Sandro Miguel Sison Reyes (born March 29, 2003) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Regionalliga West club Gütersloh and the Philippines national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandro Miguel Sison Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | March 29, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Makati, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Gütersloh | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Frenz United | ||
| 2012–2015 | Barcelona | ||
| 2015–2016 | Santboià | ||
| 2016–2021 | UE Sants | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | ADT | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kaya–Iloilo | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Greuther Fürth II | 39 | (2) |
| 2024– | Gütersloh | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Philippines U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022 | Philippines U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | Philippines U23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021– | Philippines | 23 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:11, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:25; 21 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editReyes was born to Camille and Edmundo Reyes Jr.[1]
Reyes was enrolled at PAREF Southridge School in Muntinlupa for preparatory studies. He learned football at age four and played as a striker and midfielder. He was exposed to football in Iloilo, Bacolod and Barotac Nuevo by his parents. Locally he frequently competed boys older than him who were 12 to 13 years old.[1]
He stayed in Southridge until 2012 during his mid-term of his four grade studies after he received a scholarship from FCB Escola in Spain.[2]
Club career
editYouth
editReyes participated in a youth camp in Singapore by Spanish La Liga side Barcelona. He received an invitation for a try-out in Spain. The program was participated by 2,400 children aged 9 to 12 which was reduced to a pool of 40 boys for the second camp. Two boys, an Irish youth and Reyes himself was selected.[1]
At the age of nine, Reyes joined Barcelona's youth academy FCB Escola.[2][3][4] After that, he joined the youth academy of Santboià in the Spanish fifth division.[5][failed verification]
Azkals Development Team
editIn 2021, he joined Filipino club ADT.[6] Reyes made his debut for ADT in a 2–0 defeat against Kaya–Iloilo in 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. He scored his first goal for ADT in a 9–0 win against Mendiola 1991, scoring the last goal of the match.[7]
Kaya–Iloilo
editIn January 2022, Reyes joined Philippines Football League club Kaya–Iloilo.[8][9]
Greuther Fürth II
editIn January 2023, Reyes moved to Germany to join SpVgg Greuther Fürth II of the Regionalliga.[10]
Reyes scored his first goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth II in the 28th minute in their match against DJK Vilzing.[11]
Gütersloh
editIn August 2024, Reyes joined Regionalliga West club Gütersloh. He made his debut for Gütersloh on the 17 August as a substitute against TS Dortmund, receiving a red card after just one minute of being in the match.
International career
editPhilippines U16
editIn 2018, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U16 for the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.[12] He made his debut in a 8–0 defeat to hosts Indonesia U16. Reyes scored his only goal for Philippines U16 in a 1–6 defeat against Vietnam U16.[13]
Philippines U19
editIn July 2022, Reyes was called up to represent the Philippines U19 for the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Indonesia.[14] He made his debut for Philippines U19 in a 1-0 defeat against Thailand U19.[15]
Philippines U23
editIn October 2021, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches against South Korea U23, Singapore U23 and Timor Leste U23.[16] He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 3-0 defeat against South Korea U23.[17] Reyes scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 2–1 win against Brunei U23.[18]
Reyes was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam.[19]
Philippines
editReyes received his first call up from the Philippines national team for the 2020 AFF Championship.[20] He made his senior international debut in a 2–3 win against Myanmar coming in as a substitute, replacing Oskari Kekkonen at the 72nd minute.[21][22]
Reyes scored his first international goal on 23 December 2022 against Brunei at the Rizal Memorial Stadium during the 2022 AFF Championship.[23]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | December 23, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Brunei |
2–0 | 5–1 | 2022 AFF Championship |
| 2. | December 15, 2024 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
| 3. | December 27, 2024 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  Thailand |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Personal life
editReyes comes from a political family in the Philippines; his father, Edmundo Reyes Jr., served as the representative for the province of Marinduque's at-large congressional district from 1998 to 2007 and is a former executive director of the Toll Regulatory Board.[1] His paternal grandmother, Carmencita Reyes, had also served as Marinduque congresswoman from 1978 to 1998 and from 2007 until her election as governor of Marinduque in 2010, which she served until her death in 2019. His aunt, Regina Reyes Mandanas, was Marinduque's congresswoman from 2013 to 2016 as well as the wife of the governor of Batangas province from 1995 to 2004 and from 2016 until her death in 2022.[4]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- AFF U-23 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c d Velasco, Bill (August 6, 2012). "Child footballer makes history". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Imperial, Athena (correspondent) (September 10, 2012). NTG: Batang pinoy, nakatanggap ng 3 year Football scholarship mula sa FC Barcelona Escola [NTG: Filipino kid, Received 3 year Football scholarship from FC Barcelona Escola]. News to Go (TV broadcast) (in Filipino). GMA Integrated News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (July 17, 2012). "Reyes, 9, joins FC Barcelona football academy". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Tupas, Cedelf (July 22, 2012). "Filipino kid kicks his way into football greatness". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "X Edició Torneig Primer Toque". fcsantboia.cat. March 26, 2016.
- ^ Tupas, Cedelf (February 16, 2020). "Gayoso, SEA Games standouts join Azkals cadet squad". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Gayoso scores five goals as Azkals Development Team wallops Mendiola". CNN Philippines. November 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kaya FC-Iloilo Signs Azkals Midfielder Sandro Reyes". Kaya FC. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Kaya FC-Iloilo sign Azkals midfielder Reyes". ASEAN Football. January 29, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Reyes schließt sich Fürth II an". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag GmbH. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Germany - SPVGG Greuther Fürth II - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Philippines Under-16 Head To Surabaya For The AFF U16 Championship 2018". Philippine Football Federation. July 26, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ http://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/wp-content/uploads/match_result/u16/2018/M17.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Philippine Men's Under-19 Team Arrive In Indonesia For AFF U19 Championship 2022". Philippine Football Federation. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ Anolin, Carlo (July 2, 2022). "Azkals U19 yields to Thailand". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Philippine Men's Under-23 Lineup For AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers". Philippine Football Federation. October 21, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Korea Republic v Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (February 20, 2022). "Chung, Reyes strike as Azkals U-23 exit AFF tourney with win over Brunei". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Philippines Under-23 Squad For The 31st Southeast Asian Games". Philippine Football Federation. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ Tan, Gabriel (November 27, 2021). "Azkals call up 27 for AFF Suzuki Cup including new man Bienvenido Maranon". ESPN.
- ^ "REPORT: MYANMAR 2-3 PHILIPPINES". AFF Suzuki Cup. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Marañon hat trick fires Azkals past Myanmar, ends Suzuki Cup stint". Rappler. December 19, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/wp-content/uploads/match_result/suzuki_cup/2022/M5.pdf
External links
edit- Sandro Reyes at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Sandro Reyes at Soccerway