Juan Pablo Reyes (born August 2, 1985) is an

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ian

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who currently plays for

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in the

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Career

Youth and amateur

Reyes grew up in Florida, attending

William R. Boone High School William Rennick Boone High School is a public high school in Orlando, Florida. Built in 1952, the school is one of twenty high schools in the Orange County Public Schools system, created to accommodate the growing number of students at Orlando H ...

where he was an All State soccer player, and playing club soccer for the Ajax American soccer club. Reyes did not play

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, but did play in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

for the

Cocoa Expos Cocoa Expos was an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the fran ...

in 2006 and

Central Florida Kraze Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the ...

in 2007.

Professional

Reyes spent the 2007-2008 indoor season with the

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of the second Major Indoor Soccer League. On April 16, 2008, the

Rochester Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

of the

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announced the signing of Reyes.

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, a former Rhinos player, recommended Reyes to the Rhinos coaching staff. After a year out of the competitive game in 2009, Reyes returned to play for

in the PDL in 2010, making his first appearance of the season on June 24 against the

Bradenton Academics IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the ...

References

External links

Florida Tropics SC player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Juan Pablo 1985 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Men's association football defenders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Rochester New York FC players Cocoa Expos players Orlando City U-23 players Orlando Sharks players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players USL League Two players USL First Division players Major Arena Soccer League players Tampa Marauders players Florida Tropics SC players Rockford Rampage players United Premier Soccer League players National Premier Soccer League players Major Arena Soccer League coaches United Premier Soccer League coaches American soccer coaches Men's association football player-managers National Premier Soccer League coaches