Damir Kreilach

Damir Kreilach

Kreilach with Real Salt Lake in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Vukovar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number	19
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)
2024–	Vancouver Whitecaps	9	(2)
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 professional 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		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. Two Appearances, one goal in 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs; one 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. Five Appearances, four goals in 2023 US Open Cup, one 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. "Real Salt Lake, captain Damir Kreilach part ways after six seasons | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
7. "Vancouver Whitecaps sign Damir Kreilach after RSL exit | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
8. "D. Kreilach". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
9. "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 (archived) (in Croatian)