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My Take
Diego Reyes is the kind of defender I find genuinely underrated. A 193 cm centre-back from Mexico City who came up through Club America, won Olympic gold, then tested himself abroad in Europe before returning to Liga MX, he embodies the steady spine of Mexican football. What interests me is that he is not just a tall stopper; the modern game asks centre-backs to read play and build from the back, and that quieter intelligence is where I think his real value lies. Reyes rarely makes loud headlines, but teams that win quietly almost always have someone exactly like him anchoring the line.
Overview
Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo anˈtonjo ˈreʝes]; born 19 September 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Querétaro. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Reyes made his professional debut with Club América, where he spent three years before moving overseas.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Diego Reyes
- Name (Japanese)
- ディエゴ・レジェス
- Reading
- でぃえご・れじぇす
- Born
- September 19, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Mexico →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.