Giovanni Reyna 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.
Reyna was born on November 13, 2002 in Sunderland, England to parents Claudio Reyna and Danielle Egan.
Regan was born when his father was playing for Sunderland AFC.
Who Is Claudio Reyna?
Gio’s dad is a retired American professional soccer player and current sporting director of Austin FC.
Claudio was the captain of the United States men’s national team.
He was captain until he retired from international soccer, after the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
A former midfielder, Claudio is widely considered one of the greatest players the United States has ever produced.
He played all but his final two years of his career in Europe playing in the Bundesliga for Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg, the Premier League for Sunderland and Manchester City, and in the Scottish Premier League for Rangers.
He finished his career in 2008 for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, where he was team captain.
After hanging up his boots, Reyna continued his association with the City Football Group and became technical director of New York City FC in 2013, a position he held until 2019 before joining Austin FC.
Claudio Reyna was born on July 20, 1973.