José Antonio Reyes

Spanish footballer (1983–2019)

José Antonio Reyes Calderón (1 September 1983 – 1 June 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer. He played mainly as a left winger but also as a forward.[2]

José Antonio Reyes
Reyes playing for Sevilla in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Reyes Calderón
Date of birth (1983-09-01)1 September 1983
Place of birth Utrera, Spain
Date of death 1 June 2019(2019-06-01) (aged 35)
Place of death Utrera, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1994–1999 Sevilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Sevilla B 32 (1)
2000–2004 Sevilla 86 (21)
2004–2007 Arsenal 69 (16)
2006–2007Real Madrid (loan) 30 (6)
2007–2011 Atlético Madrid 103 (8)
2008–2009Benfica (loan) 26 (4)
2012–2016 Sevilla 109 (9)
2016–2017 Espanyol 21 (3)
2018 Córdoba 17 (1)
2018 Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard 14 (4)
2019 Extremadura 7 (0)
Total 514 (73)
National team
1999–2000 Spain U16 7 (5)
2001–2002 Spain U19 7 (3)
2002–2003 Spain U21 7 (3)
2003–2006 Spain 21 (4)
2013 Andalusia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 1 June 2019, Reyes was killed in a car crash in Utrera, Spain at the age of 35.[3][4]

Club career statistics

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Club statistics League CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
1999/00 Sevilla La Liga 1 0 0 0 - 1 0
2000/01 Segunda División 1 0 1 0 - 2 0
2001/02 La Liga 29 8 1 0 - 30 8
2002/03 34 9 3 2 - 37 11
2003/04 21 5 4 1 - 25 6
EnglandLeague FA Cup EuropeTotal
2003/04 Arsenal Premier League 13 2 4 2 4 1 21 5
2004/05 30 9 7 2 8 1 45 12
2005/06 26 5 6 1 12 0 44 6
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
2006/07 Real Madrid La Liga 30 6 2 0 4 1 36 7
2007/08 Atlético Madrid La Liga 26 0 0 0 2 0 28 0
PortugalLeague Cup of Portugal EuropeTotal
2008/09 Benfica Portuguese Liga 24 4 1 0 5 1 30 5
SpainLeague Copa del Rey EuropeTotal
2009/10 Atlético Madrid La Liga
Country Spain 116 28 11 3 4 1 131 32
England 69 16 17 5 24 2 110 23
Portugal 24 4 1 0 5 1 30 5
Total 209 48 29 8 33 4 271 60

International career statistics

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Spain national team
YearAppsGoals
2003 4 2
2004 6 0
2005 5 0
2006 6 2
Total 21 4

References

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  1. "José Antonio Reyes". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "José Antonio Reyes". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. "José Antonio Reyes: Former Arsenal winger dies aged 35". BBC Sport. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. Mendonca, Duarte (1 June 2019). "José Antonio Reyes: Former Arsenal and Real Madrid star dies in traffic accident". CNN. Retrieved 1 June 2019.