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Giovanni Alejandro Reyna (born November 13, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the United States national team.

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Giovanni Reyna

Reyna with Borussia Dortmund in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Alejandro Reyna[1]
Date of birth	(2002-11-13) November 13, 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	Sunderland, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team	Borussia Dortmund
Number	7
Youth career
2015–2019	New York City FC
2019–2020	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Borussia Dortmund	61	(6)
National team‡
2016–2017	United States U15	11	(7)
2017–2018	United States U16	2	(1)
2018–2019	United States U17	18	(8)
2020–	United States	14	(4)
Honours Representing  United States Men's soccer CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2017 Panama CONCACAF Nations League Winner 2021 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 27, 2022

He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2019" and is one of the final candidates for the 2022 Golden Boy award.[3][4]

Early life

Reyna was born in Sunderland, England to American parents when his father, Claudio Reyna, was playing for Sunderland A.F.C. His family moved back to the United States, settling in Bedford, New York, in 2007 when Giovanni was five.[5] Giovanni joined the academy team of his hometown club, New York City FC, in 2015 and kept playing with the City FC Academy teams until 2019 when he moved to Germany to join Borussia Dortmund's academy.[6]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

2019–21: Breakthrough and DFB-Pokal

On January 18, 2020, Reyna made his Bundesliga debut for Borussia Dortmund, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute, in a 5–3 win against FC Augsburg.[7] Hence, he became the youngest American, aged 17 years and 66 days, ever to appear in the Bundesliga, breaking a record previously set by Christian Pulisic.[7]

On February 4, Reyna scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 defeat to Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal Round of 16.[8] In doing so, he became the youngest goalscorer in German Cup history.[8] On February 18, 2020, Reyna became the third-youngest player ever to appear in a knockout game of the UEFA Champions League when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute against Paris Saint-Germain. Nine minutes later, Reyna set up Erling Haaland's game-winning goal for Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of the Round of 16, becoming the youngest American to play and record an assist in a Champions League fixture.[9]

On May 16, Reyna was set to start his first Bundesliga match for Borussia Dortmund in their derby against Schalke, but suffered a calf injury during warm-ups.[10] Reyna returned on May 23 and played in the final 11 minutes of a 2–0 victory at VfL Wolfsburg.[11] On September 14, 2020, Reyna started in a DFB-Pokal match and scored with a free kick in a 5–0 win against MSV Duisburg.[12] On September 19, 2020, Reyna scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–0 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, aged 17 years and 311 days,[13] to become the second youngest American scorer in Bundesliga behind Christian Pulisic, aged 17 years and 211 days.[14]

On October 3, 2020, in his third league appearance of the 2020–21 season, Reyna assisted 3 goals—a brace to Erling Haaland and an Emre Can header from a corner kick, to beat SC Freiburg 4–0.[15] As a result, Reyna became the first American to record a hat trick of assists in one of the 5 major European leagues since Steve Cherundolo did it for Hannover in March 2008, and the youngest player to ever do so in the Bundesliga.[16]

On December 5, Reyna scored his second Bundesliga goal against Eintracht Frankfurt, with a near post finish just inside the 18-yard box. This goal made him the second youngest American to score twice in the league after current Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic did so for the same club as Reyna, Borussia Dortmund.[17] On December 22, he was voted the U.S. Soccer's Young Male Player of the Year for 2020.[18]

Reyna was a second-half substitute for Dortmund in their 4–1 victory over RB Leipzig in the 2021 DFB-Pokal Final on May 13, 2021. His involvement in the match marks him as the youngest American to appear in a domestic cup final in Europe, a record previously held by his international teammate Christian Pulisic.[19]

2021–22 season: Injuries

On July 28, 2021, Dortmund announced that Reyna would wear the number 7 shirt for the upcoming season, previously worn by Jadon Sancho.[20] On August 27, he became the youngest player to make 50 Bundesliga appearances during the league match against Hoffenheim.[21]

Reyna suffered a series of injuries that caused him to miss the majority of the 2021–22 season.[22]

2022–23 season

Returning from injuries, on September 6, 2022 Reyna became the first American player to provide two assists in a Champions League match in a 3–0 win against Copenhagen.[23]

