Javier Reina

Javier Reina

Personal information
Full name	Javier Arley Reina Calvo
Date of birth	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth	Cali, Colombia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Independiente Medellín
Number	7
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–	Independiente Medellín	12	(3)
National team
2009	Colombia U20	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

Javier Arley Reina Calvo (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈrejna]; born 4 January 1989) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Categoría Primera A club Independiente Medellín.

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[]

External links[]

• Colombia U-20 squad
• Javier Reina – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Javier Reina at Soccerway