17 Facts About Giovanni Reyna

Giovanni Alejandro Reyna was born on November 13,2002 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the United States national team.

Giovanni Reyna was on the final shortlist for the 2021 Golden Boy and 2021 Kopa Trophy.

Giovanni Reyna made his debut for the senior team in November 2020 and won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2021,2023, and 2024, winning the best player overall of the latter.

Giovanni Reyna's family moved back to the United States, settling in Bedford, New York, in 2007 when Reyna was five years old.

Giovanni Reyna joined the academy team of his hometown club, New York City, in 2015 and kept playing with the City academy teams until 2019, when he moved to Germany to join Borussia Dortmund's academy.

On February 18,2020, Giovanni Reyna became the third-youngest player ever to appear in a knockout game of the UEFA Champions League when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute against Paris Saint-Germain.

Nine minutes later, Giovanni Reyna set up Erling Haaland's game-winning goal for Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Round of 16, becoming the youngest American to play and record an assist in a Champions League fixture.

On July 28,2021, Dortmund announced that Giovanni Reyna would wear the number 7 shirt for the upcoming season, previously worn by Jadon Sancho.

Giovanni Reyna finished the season with four assists and his highest Bundesliga goal amount with seven goals, five of which were as a substitute.

On November 12,2020, a day before his 18th birthday, Giovanni Reyna made his senior national team debut against Wales.

On March 24,2022, during a third-round 2022 World Cup qualification match against Mexico at Estadio Azteca, Giovanni Reyna dribbled past six Mexican defenders in a single run before being dispossessed; after the match it was compared to Diego Maradona's "Goal of the Century" run during the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, which was at the Azteca.

Giovanni Reyna's sidelining throughout the group stage of the tournament led to speculation from analysts of possible issues within the team.

On December 12,2022, Giovanni Reyna confirmed that he was the aforementioned player about whom Berhalter was speaking, and apologized for his behavior while criticizing the decision to publicize the information.

Giovanni Reyna is of Argentine-Portuguese descent through father's parents and of Irish-American descent through his mother.

Giovanni Reyna started his international career by playing with the United States' youth teams, but after impressing with Borussia Dortmund, he attracted interest from the Portuguese, English and Argentine national teams.

Giovanni Reyna was named after his father's former Rangers teammate Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Giovanni Reyna is close friends with United States teammate Joe Scally; both players began attending the New York City FC youth academy in 2015.