International career

After representing the United States at several youth levels, Reyna received his first call up to the senior United States squad for matches against Wales and Panama in November 2020.[24] On November 12, 2020, a day before his eighteenth birthday, Reyna made his senior national team debut against Wales.[25] In the following game, a 6–2 friendly victory over Panama, Reyna started and scored his first senior goal directly from a free kick.[26]

On March 24, 2022 during the 2022 World Cup qualification at Estadio Azteca he dribbled past 6 Mexican defenders in a single run before being dispossessed, after the match it was compared to Diego Maradona's "Goal of the Century" run during the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, which was also at the Azteca.[27][28]

Personal life

Giovanni is the son of former Rangers, Sunderland, Manchester City, New York Red Bulls, and United States player Claudio Reyna,[29] and Danielle Egan, a former member of the United States women's national soccer team.[30] Reyna is of Portuguese and Argentine descent through his father, and of Irish-American descent through his mother.[31] Gio's paternal Grandfather, Miguel Reyna, was from Argentina where he played professionally for Los Andes.

Reyna was born in Sunderland, England, while his father was playing for Sunderland. Reyna started his international career by playing with the United States' youth teams, but after impressing with Borussia Dortmund, he attracted interest from the Portuguese, English, and Argentine national teams.[32] Ultimately, in a March 2020 interview with Sports Illustrated, Reyna declared his intent to play for the United States: "I'm aware of the rumors, but it's quite clear for me. I only want to play for the United States. That's my home country."[33]

He was named after his father's former Rangers teammate Giovanni van Bronckhorst.[29]

Reyna's high level of play has earned him the nickname "The American Dream" by former teammate Erling Haaland.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played September 17, 2022[35]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Borussia Dortmund	2019–20	Bundesliga	15	0	1	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	18	1
	2020–21	Bundesliga	32	4	5	3	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	7
	2021–22	Bundesliga	10	2	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	13	2
	2022–23	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		6	0
Career total			61	6	7	4	13	0	2	0	83	10

International

As of match played September 27, 2022[35][36]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2020	2	1
	2021	7	3
	2022	5	0
Total		14	4

As of match played September 23, 2022.

Scores and results list United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Reyna goal[36]

List of international goals scored by Giovanni Reyna

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	November 16, 2020	Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria	2	Panama	1–1	6–2	Friendly
2	March 28, 2021	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	4	Northern Ireland	1–0	2–1	Friendly
3	June 6, 2021	Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, United States	7	Mexico	1–1	3–2 (a.e.t.)	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League
4	June 9, 2021	Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, United States	8	Costa Rica	4–0	4–0	Friendly

Honors

Borussia Dortmund

• DFB-Pokal: 2020–21[19]

United States U17

• CONCACAF Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2019[37]

United States

• CONCACAF Nations League: 2019–20[38]

Individual

• CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI: 2019^{[citation needed]}
• U.S. Soccer's Young Male Player of the Year: 2020[18]
• CONCACAF Nations League Finals Best XI: 2021[39]

References

External links

• Giovanni Reyna at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Giovanni Reyna

Giovanni Alejandro „Gio“ Reyna (* 13. November 2002 in Sunderland, England) ist ein US-amerikanischer Fußballspieler, der auch die portugiesische Staatsangehörigkeit besitzt. Der offensive Mittelfeldspieler steht bei Borussia Dortmund unter Vertrag und ist US-amerikanischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Giovanni Reyna

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[es] Giovanni Reyna

Giovanni Alejandro Reyna (Sunderland, Inglaterra, Reino Unido, 13 de noviembre de 2002), o simplemente conocido como Gio Reyna,[1] es un futbolista estadounidense que juega como centrocampista y su equipo actual es el Borussia Dortmund de la Bundesliga de Alemania. También es internacional con la selección absoluta de Estados Unidos.

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[it] Giovanni Reyna

Giovanni Reyna (Sunderland, 13 novembre 2002) è un calciatore statunitense con passaporto portoghese, centrocampista del Borussia Dortmund e della nazionale statunitense.

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[ru] Рейна, Джованни

Джова́нни Алеха́ндро Ре́йна (англ. Giovanni Alejandro Reyna; 13 ноября 2002, Сандерленд, Англия) — американский футболист, атакующий полузащитник клуба немецкого клуба «Боруссия Дортмунд» и сборной США.

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