In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reina and the second or maternal family name is Calvo.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Arley Reina Calvo | ||
Date of birth | (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Bucaramanga | ||
Youth career | |||
América de Cali | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | América de Cali | 33 | (2) |
2008–2011 | Cruzeiro | 2 | (0) |
2009 | → Vitória (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Ipatinga (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2010 | → Ceará (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2011 | → Jeonnam Dragons (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2012 | Ceará | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Seongnam FC | 20 | (5) |
2013–2014 | Olimpo | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Millonarios | 21 | (2) |
2015 | Seongnam FC | 15 | (1) |
2016 | → Colo-Colo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2017 | Deportivo Pasto | 27 | (5) |
2018 | Ceará | 10 | (0) |
2019 | Once Caldas | 22 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Independiente Medellín | 45 | (7) |
2022 | Operário-PR | 27 | (4) |
2023– | Atlético Bucaramanga | 17 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | Colombia U20 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 |
Javier Arley Reina Calvo (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈrejna]; born 4 January 1989) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Categoría Primera A club Atlético Bucaramanga.
Club career
He began his football career at América de Cali, making his professional debut in 2005. There, he accumulated two goals in 33 appearances in all his spell at Cali-based team.
In April 2008, Reina headed to Brazil for Cruzeiro and in August 2008, joined the Série B side Ipatinga on loan. In the summer break of the 2010 Série A campaign, he signed a season-long loan deal with Ceará Sporting Club.
On 17 January 2011, Reina joined the South Korean club Chunnam Dragons on loan for 1 year. He scored 3 goals in 20 matches during his time with the club. After a loan spell in Korea, he moved to Ceará again on a permanent deal. On 4 July 2012, Reina returned to South Korea, signing a contract with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
After a brief spell at Argentina's Club Olimpo during the 2013-14 season, in mid 2014 he joined Colombian powerhouse Millonarios. In July 2015, he returned to South Korea and his former club Seongnam FC, where he scored one goal in fifteen 2015 K League Classic matches.
On 9 January 2016, it was confirmed that Reina joined Chilean club Colo-Colo on loan, the country's most successful club.
In 2017, he joined Deportivo Pasto of the Categoría Primera A. He played both the Apertura and the Finalizacion tournaments of the 2017 Categoría Primera A season. He had another brief period at Ceara in 2018, before moving back to Colombia with Once Caldas in 2019.
Internacional career
Reina appeared with Colombia's U20 in the 2007 South American Youth Championship, appearing seven times in the contest.
References
- "Cruzeiro confirma contratação de Javier Reina". superesportes.com. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- "Reina será apresentado na sexta-feira". cruzeiro.com.br. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- "Colo Colo oficializa a colombiano Javier Reina como su primer refuerzo del 2016". T13.cl (in Spanish). Canal 13. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
External links
- Colombia U-20 squad
- Javier Reina – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Javier Reina at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's under-20 international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Ipatinga Futebol Clube players
- Esporte Clube Vitória players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Jeonnam Dragons players
- Seongnam FC players
- Club Olimpo footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Once Caldas footballers
- Independiente Medellín footballers
- Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players
- Atlético Bucaramanga footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- K League 1 players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Footballers from Cali
- Men's association football midfielders