Rushine De Reuck (born 9 February 1996) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a defender or

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for

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side Simba S.C. and the South Africa national team.

Club career

De Reuck played for the ASD Academy in

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as a young player and had a trial with

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in 2014. Following a two-week trial at

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

he signed for the club in September 2014 on a contract until January 2015. 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

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. Following his return to South Africa, De Reuck had trials with

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, Milano United and Mbombela United, but was rejected by all of them, before playing for Hellenic for a season.

Maritzburg United

In the summer of 2017, De Reuck signed for

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side

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on a two-year contract. His debut for Maritzburg United came on 20 August 2017 in a 2–0 victory away to

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, 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

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. In December 2019, Maritzburg United manager

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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 In June 2020, De Reuck revealed he was "surprised", given his form, not to be called up to the South Africa national football squad.

Mamelodi Sundowns

He signed for

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on a five-year deal on 30 January 2021.

Maccabi Petah Tikva

He spent the 2024 season on loan at Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. in Israel but got injured.

Simba S.C.

In July 2025 he signed with

side Simba S.C.

International career

De Reuck made his debut for

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on 10 June 2021 in a 3–2 friendly win over

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. He made 6 appearances as South Africa won the

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Style of play

He can play as a

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, as a

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or as a

Personal life

De Reuck was born in

and grew up in the neighbourhood of Kalksteenfontein. He is a fan of South African club

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

Career statistics

References

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