Maikel Reyes


Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy is a Cuban international football player who plays for his local team Pinar del Río.

Club career

In January 2016, he became the first Cuban footballer to sign for a foreign club with the approval of the Cuban government's Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation, when he signed for Mexican club side Cruz Azul.
He returned to Cuba in 2017 to play for Villa Clara, only to join hometown side Pinar del Río in 2018.

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.
Reyes made his senior international debut in October 2012 against Panama. 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

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago, Dominican Republic
3–0
3–0
Friendly
2.15 July 2015Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States
1–0
1–0
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.10 November 2019Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua1–01–0Friendly