Wasatch Soccer Sentinel
In his first season, Damir Kreilach quickly became one of Real Salt Lake's most popular players. He was affable, friendly, and perhaps most vitally, he was great on the field. He could always be relied upon to score an important goal in a big game, and that only heightened as time went on.
2022 was, in many ways, a difficult year for Real Salt Lake fans, and the biggest difficulty was probably the absence of Kreilach from the field. After missing much of preseason, Kreilach featured in just five regular season games, starting and playing 90 minutes three times.
After his final start of the season — a 6-0 loss to New York City FC — Kreilach's injury issues became clear to all of us, with the player succumbing to nerve issues in his back. That led to him having surgery mid-season, and his return has been eagerly awaited since.
