Ángel Reyna
{{Short description|Mexican footballer (born 1984)}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Family name hatnote|Reyna| Martínez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ángel Reyna
| image = Angel Reyna.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Reyna with Mexico in 2010
| fullname = Ángel Eduardo Reyna Martínez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|9|19}}{{cite web|url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/jugador/_/id/66859/angel-eduardo-reyna-martinez|title=Angel Reyna|work=ESPNdeportes.com}}
| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| height = {{height|m=1.71}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Raniza FC (AKL) (Manager)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = América
| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = San Luis | caps1 = 56 | goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2007–2008 | clubs2 = Necaxa | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2008–2009 | clubs3 = San Luis | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2009–2011 | clubs4 = América | caps4 = 89 | goals4 = 27
| years5 = 2012| clubs5 = Monterrey | caps5 = 39 | goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = → Pachuca (loan) | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Veracruz | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 8
| years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = Guadalajara | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2016–2018 | clubs9 = Celaya | caps9 = 45 | goals9 = 15
| years10= 2017 | clubs10= → Veracruz (loan) | caps10= 15 | goals10= 1
| years11= 2018 | clubs11= → Toluca (loan) | caps11= 14 | goals11= 1
| years12= 2019 | clubs12= Veracruz | caps12= 12 | goals12= 0
| totalcaps = 380
| totalgoals = 79
| manageryears1= 2024
| managerclubs1= Peluche Caligari (AKL)
| manageryears2= 2024–
| managerclubs2= Raniza FC (AKL)
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2013
| nationalteam1 = Mexico
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{MEX}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{medalW|CONCACAF Gold Cup|2011}}
}}
Ángel Eduardo Reyna Martínez (born 19 September 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
=Early career=
Reyna came out of Club América's reserves but was given his professional debut at San Luis on 31 July 2005. He scored his first goal in the Primera División against Pumas UNAM on 5 February 2006. After his stint at San Luis, Reyna was signed by Club Necaxa.
=Club América=
On 18 December 2008, Reyna signed with Mexico City giants Club América, where he was "born" as a footballer, to be the new reinforcement for the Clausura 2009 season. His debut was against rivals Chivas Guadalajara in the InterLiga tournament where the match ended in a 1–1 draw.
For the Bicentenario 2010 season, after the shooting of Salvador Cabañas, Reyna became a reference player for the team and one of their top scorers, going on to score 7 goals in 16 appearances, including the 9000th goal in the history of the Estadio Azteca in a 2–2 draw with Pachuca.
On 3 April 2011, Reyna scored his first hat-trick for América in a 5–4 win against Puebla in the Clausura 2011 tournament. On 1 May 2011 after scoring the second goal in the 91st minute in the 2–0 win over home-side Pumas, he scored his 13th league goal, thus becoming
goalscoring champion of the Clausura 2011.[http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/noticias/283661/tarde-ensueno-nuestro-equipo.-america-derrota-pumas-visitante-y-califica-liguilla: "Tarde Ensueño Nuestro Equipo America derrota a Pumas y califica a la Liguilla"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319172111/http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/noticias/283661/tarde-ensueno-nuestro-equipo.-america-derrota-pumas-visitante-y-califica-liguilla: |date=19 March 2012 }}. Club America official website. He made team history by scoring 13 goals making him the second Mexican-born goalscoring champion, the last one being Cuauhtemoc Blanco in 1998, who scored 16 goals.
On 24 October 2011, Reyna was separated from the first team after saying that the team's captain, Aquivaldo Mosquera, was made of "water" and that América had a defense of "plastic". América was in the 16th position of the league and had one of the worst defenses in the tournament. After that declarations Reyna was separated of the team.[http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/803493.html Echan a Reyna del América por sus declaraciones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216004107/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/803493.html |date=16 December 2013 }}. El Universal.
= Monterrey=
On 21 December 2011, Reyna joined C.F. Monterrey. He scored 4 goals and 3 assist in his first tournament with Monterrey. His team won the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League and was the runner-up for the Mexican Clausura 2012. He showed off on the CONCACAF following tournament by scoring a hat-trick in the 5–0 victory over Chorrillo F.C. in the opening match.
