Roberto Bryan Reyna Casaverde (born 23 August 1998), is a Peruvian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and left winger for Argentine Primera División team Club Atlético Belgrano and the Peru national team.

Bryan Reyna
Personal information
Full name Roberto Bryan Reyna Casaverde
Date of birth (1998-08-23) 23 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Lima, Lima Province Perú
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Belgrano
Number 11
Youth career
2013 Sport Boys
2013–2016 Academia Cantolao
2016–2017 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Mallorca 173 (13)
2017Toledo (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019Alcoyano (loan) 30 (0)
2019Barakaldo (loan) 11 (1)
2020Las Rozas (loan) 9 (1)
2020 Mallorca B 6 (1)
2021–2022 Academia Cantolao 49 (9)
2023–2024 Alianza Lima 16 (4)
2024– Belgrano 14 (2)
International career
2014–2015 Peru U17 ? (0)
2016–2017 Peru U20 8 (0)
2022– Peru 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career edit

Early career edit

Born in Lima and raised in Callao's Ventanilla District, Reyna first began by playing in the youth divisions of Sport Boys in 2013, then he joined to Academia Deportiva Cantolao.[1] In 2015, he went on a trials with the Argentine club Lanús and later with the Spanish side RCD Mallorca, Both teams showed interest in having him but finally he decided to accept the RCD Mallorca's offer.[2]

RCD Mallorca edit

Reyna joined RCD Mallorca in June 2016 but due to document issues he had to wait until February 2017 to sign a two-year contract. He played with RCD Mallorca youth team in the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol during the second half of the 2016–17 season.[3]

In July 2017 he was part of RCD Mallorca first team's pre-season under the orders of coach Vicente Moreno playing several friendly matches and even scoring a goal.[4][5] Reyna made his official debut with RCD Mallorca in a 1–0 away win against CF Peralada on 20 August 2017 and completed a total of 11 appearances until the winter break of the 2017–18 Segunda División B.

On 3 October 2017, Mallorca announced a contract extension with Reyna until 30 June 2021.[6][7]

Loans to Toledo, Alcoyano, Barakaldo and Las Rozas edit

In January 2018 he was loaned to Toledo until the end of the 2017–18 season.[8][9][10]

In July 2018 he joined to Alcoyano, also on loan from Mallorca, for all the 2018–19 season.[11][12] In this season he went on to make thirty appearances with his side in the Segunda División B.

The beginning of the 2019–20 season saw Reyna go on loan to Barakaldo, in principle, for the entire season.[13] However, the loan was interrupted during the winter break at the request of the footballer himself due to the few minutes played with Barakaldo. He was then loaned by Mallorca to Las Rozas for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[14] Reyna scored his first official goals with these two teams, the first one with Barakaldo against Calahorra on 20 October 2019 and the second with Las Rozas against Celta de Vigo B on 25 January 2020.

Return to RCD Mallorca (B) and departure edit

Reyna returned to RCD Mallorca for the 2020–21 season. He participated in the first team's pre-season and played a friendly match under the orders of coach Luis García Plaza. However, he ended up being sent to the RCD Mallorca B, the RCD Mallorca's reserve team.[15]

In January 2021, Reyna was sacked from RCD Mallorca after he was intervened for breaching the curfew that was in force in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

Return to Academia Cantolao edit

In March 2021, Reyna signed a three-years contract deal with his home club Academia Cantolao,[17][18] which had been playing in the Peruvian Primera División for 4 years since its promotion in 2016, He made twenty–one appearances and scored three goals during the 2021 season. In the 2022 season, he made 28 appearances and scored 6 goals.

Alianza Lima edit

In December 2022 it was confirmed that Reyna had been sold to Alianza Lima, signing a deal until the end of 2025.[19] He scored 4 goals in 16 Appearances with the Peruvian Club in the 2023 Season. In January 2024, he would join Club Atlético Belgrano in the Argentine League.

