Damir Kreilach
Damir Kreilach (German pronunciation: [daːmɪr kraɪlach]; born 16 April 1989) is a Croatian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vukovar, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Salt Lake | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2000 | Opatija | ||
| 2000–2007 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Rijeka | 133 | (19) |
| 2013–2018 | Union Berlin | 157 | (33) |
| 2018– | Real Salt Lake | 94 | (31) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Croatia U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2010 | |||
Career
Kreilach began his professional career with Rijeka in the Croatian first division, making his debut at 18 years old in the 2007-08 season, eventually playing 128 matches in six seasons while scoring 19 goals. He was the club's top goalscorer in the 2011-12 season with nine goals.
He then moved to Union Berlin in the German second division for five seasons, scoring 33 goals in 147 matches, highlighted by a 12-goal season in 32 matches in 2015-16.[2]
In February 2018, Kreilach signed with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[3][4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rijeka | 2007–08 | 1. HNL | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 9 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 5 | |||
| Total | 128 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 19 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 149 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 33 | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 2018 | MLS | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | 36 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | – | 40 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 314 | 65 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 341 | 68 | ||
References
- "Damir Kreilach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- "Kreilach wird ein Eiserner" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ""Ich erfülle mir einen Traum": Damir Kreilach wechselt nach Salt Lake City". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "RSL signs midfielder Damir Kreilach". rsl.com. MLS. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- "D. Kreilach". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- "Damir Kreilach » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links
- Damir Kreilach at the Croatian Football Federation
- Damir Kreilach at Soccerway
- Damir Kreilach at Croatian Football Statistics
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