Maikel Reyes

Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy (sometimes spelt as Maykel Reyes) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays for ART Municipal Jalapa in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua and the Cuba national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reyes and the second or maternal family name is Azcuy.
Maikel Reyes
Reyes with Cuba at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Viñales, Cuba
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 ART Municipal Jalapa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Pinar del Río
2016 Cruz Azul Premier 18 (5)
2017 Villa Clara
2018– Pinar del Río
2021–2022 C.D. Real Sociedad 19 (0)
2023– Municipal Jalapa 27 (14)
International career‡
2012–2013 Cuba U20 14 (7)
2014 Cuba U21 5 (2)
2012–2015 Cuba U23 9 (9)
2012– Cuba 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023

Club career

In January 2016, he became the first Cuban footballer (along with Abel Martínez) to sign for a foreign club[3] with the approval of the Cuban government's Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), when he signed for Mexican club side Cruz Azul.[4]

He returned to Cuba in 2017 to play for Villa Clara,[5] only to join hometown side Pinar del Río in 2018.

In January 2023, Reyes joined Municipal Jalapa until the end of the season.[6]

International career

Reyes was involved in the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament playing against Canada in March 2012 in the Olympic qualifying tournament.

In 2013, he participated in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In November 2013, he represented Cuba in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, scoring against Honduras and Costa Rica.[1]

Reyes made his senior international debut in October 2012 against Panama.[2] and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring two goals.

Reyes was named in the team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 15, he scored the only goal against Guatemala in the group stage to make Cuba qualify to the quarter-finals.

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic3–03–0Friendly
2.15 July 2015Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States Guatemala1–01–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.10 November 2019Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua1–01–0Friendly
4.2 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala British Virgin Islands2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.8 June 2021Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–01–0
6.10 November 2021Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua1–03–0Friendly
7.2 June 2022Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe Guadeloupe1–11–22022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
8.23 March 2023Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados Barbados1–01–0
9.4 July 2023Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States Canada2–42–42023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References
  1. Maikel Reyes at Soccerway
  2. Maikel Reyes – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. The Journey of Maykel Reyes, Cuba’s First Professional Soccer Player - Havana Times
  4. "Cuba cierra con Cruz Azul el primer fichaje de fútbol de su historia". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. Maykel blinda al Expreso - Periódico Guerrillero (in Spanish)
  6. Ramírez, Alexander (2023-01-13). "Futbolista cubano Maykel Reyes firma con club de Nicaragua". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. "Maikel Reyes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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