International career edit

Youth teams edit

aDuring his stay at Academia Cantolao in 2014, Reyna was observed by the coach of Peru U17 at the time, Juan José Oré, in order to integrate him into the team that was preparing for the 2015 South American U-17 Championship.[1] Eventually, Reyna was part of Peru's U17 squad in that tournament held in Paraguay in March 2015.[20][21]

He was also part of Peru U20 squad in the 2017 South American U-20 Championship that took place in Ecuador in January and February 2017.[22][23]

Senior team edit

Reyna was included in a Peru national team's alternative list by the coach Juan Reynoso on 9 September 2022.[24] However, he was called-up to the main squad officially on 17 September 2022 to replace Andy Polo who had been dismissed due to an injury.[25]

He made his international debut in a friendly match against El Salvador on 27 September 2022. He also scored his first international goal in the 81st minute of this match which ended with a 4–1 victory for Peru.

International goals edit

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 September 2022 Audi Field, Washington D.C., United States   El Salvador 3–1 4–1 Friendly
2. 16 June 2023 Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Busan, South Korea   South Korea 1–0 1–0

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Exseleccionado Sub-17 de Perú se probará en equipo español" (in Spanish). Depor. 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Presidenta de Cantolao:"Bryan Reyna es un gran jugador y todo el Perú lo ha visto"" (in Spanish). Willax Televisión. 28 September 2022.
  3. ^ Muñoz, Paco (16 February 2017). "El sueño de Bryan Reyna" (in Spanish). Marca.
  4. ^ Hatto, Piero (24 July 2017). "Peruano Bryan Reyna debuta en el primer equipo del Mallorca" (in Spanish). El Bocón.
  5. ^ "RCD Mallorca: Bryan Reyna debuta y marca un gol con el primer equipo" (in Spanish). La Nueve. 31 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Bryan Reyna 2021". RCD Mallorca. 3 October 2017.
  7. ^ García, Elena (5 October 2018). "El Mallorca ata a Bryan Reyna" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca.
  8. ^ "Bryan Reyna will play in Toledo until June". RCD Mallorca. 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Bryan Reyna nuevo jugador del CD Toledo" (in Spanish). CD Toledo. 29 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Cambió de colores: Bryan Reyna fue anunciado como fichaje del CD Toledo tras dejar Mallorca" (in Spanish). Depor. 29 January 2018.
  11. ^ "BRYAN REYNA, EXTREMO IZQUIERDO SUB23 CEDIDO POR EL RCD MALLORCA" (in Spanish). CD Alcoyano. 24 July 2018.
  12. ^ "OFICIAL: Delantero peruano fichó por club español" (in Spanish). La República. 24 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Bryan Reyna fue presentado como nuevo jugador de Barakaldo CF de la Segunda B de España" (in Spanish). Fútbol Peruano. 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ Olazabal, Peru (3 January 2020). "Bryan Reyna y Samuel Álex concluyen su cesión en el Barakaldo" (in Spanish). El Correo.
  15. ^ "El Mallorca despide a Bryan Reyna y Samu Alex tras saltarse el toque de queda y ser arrestados" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 12 January 2021.
  16. ^ Montes de Oca, Carlos (11 January 2021). "El Mallorca expulsa a Bryan Reyna y Samu Alex, que se saltaron el toque de queda y fueron arrestados" (in Spanish). Palma de Mallorca: Última Hora.
  17. ^ "ESe hizo oficial: Bryan Reyna jugará en Cantolao" [It's official: Reyna will play in Cantolao] (in Spanish). Ovación. 3 March 2021.
  18. ^ Medina, Diego (28 September 2022). "¿Cuándo termina el contrato de Bryan Reyna con Cantolao?" (in Spanish). Líbero.
  19. ^ Bryan Reyna se convierte en nuevo jugador de Alianza Lima, elcomercio.pe, 5 December 2022
  20. ^ "Selección Peruana Sub 17: Oré presentó lista de convocados para Sudamericano" (in Spanish). RPP. 28 February 2015.
  21. ^ "SELECCIÓN PERUANA SUB 17: CONOCE A LOS 22 GUERREROS QUE DEFENDERÁN LA BICOLOR" (in Spanish). Deporte Mundial. 28 February 2015.
  22. ^ "CONVOCATORIA OFICIAL SUDAMERICANO ECUADOR 2017" (in Spanish). Peruvian Football Federation. 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Selección Sub 20: estos son los 23 convocados para Sudamericano" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 3 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Lista selectiva de la selección peruana: conoce la novedosa convocatoria de Reynoso" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 9 September 2022.
  25. ^ Peruvian Football Federation [@SeleccionPeru] (September 18, 2022). "#ComunicadoFPF" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

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