Søren Rieks

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.

Søren Rieks
Rieks in 2012 with NEC
Personal information
Full name Søren Krucov Rieks
Date of birth (1987-04-07) 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– Malmö FF 136 (35)
International career‡
2007–2008 Denmark U21 7 (1)
2009–2010 Denmark 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2017

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 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 Denmark national team in March 2009 for the two games against Albania and Malta. This was his first call-up.[3] 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

Club
Rieks playing for Malmö FF in 2018.
As of 2 July 2023[4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg fB 2005–06 Danish Superliga 1000—10
2006–07 Danish Superliga 11000—110
2007–08 Danish Superliga 27700—277
2008–09 Danish Superliga 28512—297
2009–10 Danish Superliga 30620—326
2010–11 Danish Superliga 27620—296
2011–12 Danish Superliga 241710—2517
2012–13 Danish Superliga 20——20
Total 15041620015643
NEC 2012–13 Eredivisie 28210—292
2013–14 Eredivisie 28731—318
Total 56941006010
IFK Göteborg 2014 Allsvenskan 12200—122
2015 Allsvenskan 281062403812
2016 Allsvenskan 2244481349
2017 Allsvenskan 30544—349
Total 9221141012111832
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan 2610701404710
2019 Allsvenskan 279201414310
2020 Allsvenskan 2554152348
2021 Allsvenskan 18610112308
2022 Allsvenskan 1525050252
2023 Allsvenskan 13110—141
Total 1243320149519339
Career total 4221044414616527124

International
As of 3 March 2010[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 200921
201010
Total31
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rieks goal.
List of international goals scored by Søren Rieks[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 November 2009Atletion, Aarhus, Denmark United States2–13–1Friendly

Honours
Esbjerg fB
IFK Göteborg
Malmö FF

Individual

  • Esbjerg fB Player of the year: 2008–09, 2011–12

References
  1. "Søren Rieks klar för IFK" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Sören Rieks!" (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. Rieks kaninen i Olsens hat, Bold.dk, 17 17, 2009
  4. "Søren Rieks". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  5. "Søren Rieks". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. "Søren Rieks". Landsholdsdatabasen. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. "Reiks, Søren". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 April 2017.


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