Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales (; born 19 September 1992) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Olympic gold medalist. Reyes made his professional debut with Club América in April 2010, and won his first league title in 2013. He joined FC Porto that same year, but spent a majority of his time loaned out to Spanish sides Real Sociedad and RCD Espanyol, Espanyol. At international level, Reyes has played for various national youth teams for Mexico, including the Mexico national under-20 football team, under-20 team which finished third at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was also a part of the Mexico national under-23 football team, under-23 squad that won the gold medal at the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics, playing in every match. He has represented Mexico national football team, Mexico at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Club career

América

Reyes rose from Club América, América's Socio Águila, youth academy and was considered one of their young prospects. He debuted for the club on 25 April 2010 at the age of 17 in a league match against Santos Laguna at the Estadio Azteca, appearing as a substitute in the 86th minute for Ángel Reyna who scored the game's only goal. Reyes scored his first goal against Tecos F.C., Estudiantes Tecos during the Clausura 2011 tournament. He would score his second goal against Monarcas Morelia, Morelia in a 2–3 quarter-final loss that same tournament. He gradually cemented his spot in the team's starting eleven. Reyes played his final match with América on 26 May 2013, playing in the final of the 2012–13 Liga MX season, Clausura tournament against Cruz Azul, though only playing in 26 minutes of the match. Due to the expulsion of Jesús Molina, Reyes was moved into the midfield, but was subsequently substituted off for Miguel Layún.

Porto

On 17 December 2012, it was announced Reyes would be transferring to Portuguese club FC Porto on 1 July 2013 for a €7 million transfer fee, with half of the €3.5 million transfer fee backed by Gol Football Luxembourg as part of James Rodríguez's repurchase from Gol Football. Reyes made his debut for Porto on 13 July in the final of the Valais Cup against French club Olympique de Marseille, Marseille, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute of the match. Fellow Mexican teammate Héctor Herrera also made his debut with Porto in the same match which ended in a 3–0 victory.

Real Sociedad (loan)

On 14 July 2015, Spanish La Liga club Real Sociedad announced they had reached an agreement with Porto over a season-long loan deal for Reyes, with no option to purchase outright. Reyes made his debut on 22 August in a 0–0 draw against Deportivo de La Coruña. On 18 October, he received his first red card with Real Sociedad in the 0–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid, receiving two yellow cards in the span of two minutes for dissent. On 8 February 2016, Reyes scored his first goal for Real Sociedad in the 5–0 away win over RCD Espanyol.

Espanyol (loan)

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On 31 August 2016, Reyes joined Spanish side Espanyol on a season-long loan deal, with the club having the option to purchase the player at the end of the loan. On 30 October, Reyes scored his first goal for Espanyol in the 0–1 away win over Real Betis.

Fenerbahçe

On 25 August 2018, Reyes joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe on a three-year deal. On 1 September 2018, he would make his debut with the team in 2–3 loss against Kayserispor. On 25 August 2019, Fenerbahçe Termination of employment, terminated his contract.

Leganés (loan)

On 31 January 2019, Reyes returned to Spain by joining CD Leganés on loan for the rest of the season.

Tigres UANL

On 26 August 2019, Reyes returned to Mexico by joining Liga MX current champions Tigres UANL on a four-year contract.

International career

Youth

Reyes was selected by coach José Luis González China to participate in the 2009 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, CONCACAF under-17 Championship in 2009. Mexico eventually qualified to the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, under-17 World Cup and reached the Round-of-16. In 2010, Reyes played the 2010 Milk Cup, Milk Cup with the under-20 team. The following year, Reyes was selected by coach Juan Carlos Chávez to participate in the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, CONCACAF under-20 Championship. Mexico qualified to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, under-20 World Cup and finished in third place, defeating France national under-20 football team, France 3–1. Prior to the World Cup, Reyes also participated in the 2011 Toulon Tournament, Toulon Tournament. Reyes was selected to participate in the Football at the 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 Pan American Games with the Mexico national under-23 football team, under-23 national team. Mexico won the gold after defeating Argentina national under-23 football team, Argentina 1–0 in the Final. In 2012, Reyes was a part of the under-23 team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Toulon Tournament, defeating Turkey 3–1 in the Final. He made the final cut for the squad participating in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he played in every match, including in the 2–1 win over Brazil national under-23 football team, Brazil in the gold medal match at Wembley Stadium on 11 August. At 19 years old, Reyes was the youngest squad member at the Olympics.

Senior

Reyes made his debut with the Mexico national football team, senior national team at the 2011 Copa América; however, Mexico used their under-22 squad in the tournament. He made his full debut on 25 March 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Fourth Round, 2014 World Cup qualification match against the United States men's national soccer team, United States at the Estadio Azteca. Reyes also participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing his only match in a 2–1 victory against Japan national football team, Japan. Reyes captained Mexico for the first time during a friendly match against South Korea national football team, South Korea on 29 January 2014. He was given the captain's armband after Rafael Márquez was substituted off in the second half in the 4–0 victory. Reyes played against the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands in the 2014 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match. He entered the match as a substitute for Héctor Moreno, who suffered an injury in a slide-tackle with Arjen Robben. In May 2018, Reyes was named in Mexico's Mexico national football team, squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, World Cup, despite being at the time in recovery from a hamstring injury, he was subsequently ruled out of the tournament after not having satisfactory progress.

Style of play

Reyes has been described as "intelligent in his positioning, comfortable in possession and strong in the air", as well as being praised for "his ability to time challenges play crisp passes and keep possession when under pressure". Though mainly a defender, Reyes has also been deployed as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder throughout his career.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

América *Liga MX: 2012–13 Liga MX season#Torneo Clausura, Clausura 2013 Porto *Primeira Liga: 2017–18 Primeira Liga, 2017–18 Tigres UANL *CONCACAF Champions League: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, 2020 Mexico *CONCACAF Cup: 2015 CONCACAF Cup, 2015 *CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2015, 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2019 Mexico U23 *Football at the Pan American Games, Pan American Games: Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament, 2011 *CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2012 *Toulon Tournament: 2012 Toulon Tournament, 2012 *Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Gold Medal: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2012 Individual *Liga MX, Mexican Primera División Rookie of the Tournament: 2010-11 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Clausura, Clausura 2011

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