 Reichelt playing forPhilippines in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Gerry-Anthony Alcala Reichelt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-06-15)June 15, 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger,forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kuala Lumpur City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Nordberliner SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 13 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Energie Cottbus II | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | TSG Neustrelitz | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Global | 16 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Port | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2019 | Ceres–Negros | 82 | (52) |
| 2019 | Melaka United | 28 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Suphanburi | 39 | (7) |
| 2022 | PT Prachuap | 29 | (1) |
| 2023– | Kuala Lumpur City | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2024 | Philippines | 93 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:11; 29 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:30; 21 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Patrick Gerry-Anthony Alcala Reichelt (born June 15, 1988) is a professionalfootballer who plays as awinger orforward forMalaysia Super League clubKuala Lumpur City.
Born in Germany, he started his career in the lower tiers ofGerman football. He moved to the Philippines in 2012, where he won theUnited Football League Division 1 title withGlobal and another four league titles withCeres–Negros. He also played in the top-tier leagues of other Southeast Asian countries such as theThai League 1 and the Malaysia Super League.
Eligible for thePhilippines national team through his mother, Reichelt represented them internationally from 2012 to 2024, notably in six editions of the biannualASEAN Championship.
Reichelt started his football career in Germany, playing for various clubs including Nordberliner SC 74, Reinickendorfer Füchse, Energie Cottbus II, and TSG Neustrelitz.[2]
ThenUnited Football League sideGlobal was the first Philippine-based club Reichelt played for, helping Global win its first title in his first season with the club in2012.
He played forSinghtarua F.C. of theThai Division 1 League for the2013 season.[3]
Reichelt moved back to the Philippines to play for then UFL sideCeres[4] He stayed with the club, which became Ceres–Negros F.C. when it joined thePhilippines Football League in 2017, for five seasons.
Melaka United signed Reichelt in January 2019 to play in theMalaysia Super League.[3] He became Melaka's top scorer for the2019 season and had an opportunity to continue playing for the club for at least another season. However, Reichelt returned to Thailand in 2020 to joinThai League 1 clubSuphanburi. He sustained a head injury in the early parts of the2020 season and had to play with protective headgear upon his return from injury.[5]
Born in the German capital ofBerlin, Reichelt represented thePhilippines for which he was eligible through his mother—who hails fromArgao,Cebu.[6] He first became involved with the national team in 2011 as a participant of a training camp inDüren, Germany. However ananterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear on the first day of the training camp forced his exclusion from the2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and theSoutheast Asian Games for that year.[5]
He made his debut for the Philippines at the age of 24 on September 5, 2012 againstCambodia which ended in a scoreless draw.[7][8] Being a vital part of the Philippine national team since then, he played in six editions of theASEAN Championship (2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) and helped the team qualify for the very first time for theAFC Asian Cup in2019.
On December 22, 2024, just after the Philippines qualified for the semi-finals of the2024 ASEAN Championship, Reichelt announced his retirement from international football. He explained that his decision was "discussed with the management and coaching staff beforehand" and that his wife was expected to give birth to their first child in a few days. In his 12 years with the national team, he scored 16 goals in 93 international appearances.[9]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | September 25, 2012 | Rizal Memorial Stadium,Manila |  Guam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 Philippine Peace Cup |
| 2. | September 27, 2012 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Macau | 5–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3. | October 15, 2013 | Panaad Stadium,Bacolod |  Pakistan | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2013 Philippine Peace Cup |
| 4. | May 22, 2014 | Addu Football Stadium,Addu City |  Laos | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 5. | May 24, 2014 | National Football Stadium,Malé |  Turkmenistan | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 6. | November 22, 2014 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium,Hanoi | Laos | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2014 AFF Championship |
| 7. | 4–1 | |||||
| 8. | November 13, 2018 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod |  Singapore | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 AFF Championship |
| 9. | December 2, 2018 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod |  Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 10. | September 10, 2019 | GFA National Training Center,Dededo | Guam | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | December 11, 2021 | National Stadium,Kallang |  Timor-Leste | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2020 AFF Championship |
| 12. | December 14, 2021 | National Stadium, Kallang |  Thailand | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 13. | June 19, 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 14. | September 8, 2023 | Kaohsiung National Stadium, Kaohsiung | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 15. | November 21, 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 16. | June 6, 2024 | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–3 |
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