Maikel Reyes
FullnameMaikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy[1]
Birth date4 March 1993 (age 33)[2]
Birth placeViñales, Cuba
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PositionStriker
CurrentclubART Municipal Jalapa
Years 12012–2016
Clubs 1Pinar del Río
Years 22016
Clubs 2Cruz Azul Premier
Caps 218
Goals 25
Years 32017
Clubs 3Villa Clara
Years 42018–2020
Clubs 4Pinar del Río
Years 52021–2022
Clubs 5C.D. Real Sociedad
Caps 519
Goals 50
Years 62023–
Clubs 6Municipal Jalapa
Caps 648
Goals 614
Nationalyears 12012–2013
Nationalteam 1Cuba U20
Nationalcaps 114
Nationalgoals 17
Nationalyears 22014
Nationalteam 2Cuba U21
Nationalcaps 25
Nationalgoals 22
Nationalyears 32012–2015
Nationalteam 3Cuba U23
Nationalcaps 39
Nationalgoals 39
Nationalyears 42012–
Nationalteam 4Cuba
Nationalcaps 455
Nationalgoals 413
Nationalteam-update10 June 2025

Maikel Alejandro Reyes Azcuy (sometimes spelt as Maykel Reyes) is a Cuban professional footballer who plays for ART Municipal Jalapa in the Liga Primera de Nicaragua and the Cuba national team.

Club career

In January 2016, he became the first Cuban footballer (along with Abel Martínez) to sign for a foreign club[3] with the approval of the Cuban government's Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER), when he signed for Mexican club side Cruz Azul.[4]

He returned to Cuba in 2017 to play for Villa Clara,[5] only to join hometown side Pinar del Río in 2018.

In January 2023, Reyes joined Municipal Jalapa until the end of the season.[6]

International career

Reyes was involved in the unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament playing against Canada in March 2012 in the Olympic qualifying tournament.

In 2013, he participated in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In November 2013, he represented Cuba in the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, scoring against Honduras and Costa Rica.[1]

Reyes made his senior international debut in October 2012 against Panama.[2] and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring two goals.

Reyes was named in the team for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. On July 15, he scored the only goal against Guatemala in the group stage to make Cuba qualify to the quarter-finals.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago, Dominican RepublicDominican Republic3–03–0Friendly
2.15 July 2015Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United StatesGuatemala1–01–02015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.10 November 2019Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, NicaraguaNicaragua1–01–0Friendly
4.2 June 2021Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, GuatemalaVGB2–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.8 June 2021Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, GrenadaVIN1–01–0
6.10 November 2021Estadio Nacional, Managua, NicaraguaNicaragua1–03–0Friendly
7.2 June 2022Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, GuadeloupeGLP1–11–22022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
8.23 March 2023Wildey Turf, Wildey, BarbadosBRB1–01–0
9.4 July 2023Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United StatesCanada2–42–42023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10.26 March 2024Estadio Nacional, Managua, NicaraguaNicaragua1–01–0Friendly
11.6 June 2024Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, HondurasHonduras1–01–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  3. ^ The Journey of Maykel Reyes, Cuba’s First Professional Soccer Player - Havana Times
  4. ^ "Cuba cierra con Cruz Azul el primer fichaje de fútbol de su historia" (in Spanish). El Economista. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ^ Maykel blinda al Expreso - Periódico Guerrillero (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Ramírez, Alexander (2023-01-13). "Futbolista cubano Maykel Reyes firma con club de Nicaragua" (in Spanish). Play-Off Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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