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]

Damir Kreilach

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989
Place of birth	Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing 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	72	(22)
National team^‡
2008	Croatia U19	4	(0)
2010	Croatia U21	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2019 ‡ 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

As of 4 March 2018[5][6]

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

1. "Damir Kreilach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Kreilach wird ein Eiserner" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
3. ""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.
4. "RSL signs midfielder Damir Kreilach". rsl.com. MLS. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
5. "D. Kreilach". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
6. "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