Riku Riski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riku Olavi Riski | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Askainen, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rosenborg BK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maskun Palloseura | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | TPS Turku | 82 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Örebro (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Hønefoss | 55 | (20) |
| 2014– | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Finland U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Finland U-21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2011– | Finland | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Riku Olavi Riski (born 16 August 1989 in Turku) is a Finnish footballer, who plays for Rosenborg in Norwegian Tippeligaen.
Career
Club
Riski played his first game for TPS Turku with only sixteen years in the Veikkausliiga.[2] On January 2011, the midfielder joined Polish club Widzew Łódź on three and a half year contract.[3]
On 30 August 2011 he was loaned for six months to Örebro SK in Sweden.[4] 12 September Riski made his Allsvenskan debut playing 90 minutes and scoring once against AIK. On 5 January 2012 he signed a three-year contract with freshly promoted Hønefoss BK.
On 30 December 2013 he signed a four-year contract with Norwegian side Rosenborg BK.[5]
International
He was a member of Finland national under-21 football team during the 2011 Euro U21 qualifying. He made his senior national team debut on 9 February 2011 against Belgium. He scored a goal against Turkey B team in a 0−1 away win on 25 March 2011.[6]
Personal life
He is the older brother of Roope Riski, who currently plays for Italian Serie A club A.C. Cesena.
Career statistics
Club performance
- As of 4 November 2013
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2006 | TPS Turku | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2009 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Widzew Łódź | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Örebro | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2012 | Hønefoss | Tippeligaen | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| 2013 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | ||
| 2014 | Rosenborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 156 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 161 | 39 | ||
International performance
- As of 17 November 2013[7]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 2 |
International goals
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 22, 2012 |  Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1−1 | 2−3 | Friendly |
| 2. | November 16, 2013 |  Cardiff | Wales | 1−1 | 1−1 | Friendly |
References
- ↑ Hønefoss Player Profile
- ↑ Riku & Roope Riski – 2010 als Jahr des Durchbruchs
- ↑ Riku Riski i Bogdan Straton w Widzewie 12.01.2011, onet.pl
- ↑ Riku Riski siirtyy lainalle Allsvenskaniin (Finnish)
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/news/article/1sf8b7854f4wy1bd7zbfkc09s8/title/riski-klar-for-rosenborg
- ↑ Gol Riku Riskiego dla reprezentacji Finlandii 25.03.2011, 90minut.pl
- ↑ "Riku Riski" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
External links
- Riku Riski at 90minut.pl (Polish) (Polish)
- Riku Riski at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Guardian's Stats Centre
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