Riku Riski
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riku Olavi Riski | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Masku, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg BK | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maskun Palloseura | |||
| Turun Palloseura | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Turun Palloseura | 82 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Widzew Łódź | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Örebro SK (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Hønefoss BK | 55 | (20) |
| 2014– | Rosenborg BK | 46 | (9) |
| 2015 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Dundee United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Finland U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2011– | Finland | 26 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16th February 2016. | |||
Riku Riski (born 16 August 1989) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. He has previously played for TPS Turku in Finland, Widzew Łódź in Poland and Hønefoss BK in Norway, and has also had loan spells with Örebro SK and IFK Göteborg in Sweden and Dundee United in Scotland. He has also represented Finland in international football.
Career
Club
Riski was born in Masku on 16 August 1989. He played his first game for Turun Palloseura in the Veikkausliiga when he was only 16 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] On 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]
On 5 August 2015 he was loaned for five months to IFK Göteborg in Sweden.[5]
On 8 January 2016, Riski signed a loan deal for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.[6]
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.[7]
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 2016.
| 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 (loan) | 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 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Göteborg (loan) | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Dundee United (loan) | Premiership | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Career Total | 216 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 228 | 52 | ||
International performance
- As of 7 September 2014[8]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 4 |
International goals
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 January 2012 |  Port of Spain | Trinidad and Tobago | 1−1 | 2−3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 November 2013 |  Cardiff | Wales | 1−1 | 1−1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 7 September 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.
- ↑ Stenseth, Jørgen (5 August 2015). "Lånes ut til IFK Göteborg" (in Finnish). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ http://dufc.co/news/united-secure-riski-signing/
- ↑ 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 profile at 90minut (Polish)
- Riku Riski at National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Guardian's Stats Centre
| ||||||