Damir Kreilach
Kreilach with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Vukovar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1995–2000 Opatija
2000–2007 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Rijeka 128 (19)
2013–2018 Union Berlin 149 (33)
2018–2023 Real Salt Lake 151 (47)
2023– Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Croatia U19 4 (0)
2010 Croatia U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2010

Damir Kreilach (German pronunciation: [daːmɪr kraɪlach]; born 16 April 1989) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[2]

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.[3]

In February 2018, Kreilach signed with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[4][5] In his time at the club, he became the club's third highest-ever goalscorer with 47 goals, and acted as club captain during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Kreilach left the club after six seasons in December 2023, joining fellow MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[6][7]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2018[8][9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rijeka 2007–08 Prva 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[a] 3 – 36 15
2019 32 6 3[b] 1 1[c] 0 36 7
2020 21 8 1[d] 1 – 22 9
2021 33 16 1[e] 0 – 34 16
2022 5 1 0 0 – 5 1
2023 27 4 6[f] 4 – 33 8
Total 151 47 14 9 1 0 166 56
Career total 428 99 33 9 6 0 467 108
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  2. ^ 2 Appearances and 1 Goal in 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs + 1 Appearance in 2019 US Open Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  6. ^ 5 Appearances and 4 Goal in 2023 US Open Cup + 1 Appearance in 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs

References

  1. ^ "Damir Kreilach". Real Salt Lake. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Damir Kreilach". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Kreilach wird ein Eiserner" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ ""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.
  5. ^ "RSL signs midfielder Damir Kreilach". rsl.com. MLS. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/real-salt-lake-captain-damir-kreilach-part-ways-after-six-seasons
  7. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/vancouver-whitecaps-sign-damir-kreilach-after-rsl-exit
  8. ^ "D. Kreilach". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Damir Kreilach » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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