Sandro Miguel Sison Reyes (born March 29, 2003) is a Filipino professional

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who plays as a attacking midfielder for Regionalliga Bayern club Greuther Fürth II and the Philippines national team.

Personal life

Reyes comes from a

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in the Philippines; his father, Edmundo Reyes Jr., served as the representative for the province of

Marinduque's at-large congressional district Marinduque's at-large congressional district, also known as Marinduque's lone district, is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Marinduque. Marinduque has been represented in the country's various national legislat ...

from 1998 to 2007 and is a former executive director of the

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. His paternal grandmother,

Carmencita Reyes Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes (November 9, 1931 – January 7, 2019) was a Philippines, Filipina politician and jurist. She served as an Interim Batasang Pambansa, Assemblywoman from 1985 to 1986, House of Representatives of the Philippines, Congress ...

, 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.

Club career

Youth

At the age of nine, Reyes joined FCB Escola, a youth academy, of Spanish La Liga side Barcelona. After that, he joined the youth academy of Santboià in the Spanish fifth division.

Azkals Development Team

In 2021, he joined Filipino club ADT. Reyes made his debut for ADT in a 2–0 defeat against Kaya–Iloilo in

2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara The 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara was the third edition of the Copa Paulino Alcantara, the domestic football cup competition of the Philippines. United City (then called Ceres–Negros) won the previous edition in 2019, but withdrew from the 2021 ...

. He scored his first goal for ADT in a 9–0 win against Mendiola 1991, scoring the last goal of the match.

Kaya–Iloilo

In January 2022, Reyes joined Philippines Football League club Kaya–Iloilo.

Greuther Fürth II

In January 2023, Reyes moved to Germany to join SpVgg Greuther Fürth II of the

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. Reyes scored his first goal for SpVgg Greuther Fürth II in the 28th minute in their match against

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International career

Philippines U16

In 2018, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U16 for the

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. 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.

Philippines U19

In July 2022, Reyes was called up to represent the Philippines U19 for the

2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship The 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 18th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2022. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-19 Youth Championship were cancelled ...

in Indonesia. He made his debut for Philippines U19 in a 1-0 defeat against Thailand U19.

Philippines U23

In October 2021, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U23 for the

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Uzb ...

matches against South Korea U23, Singapore U23 and Timor Leste U23. He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 3-0 defeat against South Korea U23. Reyes scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 2–1 win against Brunei U23. Reyes was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam.

Philippines

Reyes received his first call up from the Philippines national team for the

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. He made his senior international debut in a 2–3 win against

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coming in as a substitute, replacing

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at the 72nd minute.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual

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Team of the Tournament:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Sandro Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Living people Philippines men's international footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Spain Men's association football midfielders Azkals Development Team players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Filipino men's footballers 2003 births Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines Philippines Football League players