US youngster Reyna’s 1st Bundesliga start foiled by injury

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:52 AM CDT Saturday, May. 16, 2020 Last Modified: 9:53 AM CDT Saturday, May. 16, 2020

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DORTMUND, Germany - Gio Reyna was set to make his first professional start when Germany's Bundesliga resumed Saturday following a two-month break cause by the new coronavirus, but the 17-year-old American got hurt during warmups before Dortmund's match against Schalke.

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DORTMUND, Germany – Gio Reyna was set to make his first professional start when Germany’s Bundesliga resumed Saturday following a two-month break cause by the new coronavirus, but the 17-year-old American got hurt during warmups before Dortmund’s match against Schalke.

Reyna made his debut for Dortmund on Jan. 18, becoming the youngest American in the Bundesliga at 17 years, 2 months, 5 days. Before the season was stopped by the pandemic, the attacking midfielder had 11 appearances as a substitute: eight in the Bundesliga, two in the Champions League and one in the German Cup. He scored his first senior goal on Feb. 4 in a German Cup loss to Werder Bremen.

He is a son of former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna and women’s team player Danielle Egan Reyna.

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 17, 2019 file photo, Borussia Dortmund's Gio Reyna, left, reacts after missing a shot against Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Bryan Meredith during a friendly soccer match, in Seattle. Gio Reyna, already the youngest American to play in the Bundesliga, is making his first league start for Borussia Dortmund in the Ruhr derby against visiting Schalke. The 17-year-old Reyna was named in coach Lucien Favre’s starting lineup alongside fellow youngster Erling Haaland on Saturday, May 16, 2020 when the league resumes after a two-month break caused by the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)

Reyna left the academy of Major League Soccer’s New York City team, where his father was then director of soccer, to sign with Dortmund in July. Reyna had been set to join the U.S. national team for the first time in March, but the Americans’ matches were called off because of the pandemic.

The game, played without fans, was among five Saturday as the Bundesliga became the first major European league to resume following the coronavirus outbreak.