"I obviously came here to play more" – Giovanni Reyna reflects on Gladbach struggles and burning World Cup ambition
"I obviously came here to play more" – Giovanni Reyna reflects on Gladbach struggles and burning World Cup ambition Giovanni Reyna finally opened his account for Borussia Mönchengladbach last weekend, coming off the bench to score a consolation goal for Die Fohlen in their 3-1 defeat to FC Augsburg on the penultimate matchday of the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign. While the goal couldn't prevent defeat, it marked another step towards top form for the 23-year-old United States international, who joined from Borussia Dortmund for €4 million last summer. “It’s been a little while, but in the end, I’m just happy to score," Reyna said during a virtual media round on Tuesday, which Bulinews.
com took part in. “It didn’t matter too much [for the result]. But more than that, it was good to get a good chunk of minutes, and I felt like I had a pretty good performance overall.
” Frustrating setbacks Having been limited to just five starts in 19 games for Gladbach since his transfer, Reyna acknowledges that things haven't gone as he had hoped, with injury setbacks playing their part in hampering his progress. “I obviously came here to play more. I was a bit unfortunate with two injuries that weren’t great timing, but I want to play more regardless.
The last couple of weeks have been very good for me to get more minutes, and I felt like I had some good performances," said Reyna, who has been plagued by recurring injury problems throughout his career. “Of course, being injured sucks. You never want to be injured.
But I try to take what I can from each injury. I’ve been a bit unlucky at times with the length of the injuries and the timing also, but I’m feeling good now, doing all I can 24 hours a day to stay fit and give it my all in training. ” Heading into Gladbach's final game of the season against Hoffenheim on Saturday, Reyna feels in great form and is looking to finish the campaign strongly to put himself in the best possible position for a call-up to the United States squad for the World Cup.