Søren Krucov Rieks (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsœːɐ̯n̩ ˈʁiːks]; born 7 April 1987) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan. He previously represented Esbjerg fB, NEC, and IFK Göteborg. A full international between 2009 and 2010, he has won three caps and scored one goal for the Denmark national team.
 Rieks in 2012 with NEC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Søren Krucov Rieks | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2005 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2012 | Esbjerg fB | 150 | (41) |
| 2012–2014 | NEC | 56 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | IFK Göteborg | 92 | (21) |
| 2018–2024 | Malmö FF | 159 | (38) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2017 | |||
Club career
editEsbjerg fB
editFrom 2005 till 2012 Rieks played at hometown club Esbjerg fB.
NEC
editIn July 2012 he signed a three-year contract at Dutch side NEC.
IFK Göteborg
editOn 10 August 2014, Rieks joined Swedish side IFK Göteborg on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[1] Having scored 21 goals in 92 appearances, Rieks left the club upon contract expiry at the end of the 2017 season.
Malmö FF
editOn 12 January 2018, Rieks signed for reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF on a three-year contract.[2] This marked a rare direct move between IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF, the two historically most successful Swedish clubs.
On 28 October 2024 as Rieks won his fourth league title with Malmö FF he announced his retirement after the end of the season.[3]
International career
editRieks was called up for the Denmark national team in March 2009 for the two games against Albania and Malta. This was his first call-up.[4] He has been called up afterwards, and he had his international début against South Korea on 14 November 2009, and on 18 November 2009 he had his second international match, where he also scored his first international goal.
Career statistics
editClub
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2005–06 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2008–09 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 17 | ||
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 150 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 43 | ||
| NEC | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 9 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 92 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 118 | 32 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 10 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 8 | |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 157 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 55 | 6 | 236 | 48 | ||
| Career total | 455 | 110 | 48 | 16 | 67 | 7 | 570 | 133 | ||
International
edit- As of 3 March 2010[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rieks goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2009 | Atletion, Aarhus, Denmark |  United States |
2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
edit- Esbjerg fB
- IFK Göteborg
- Malmö FF
Individual
- Esbjerg fB Player of the year: 2008–09, 2011–12
References
edit- ^ "Søren Rieks klar för IFK" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Sören Rieks!" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Sören Rieks lägger av – efter fjärde guldet". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Rieks kaninen i Olsens hat, Bold.dk, 17 17, 2009
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 14 December 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Landsholdsdatabasen. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Reiks, Søren". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
External links
edit- Theplayersagent profile
- Esbjerg fB profile
- Søren Rieks national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Søren Rieks official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Søren Rieks at Voetbal International[dead link] (in Dutch)
- Søren Rieks at Elite Football
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