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, Attacking midfielder, Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 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 | 34 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Finland U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Finland U-21 | 11 | (2) |
| 2011– | Finland | 18 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Riku Olavi Riski (born 16 August 1989 in Askainen) is a Finnish footballer who plays for the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Rosenborg.
Career
Club
Riski played his first game for TPS Turku in the Veikkausliiga when he was only sixteen years old. On January 2011, the midfielder joined Polish club Widzew Łódź on three and a half year contract.[2]
On 30 August 2011 he was loaned for six months to Örebro SK in Sweden.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Personal life
He is the older brother of Roope Riski, who currently plays for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Haugesund.
Career statistics
Club performance
- As of 1 May 2015
| 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 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 190 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 197 | 47 | ||
International performance
- As of 7 September 2014[6]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 4 |
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 |
| 3. | September 7, 2014 |  Tórshavn | Faroe Islands | 1−1 | 1−3 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4. | 1−2 |
References
- ↑ Hønefoss Player Profile
- ↑ Riku Riski i Bogdan Straton w Widzewie 12.01.2011, onet.pl
- ↑ Riku Riski siirtyy lainalle Allsvenskaniin (Finnish)
- ↑ Askeland, Øyvind (30 December 2013). "Riku Riski har signert for Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ 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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