Damir Kreilach (German pronunciation: [daːmɪr kraɪlach]; born 16 April 1989) is a Croatian football midfielder who currently plays for and captains Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.[2]
![]() Kreilach with Real Salt Lake in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Vukovar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
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 | 124 | (43) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) |
2010 | Croatia U21 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2010 |
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | – | 36 | 15 | |
2019 | 32 | 6 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
2020 | 21 | 8 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | – | 22 | 9 | |||
2021 | 33 | 16 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | – | 34 | 16 | |||
Total | 119 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 47 | ||
Career total | 396 | 94 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 429 | 99 | ||
Real Salt Lake – current squad | |
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