Israel Reyes

Israel Reyes
Reyes with América in 2025
Personal information
Full name Israel Reyes Romero
Date of birth (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
Place of birth El Grullo, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
América
Number 3
Youth career
2016–2019 Atlas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Atlas 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Puebla (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2022 Puebla 57 (6)
2023– América 122 (3)
International career‡
2021– Mexico 38 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner2023 United States–CanadaTeam
Winner2025 United States–CanadaTeam
CONCACAF Nations League
Winner2025 United States
Third place2023 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2026

Israel Reyes Romero (born 23 May 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, right-back and defensive midfielder for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

Atlas

Reyes commenced his career in the youth academy of Atlas. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2019, in a match that ended in a draw against Pachuca. Four months later, he made his league debut as a substitute in a 2–0 loss to Monterrey.

Puebla

In the summer of 2020, Reyes joined Puebla on a loan. He faced obstacles in getting playing time during his first tournament, but eventually established himself and secured a permanent transfer.

América

On 1 December 2022, Reyes signed with América.

International career

Reyes, following Mexico's victory in the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals

Reyes received his first call-up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 8 December 2021 in a friendly match against Chile, coming in as a substitute in the 65th minute for Jordan Silva.[4]

Reyes was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil.[5][6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 26 August 2026[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Club World Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlas 2019–20 Liga MX 1030———40
Puebla (loan) 2020–21 190————190
Puebla 2021–22 373————373
2022–23 203————203
Total 576————576
América 2022–23 Liga MX 170————170
2023–24 291—6[a]0—4[b]0391
2024–25 412—3[a]0—3[b]0472
2025–26 3301[c]05[a]01[d]03[b]0430
2026–27 20———4[b]060
Total 122310140101401523
Career total 199940140101402329
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Leagues Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Campeón de Campeones
  4. ↑ Appearance in Club World Cup play-in

International

As of match played on 1 July 2026[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 202110
202221
2023111
202440
202590
2026110
Total382
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[8]
List of international goals scored by Israel Reyes
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2022Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico Suriname1–03–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
2.10 June 2023Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California Cameroon1–12–2Friendly

Honours

América

Mexico

Individual

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Israel Reyes Romero". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Israel Reyes at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Israel Reyes".
  4. ↑ "¡Checa la convocatoria de México para enfrentar a Chile!". fanbolero.com. 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Al Llamado | Convocatoria de la SNM para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026" [Call-up | Mexico national team squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 31 May 2026. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "World Cup 2026 squad lists: England, Scotland, Brazil, USA, Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands, Argentina, Portugal and more". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Fifa - Mexico Squad".
  8. 1 2 Israel Reyes at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (18 December 2023). "Club América extends Liga MX record to 14 titles after defeating Tigres". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (27 May 2024). "América secure back-to-back Liga MX titles with win over Cruz Azul". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ↑ Hernandez, Cesar (15 December 2024). "América beats Monterrey to lift 3rd-straight Liga MX trophy". ESPN. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "United States 1-2 Mexico: Mauricio Pochettino's side beaten in Gold Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mexico win first Nations League final thanks to Raúl Jiménez double". The Guardian. 24 March 2025. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "América domina el 11 ideal del Clausura 2024 con Luis Ángel Malagón como el MVP". 4 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "Jiménez, Waterman, David headline CNL Finals Best XI". CONCACAF. 3 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  17. ↑ https://www.mlssoccer.com/allstar/2025/news/2025-liga-mx-all-star-team-roster
  18. ↑ "Liga MX confirma a sus mejores jugadores para el All-Star Game 2026; revisa la lista de CONVOCADOS".