Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Vicencio (born 13 June 1991) is a Chilean professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He's a former Chilean international.

Club career

Huachipato

Born in

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, Reyes began his youth career at amateur side Atlético Valdés, later moving on to

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's youth setup at the age of 16. He made his debut on 1 March 2009, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 home win over Universidad Católica. His first goal came on 17 April 2009, in a 3–1 home win over

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. It would be his only goal for the club. Reyes was named captain of Huachipato in 2012, succeeding Cristián Muñoz. He retained his place at the centre of midfield for the following seasons, being named in the best XI of the Chilean league championship in

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, after winning the first title of his career at the 2012 Clausura with Huachipato. Reyes would remain with Huachipato for the first half of the 2013 season, playing 4 matches in the

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, in an eventual group stage exit, and a 15th place finish in the 2013 Apertura, playing his last match for Huachipato in a 0-2 home defeat to Palestino. Reyes would once again be selected for the league's best XI for the 2013 season, named as one of the best midfielders in the league.

Betis

On 13 June 2013, Reyes signed a four-year deal with

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side

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. He made his debut for the ''Verdiblancos'' on 15 September, as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 home win over

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. On 31 August 2015, Reyes was loaned to

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, in a

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-long deal. After his loan expired, he was deemed surplus to requirements by his parent club and rescinded his contract on 5 July 2016.

Universidad de Chile

Shortly after rescinding with Betis, Reyes returned to his home country and signed for

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. He immediately became a starter for the side, winning the 2016 Torneo Clausura with the club.

Atlas

On 23 June 2018, Reyes signed a three-year contract with

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side

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. He was initially a first-choice, but was sidelined for six months during the 2018–19 season after suffering an

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injury, and missed the

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Mazatlán

On 11 December 2020, Reyes moved to fellow league team

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, but left the club the following 12 August after just nine matches.

International career

Reyes represented

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at under-20 level in the

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, scoring once in nine appearances as his side reached the final stages. He made his full international debut on 21 December of that year, starting in a 3–2 friendly win over

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in La Serena. After being called up sparingly by manager Jorge Sampaoli in 2012 and 2013, Reyes only appeared again for the national side on 31 May 2018, in a 2–3 loss against

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at the ''Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl'' in

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, Austria.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

Huachipato *

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: 2012 Clausura Universidad de Chile *

: 2017 Clausura

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Lorenzo 1991 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chile men's international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Chilean Primera División players Huachipato FC footballers Club Universidad de Chile footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Real Betis players UD Almería players Liga MX players Atlas F.C. footballers Mazatlán F.C. footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico