Sandro Reyes, ADT and Kaya-Iloilo player, has signed with German FC SpVgg Greuther Furth.
Azkals’ young guns Sandro Reyes, former FC Barcelona academy member, is taking his talents back to Europe.
The 19-year-old midfielder announced on January 31, that he has signed with SpVgg Greuther Furth, a second division club in Germany, after spending the past two years juggling his time as part of Azkals Development Team and Kaya-Iloilo and for various national age group squads.
“Excited to be a part of 2.Bundesliga club SpVgg Greuther Fürth,” wrote Reyes on his Instagram account, reported Tiebreaker Times.
“The past couple (of) football years haven’t been the smoothest but hours of work every single day, faith in God’s will, and, of course, positivity and optimism always in between kept me going through my rough football days,” he continued.
“This one is for those who were beside me through it all, and for the young boys and girls in the Philippines to dream big, one big para sa bayan.”
Reyes’ signing will be a big boost to his young career after breaking through the international football scene by taking part in Barcelona’s FCB Escola at the age of nine.
According to Sports Inquirer, Reyes returned home to play for the ADT in 2021, enrolled in PAREF Southridge School, and was exposed to international tournaments such as Copa Paulino Alcantara, where he helped the team reach the finals of that tournament.
He then joined Kaya-Iloilo last year and represented the club in the qualification phase of the 2022 AFC Champions League as well as in the group stage of the 2022 AFC Cup.
His latest feat with the Azkals was Reyes’ senior debut in the Asean Football Federation Mitsubishi Electric Cup where he scored his first Azkals goal in a win over Brunei.
The teenager will be the second Filipino to represent the club as retired Azkals midfielder and former captain Stephan Schrock also signed with the team for a brief time.
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