Maykel Reyes

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 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.

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

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

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. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 March 2015 Estadio Cibao, Santiago, Dominican Republic 3–0 3–0 Friendly 2. 15 July 2015 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, United States 1–0 1–0 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3. 10 November 2019 Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua 1–0 1–0 Friendly 4. 2 June 2021 Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 2–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 8 June 2021 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 1–0 1–0 6. 10 November 2021 Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua 1–0 3–0 Friendly 7. 2 June 2022 Stade René Serge Nabajoth, Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1–1 1–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B 8. 23 March 2023 Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados 1–0 1–0 9. 4 July 2023 Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States 2–4 2–4 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup 10. 26 March 2024 Estadio Nacional, Managua, Nicaragua 1–0 1–0 Friendly 11. 6 June 2024 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1–0 1–3 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification