José Antonio Reyes
José Antonio Reyes Calderón (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse anˈtonjo ˈreʝes kaldeˈɾon]; 1 September 1983 – 1 June 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and also as a forward.
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Reyes on the ball for Sevilla (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | José Antonio Reyes Calderón | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 June 2019 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Utrera, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → Real Madrid (loan) | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Atlético Madrid | 103 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Benfica (loan) | 24 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Sevilla | 109 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Espanyol | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Córdoba | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Extremadura | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 514 | (73) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He made his debut for Sevilla aged 16 and signed for English club Arsenal in January 2004, winning the Premier League and FA Cup in his spell in London. He returned to Spain in September 2006, on loan with Real Madrid, where he won La Liga. He then moved to Atlético Madrid, and won the Europa League twice. He also had a short loan spell in Portugal with Benfica, before re-joining Sevilla late in his career and winning the Europa League another three times, reaching a record individual total of five. He later had spells with Espanyol, Córdoba, Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard and Extremadura.
Reyes earned 21 caps for Spain, and played at the 2006 World Cup. He died in June 2019 at the age of 35 in a car crash.