Antonis Rikka

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Antonis Rikka
Personal information
Full name	Antonios Rikka
Date of birth	March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03) (age 22)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	AEK Athens
Number	17
Youth clubs
-2005	Olympique Marseille
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005 2006-2008 2006-2007 2008-	Olympique Marseille B Skoda Xanthi → Niki Volou (loan) AEK Athens Total	00 (0) 27 (0) 29 (0) 00 (0) 56 (0)
National team2
2004-2005 2006-2008	Greece U-19 Greece U-21 Total	13 (0) 12 (0) 25 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:21, 18 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21:21, 18 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Antonis Rikka (born on March 3, 1986 in Marseille) is a Greek football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Olympique Marseille 1.2 Skoda Xanthi 1.3 AEK Athens 2 References

[edit] Club career

[edit] Olympique Marseille

Having been born in Marseille Rikka started his career in the city's biggest club Olympique de Marseille.

[edit] Skoda Xanthi

Failing to impress with Marseille^{[citation needed]}, he was released and joined Skoda Xanthi F.C. during the transfer period of January 2006 making 4 appearances until the end of the season. Then he went on loan to Niki Volos F.C., a Beta Ethniki team, in order to gain more experiences. He stayed with them for the 2006-07 season participating in 29 league games. Although his team finished last and relegrated his performances were good enough to make the Skoda Xanthi coach Emilio Ferrera trust him with a place in the following year's squad. Rikka grabbed the opportunity and having played 23 league games was one of the team's best players.

[edit] AEK Athens

On May 16, 2008 Rikka signed a 5-year contract for Greek Super League runners-up side AEK Athens for €600K^[1].

[edit] References

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