| Rushine De Reuck | |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Defender, defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | ASD Academy |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Paços de Ferreira |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Hellenic |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Maritzburg United |
| Caps2: | 77 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:10, 6 August 2021 (UTC) |
Rushine De Reuck (born 9 February 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.
De Reuck played for the ASD Academy in Cape Town as a young player and had a trial with Porto in 2014.[1] [2] Following a two-week trial at Paços de Ferreira he signed for the club in September 2014 on a contract until January 2015.[3] 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. De Reuck later revealed he learnt a lot from then Paços de Ferreira manager Paulo Fonseca.[4] 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 them, before playing for Hellenic for a season.
In the summer of 2017, De Reuck signed for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United on a two-year contract.[5] 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. 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.
De Reuck started the 2019–20 season strongly and was linked with a call-up to the South Africa national football team.[6] 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[7] In June 2020, De Reuck revealed he was "surprised", given his form, not to be called up to the South Africa national football squad.[8]
He signed for Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year deal on 30 January 2021.[9]
De Reuck made his debut for South Africa on 10 June 2021 in a 3–2 friendly win over Uganda. He made 6 appearances as South Africa won the 2021 COSAFA Cup.
He can play as a centre-back, as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder.
De Reuck was born in Cape Town and grew up in the neighbourhood of Kalksteenfontein.[10] [11] He is a fan of South African club Kaizer Chiefs.
| 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 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | South African Premier Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 1 | |||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2020–21 | South African Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | South African Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 121 | 1 | |||