Rushine De Reuck (born 9 February 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League side Simba S.C. and the South Africa national team.
Club career De Reuck played for the ASD Academy in Cape Town as a young player and had a trial with Porto in 2014. Following a two-week trial at Paços de Ferreira 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 Paulo Fonseca. 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.
Maritzburg United In the summer of 2017, De Reuck signed for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United on a two-year contract. 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. 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 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 Mamelodi Sundowns 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 Tanzanian Premier League side Simba S.C.
International career 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.
Style of play He can play as a centre-back, as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder.
Personal life De Reuck was born in Cape Town and grew up in the neighbourhood of Kalksteenfontein. He is a fan of South African club Kaizer Chiefs.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNedbank CupTelkom KnockoutOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMaritzburg United2017–18South African Premier Division1105000101702018–19South African Premier Division2501000501702019–20South African Premier Division3011040003512020–21South African Premier Division11000—10120Total771704070951Mamelodi Sundowns2020–21South African Premier Division803000401502021–22South African Premier Division80000030110Total160300070260Career total931100401401211
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