Søren Rieks
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Søren Krucov Rieks | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club 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– | Malmö FF | 96 | (30) |
National team‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Denmark | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2017 |
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.
Club career[]
Esbjerg fB[]
From 2005 till 2012 Rieks played at hometown club Esbjerg fB.
NEC[]
In July 2012 he signed a three-year contract at Dutch side NEC.
IFK Göteborg[]
On 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 Allsvenskan season.
Malmö FF[]
On 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.
International career[]
Rieks was called up for the Danish national team in March 2009 for the two games against Albania and Malta. This was his first call up.[3] Rieks has been called up afterwards, and he had his international début against South Korea on the 14 November 2009, and on 18 November 2009 he had his second international match, where he also scored his first international goal.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Esbjerg fB | 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2006–07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 7 | ||
2008–09 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
2009–10 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 17 | ||
2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 150 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 43 | |
NEC | 2012–13 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | ||
Total | 56 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10 | |
IFK Göteborg | 2014 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |
2015 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
2016 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 9 | |
2017 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 34 | 9 | ||
Total | 92 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 118 | 32 | |
Malmö FF | 2018 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
2019 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 43 | 10 | |
2020 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 8 | |
2021 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
Total | 96 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 154 | 36 | |
Career total | 394 | 101 | 38 | 14 | 56 | 6 | 488 | 121 |
International[]
- As of 3 March 2010[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | 2009 | 2 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results lists Denmark's goal tally first.[7]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 November 2009 | Atletion, Aarhus, Denmark | United States | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours[]
- Esbjerg fB
- IFK Göteborg
- Malmö FF
Individual
- Esbjerg fB Player of the year: 2008–09, 2011–12
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rieks kaninen i Olsens hat, Bold.dk, 17 17, 2009
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Søren Rieks". Landsholdsdatabasen. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Reiks, Søren". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
External links[]
- Theplayersagent profile
- Esbjerg fB profile
- National team profile
- Official Danish Superliga stats
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Søren Rieks at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Esbjerg
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Esbjerg fB players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Malmö FF players
- Danish Superliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Association football midfielders
- Danish football midfielder stubs