Kristófer Jacobson Reyes (born 24 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Kórdrengir in the 1. deild karla.

Career

Youth career

Reyes had his youth career at Víkingur.

Víkingur Ólafsvík

In December 2013, Reyes was promoted to the first team of Víkingur Ólafsvík. In May 2014, Reyes made his debut for Víkingur in a 2–3 away win against KA Akureyri. He made a total of 6 games in his debut season with the first team.

Fram Reykjavík

In January 2016, after his two-year stint with Víkingur, Reyes joined fellow Inkasso-deildin side

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. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 away defeat against

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. In January 2017, it was announced that Reyes have signed a two-year extension with Reykjavík keeping him with the club until December 2018. In December 2018, he initially signed a contract to

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club Ratchaburi Mitr Phol, but was later cancelled.

Return to Víkingur Ólafsvík

In April 2019, Reyes returned to his boyhood club Víkingur. Reyes scored his first professional goal in a 2–4 away win against Leiknir.

Fjölnir

Reyes joined Fjölnir in February 2021. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–4 away win against Augnablik in the 2021 Icelandic Men's Football Cup - Third Round.

Kórdrengir

In March 2022, after a successful trial, Reyes joined second division club Kórdrengir. He scored his first goal on his debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Vestri in the 2022 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup.

International career

Reyes was born and raised in

Ólafsvík Ólafsvík () is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports ...

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to a

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father and an Icelandic mother, making him eligible to represent either

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at international level.

Philippines

In October 2018, Reyes was invited to train with the Philippines in preparation for the

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and

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 ...

. He revealed that he was contacted in 2017 by former Philippines international Ray Anthony Jónsson, who is also half Icelandic, about his interest to play for the Philippines.

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* * * 1996 births Living people Association football defenders Icelandic people of Filipino descent Filipino people of Icelandic descent Icelandic footballers Filipino footballers Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir players Kórdrengir players 1. deild karla players {{Philippines-footy-bio-stub