Rushine De Reuck

Rushine De Reuck (born 1 January 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.

Rushine De Reuck

Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1996[1]
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2014	ASD Academy
2014–2015	Paços de Ferreira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Hellenic
2017–2021	Maritzburg United	77	(1)
2021–	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

De Reuck played for the ASD Academy in Cape Town as a young player and had a trial with Porto in 2014.[2][3] Following a two-week trial at Paços de Ferreira he signed for the club in September 2014 on a contract until January 2015.[4] De Reuck returned to South Africa shortly afterwards, originally temporarily, but following a change of coach at Paços de Ferreira, he decided to remain in South Africa.[5] De Reuck later revealed he learnt a lot from then Paços de Ferreira manager Paulo Fonseca.[6] Following his return to South Africa, De Reuck had trials with Ajax Cape Town, Cape Town All Stars, Milano United and Mbombela United, but was rejected by all of the them, before playing for Hellenic for a season.[5]

In the summer of 2017, De Reuck signed for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United on a two-year contract.[7] His debut for Maritzburg United came on 20 August 2017 in a 2–0 victory away to Platinum Stars, and he went on to appear 11 times in the league for Maritzburg over the course of the 2017–18 season.[1] The 2018–19 season saw him play more regularly for the club, making 25 league appearances for the club over the course of the season.[1]

De Reuck started the 2019–20 season strongly and was linked with a call-up to the South Africa national football team.[8] In December 2019, Maritzburg United manager Eric Tinkler said that De Reuck had 'a lot of qualities', but that 'there's still a lot for him to improve on', citing his decision-making as an area in which he could improve[9] In June 2020, De Reuck revealed he was surprised, given his form, not to be called up to the South Africa national football squad.[10]

He signed for Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year deal on 30 January 2021.[11]

Style of play

He can play as a centre-back, as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder.[7]

Personal life

De Reuck was born in Cape Town and grew up in the neighbourhood of Kalksteenfontein.[5][12] He is a fan of South African club Kaizer Chiefs.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 November 2020[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Nedbank Cup		Telkom Knockout		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maritzburg United	2017–18	South African Premier Division	11	0	5	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	0
	2018–19	South African Premier Division	25	0	1	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	17	0
	2019–20	South African Premier Division	30	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	35	1
	2020–21	South African Premier Division	11	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	12	0
	Total		77	1	7	0	4	0	7	0	95	1
Mamelodi Sundowns	2020–21	South African Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			77	1	7	0	4	0	7	0	95	1

1. Appearance(s) in MTN 8
2. 1 appearance in MTN 8, 4 appearances in PSL play-offs

References

1. Rushine De Reuck at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
2. Strydom, Marc (29 May 2020). "Chiefs, Pirates and Sundowns target De Reuck: 'I see myself going back to Europe'". The Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. "Rushine De Reuck & Andisiwe Mtsila On Trial at FC Porto And Parcos de Ferreira". Soccer Laduma. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. Crann, Joe (19 September 2014). "Rushine DeReuck Has Signed For Pacos de Ferreira". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. Ndaba, Zodwa; Sport (11 December 2019). "Rushine de Reuck's bumpy road to football stardom". New Frame. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
6. Madyira, Michael (15 April 2020). "AS Roma coach Fonseca always pushed be - De Reuck". Goal. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
7. Moyo, Lovemore (2 June 2017). "Maritzburg United sign Rushine De Reuck". Kick Off. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
8. Dladla, Nkululeko (24 January 2020). "Rushine De Reuck attracts Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki's attention". Kick Off. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
9. Ndebele, Sihle (10 December 2019). "Win at City a morale-booster for United before TKO final". The Sowetan. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
10. Dladla, Nkululeko (2 June 2020). "Rushine De Reuck: I expected a Bafana Bafana call-up". Kick Off. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
11. "Sundowns sign defender Rushine De Reuck from struggling Maritzburg United". Independent Online. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
12. Ndumo, Sandile (28 May 2020). "Orlando Pirates target De Reuck: I am a Kaizer Chiefs fan and always wanted to play for them". Goal. Retrieved 3 August 2020.