Players

On the cusp of the 2016 NASL season, Indy Eleven bolstered its attacking corps with the addition of Colombian striker Jair Reinoso on March 29. Reinoso possesses a United States Green Card and will therefore not occupy one of the roster’s seven allotted international player spots.

Born in Cali, Colombia, Reinoso would begin his soccer tutelage in the youth system of his hometown team and then-powerhouse side America de Cali in the mid-90s before moving to Florida as a teenager. He would head back to South America to start his professional career, cutting his teeth in the reserve system of three Argentine clubs, including standout side River Plate, before making his first team debut with the most successful team in Bolivian soccer, Club Bolivar, in 2008.

Since then, the 30-year-old striker has scored 79 goals in 185 games while representing clubs in South America and Asia, including another legendary Bolivian team, The Strongest; Colombian first division regulars Once Caldas and Cucuta Deportivo; and, most recently, Chinese League One squad Zhejiang Yiteng. Reinoso has contributed to a pair of title-winning sides, helping Club Bolivar and The Strongest to Apertura (Opening) Season victories in 2009 and 2013, respectively, and also tallied five times in 14 games during play in the prestigious Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana international competitions.

Indy Eleven head coach Tim Hankinson on Reinoso: “We are pleased to add a player of this caliber this close to the start of the season. Jair will add a new dimension to the squad, providing another attacking option that is stylistically quite different from what we currently have. His track record is that of a proper goal scorer who can isolate a defender one-on-one and use his technical ability to beat players and go to goal.”