: Ten potential breakout stars". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ http://www.mediotiempo.com/ficha.php?id_partido=27398
  9. ↑ [http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/comunicados/diego-reyes-se-convierte-en-jugador-del-f-c-porto/: "Diego Reyes se convierte en jugador del F.C. Porto"]. Club América Sitio Oficial. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  10. ↑ [http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/114/mexico/2012/12/17/3609488/diego-reyes-announces-porto-move-for-the-summer: "Diego Reyes announces Porto move for the summer"]. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  11. ↑ http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/12/17/confirmado-diego-reyes-fue-vendido-al-porto
  12. ↑ "Diego Reyes assina por cinco temporadas" [Diego Reyes signs for five seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Relatório e Contas Consolidado 2012/2013 (1º Semestre)" (in Portuguese). FC Porto. Retrieved 2 June 2013. 
  14. ↑ http://www.futbolsapiens.com/2013/07/debut-herrera-reyes-porto/
  15. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/diego-reyes/profil/spieler_131090.html
  16. ↑ Borden, Sam (11 August 2012). [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/sports/olympics/mexico-downs-brazil-in-olympics-soccer.html?_r=0: "Mexico Wins Olympic Gold in Men's Soccer, Beating Brazil"]. New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "Diego Reyes's U23 International Goals". 
  18. ↑ "Diego Reyes's Senior International Caps". 
  19. ↑ http://trireport.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/mexico-wins-olympic-qualifying-tournament/
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