==Loan to Pachuca==
In 2013, Reyna was sent on loan to Pachuca where he scored five goals in 16 matches played.
==Veracruz==
On 17 June 2013, Veracruz reached an agreement with Monterrey to purchase Reyna. He had an outstanding start with the club by scoring 7 goals in only the first 3 league matches.
=Guadalajara=
On 29 May 2014, Reyna made a controversial move to Guadalajara for a fee of US$3.56 million.[http://www.record.com.mx/articulo/noticias/1425618/futbol+futbol-nacional+chivas/chivas-confirma-llegada-de-reyna Chivas confirma llegada de Reyna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305084915/http://www.record.com.mx/articulo/noticias/1425618/futbol+futbol-nacional+chivas/chivas-confirma-llegada-de-reyna |date=5 March 2016 }}. record.com.mx In August 2015, he was sent to train with the reserve squad after the club's president said he was not showing commitment with the team. On 10 March 2016, the club announced that they had reached an agreement to terminate his contract by mutual consent.
International career
In 2010, Reyna was called up by Javier Aguirre to play a series of friendlies with the Mexico national team against Bolivia national team, North Korea national team, and Iceland national team, where he appeared as a substitute in all three matches.
After being the Clausura 2011 top-goalscorer, he was called up by new national team coach José Manuel de la Torre for a series of friendlies against Ecuador and New Zealand national football team, and for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played on 15 April 2018}}{{Soccerway |id=20033 |accessdate=14 April 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club | rowspan=2|Season | colspan=3|League | colspan=2|Cup | colspan=2|League cup | colspan=2|Other | colspan=2|Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Necaxa | 2008 | Primera División de México
|? | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | ? | 3 | ||
| San Luis | 2008 | Primera División de México
|8 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| rowspan=5|América | 2009 | Primera División de México
|14 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | rowspan=3|Mexican Primera División
|37 | 10 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 1 | 41 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11
|30 | 14 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | 38 | 14 | |||
| 2011–12
|8 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 1 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!89 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 103 | 28 | |
| rowspan=3|Monterrey | 2011–12 | Mexican Primera División
|22 | 4 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | Liga MX
|17 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 11 | |
| Pachuca (loan) | 2012–13 | Liga MX
|16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 17 | 5 | |
| Veracruz | 2013–14 | Liga MX
|25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 10 | |
| rowspan=3|Guadalajara | 2014–15 | rowspan=2|Liga MX
|27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 33 | 2 | |
| 2015–16
|2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!29 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| rowspan=4|Celaya | 2016–17 | rowspan=3|Ascenso MX
|17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 21 | 9 | |
| 2017–18
|15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19
|0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
| Veracruz (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga MX
|15 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 1 | ||
| Toluca (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga MX
|8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 2 | |
| colspan=3|Career totals
!261 | 65 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 312 | 76 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 10 September 2013|{{NFT player|id=36303}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Mexico
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" | Total | 25 | 2 |
=International goals=
| class="wikitable " style="font-size:90%" | ||||||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2012 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States | {{fb|GUY}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center| 5–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 August 2013 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | {{fb|CIV}} | align=center|4–1 | align=center|4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Monterrey
Guadalajara
- Copa MX: Apertura 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/26166|title=¡CHIVAS CAMPEÓN DE LA COPA MX APERTURA 2015!|publisher=chivasdecorazon.com.mx|date=4 November 2015|accessdate=5 November 2015}}
Mexico
Individual
- Mexican Primera División Best Attacking Midfielder: Clausura 2011
- Mexican Primera División Golden Boot: Clausura 2011
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Medio Tiempo|angel-eduardo-reyna}}
- {{NFT player|pid=36303}}
{{Mexico squad 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Mexico squad 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{Primera División de México top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reyna, Angel}}
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:Mexico men's international footballers
Category:Club León footballers
Category:San Luis F.C. players
Category:Club Necaxa footballers
Category:Club América footballers
Category:C.F. Monterrey players
Category:C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Category:Celaya F.C. footballers
Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers
Category:Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Category:2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:2013 FIFA Confederations Cup players
Category:CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players