Javier Reina
Personal information
Full name Javier Arley Reina Calvo
Date of birth (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989
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[1][2] 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.[3]

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

  1. ↑ "Cruzeiro confirma contratação de Javier Reina". superesportes.com. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Reina será apresentado na sexta-feira". cruzeiro.com.br. 2008-04-14. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
  3. ↑ "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.
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