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Jose Antonio Reyes (born September 1, 1983 in Seville) is a Spanish footballer. He signed for the Arsenal football club during the January transfer window of the 2003-2004 season from Seville for a club record of £17.5 million. He got off to a poor start with an own goal against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup. However he scored twice against Chelsea to knock them out of the FA cup, then scored a Champions League goal and consecutive goals in the penultimate two games of the season, which kept Arsenal's unbeaten run going. Hat-tricks in friendlies during the summer showed an improvement and he was a prominent influence on Arsenal's impressive start to the 2004-2005 season. Reyes is also and up-and-coming star on the Spanish national team.
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