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Cuban footballer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 4 March 1993||
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 | 47 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 |
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]
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.
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