Robbie Kruse
Kruse with Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Robbie Thomas Kruse | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Liaoning Whowin | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | QAS | ||
| 2005–2006 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Melbourne Victory | 39 | (16) |
| 2011–2013 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 41 | (4) |
| 2013–2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Liaoning Whowin | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Australia U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2006 | Australia U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Australia | 48 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Robbie Thomas Kruse (born 5 October 1988) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a forward for Liaoning Whowin F.C. and the Australian national team. He played his junior football with Albany Creek in the Pine Rivers district to the near north of Brisbane and began his professional career with A-League side Brisbane Roar and later Melbourne Victory before moving to Germany in 2011.
Recruited in 2006 by Miron Bleiberg, Kruse was injured during an otherwise successful Hyundai A-League preseason during training. He scored on his debut against Wellington Phoenix on 5 October 2007, his nineteenth birthday, with what was to be the winning goal for that game.
On 19 October 2007, Kruse struck against the Newcastle Jets for his second goal of his A-League career. On 16 November, he got his third with an excellent curling effort to the far post as Brisbane beat Melbourne 1–0.
Kruse and his close friend Michael Zullo formed a good partnership with each playing either side of a striker in a three-man attack for Brisbane which coincided with a seven match unbeaten streak.
Kruse's place in Roar's starting line-up was in jeopardy at the beginning of the 2008 A-league season after he was involved in an altercation outside a Queensland nightspot. The fight resulted in Kruse needing stitches and the then-19-year-old incurring the wrath of club coach Frank Farina, who offered Kruse only a short term contract as a replacement for the injured Massimo Murdoca for the 2009–10 season.
Kruse was linked to a move to reigning A-league premiers Melbourne Victory following the departure of Melbourne striker Danny Allsopp to Qatar club Al-Rayyan. On 10 September 2009, it was confirmed that Kruse had left the Roar for Melbourne Victory.
Kruse made his first appearance for the Victory on 13 September 2009 against Wellington Phoenix after replacing Ney Fabiano at the 58th minute. He scored his first goal for the Victory in the 4–0 demolition of Gold Coast United on 28 November 2009.
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