Sandro Miguel Sison Reyes (born March 29, 2003) is a Filipino professional

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who plays as an

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who last played for

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club

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. He also represents the Philippines national team.

Early life

Reyes was born to Camille and Edmundo Reyes Jr. Reyes was enrolled at

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for preparatory studies. He learned football at age four and played as a striker and midfielder. He was exposed to football in

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and

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by his parents. Locally he frequently competed boys older than him who were 12 to 13 years old. He stayed in Southridge until 2012 during his mid-term of his four grade studies after he received a scholarship from FCB Escola in Spain. He learned to live independently in Spain, since his mom who came with him have to ocassionaly return to the Philippines.

Club career

Youth

Reyes participated in a youth camp in

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by Spanish

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side

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. He received an invitation for a try-out in Spain. The program was participated by 2,400 children aged 9 to 12 which was reduced to a pool of 40 boys for the second camp. Two boys, an Irish youth and Reyes himself was selected. At the age of nine, Reyes joined Barcelona's youth academy FCB Escola. After that, he joined the youth academy of Santboià in the Spanish fifth division.

Azkals Development Team

In 2021, he joined Filipino club ADT. Reyes made his debut for ADT in a 2–0 defeat against Kaya–Iloilo in 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. He scored his first goal for ADT in a 9–0 win against Mendiola 1991, scoring the last goal of the match.

Kaya–Iloilo

In January 2022, Reyes joined

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club Kaya–Iloilo.

Greuther Fürth II

In January 2023, Reyes moved to Germany to join

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of the

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. Reyes scored his first goal for

in the 28th minute in their match against

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Gütersloh

In August 2024, Reyes joined

club

. He made his debut for Gütersloh on the 17 August as a substitute against TS Dortmund, receiving a red card after just one minute of being in the match.

International career

Philippines U16

In 2018, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U16 for the

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. He made his debut in a 8–0 defeat to hosts Indonesia U16. Reyes scored his only goal for Philippines U16 in a 1–6 defeat against Vietnam U16.

Philippines U19

In July 2022, Reyes was called up to represent the Philippines U19 for the

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in Indonesia. He made his debut for Philippines U19 in a 1-0 defeat against Thailand U19.

Philippines U23

In October 2021, Reyes received a call up from Philippines U23 for the

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matches against South Korea U23, Singapore U23 and Timor Leste U23. He made his debut for Philippines U23 in a 3-0 defeat against South Korea U23. Reyes scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 2–1 win against Brunei U23. Reyes was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in

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Philippines

Reyes received his first call up from the Philippines national team for the

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. He made his senior international debut in a 2–3 win against

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coming in as a substitute, replacing

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at the 72nd minute. Reyes scored his first international goal on 23 December 2022 against

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at the

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during the

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International

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Reyes comes from a

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in the Philippines; his father, Edmundo Reyes Jr., served as the representative for the province of Marinduque's at-large congressional district from 1998 to 2007 and is a former executive director of the Toll Regulatory Board. His paternal grandmother, Carmencita Reyes, had also served as Marinduque congresswoman from 1978 to 1998 and from 2007 until her election as governor of Marinduque in 2010, which she served until her death in 2019. His aunt,

Regina Reyes Mandanas Regina Ongsiako Reyes-Mandanas (July 3, 1964 – May 5, 2022) was a Filipina politician who served as the Representative of Marinduque's lone district from 2013 to 2016. She was also the wife of Batangas governor Hermilando Mandanas. Her pare ...

, was Marinduque's congresswoman from 2013 to 2016 as well as the wife of the governor of

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province from 1995 to 2004 and from 2016 until her death in 2022.

Honours

ASEAN All-Stars *

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Individual

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Team of the Tournament:

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Best XI:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Sandro Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Living people Philippines men's international footballers Filipino expatriate men's footballers Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Spain Men's association football midfielders Azkals Development Team players Kaya F.C.–Iloilo players Filipino men's footballers 2003 births Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines Philippines Football League players 21st-century Filipino sportsmen