Riku Riski

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Riku Riski
Personal information
Full name Riku Olavi Riski
Date of birth (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Masku, Finland[1]
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Position(s) Forward / Winger
Team 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 48 (9)
2015 IFK Göteborg (loan) 11 (1)
2016 Dundee United (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Finland U21 10 (2)
2011– Finland 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2014

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 27 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 3 0 3 1 6 1
Career Total 218 48 13 4 231 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 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain  Trinidad and Tobago 1−1 2−3 Friendly
2. 16 November 2013 Wales Cardiff  Wales 1−1 1−1 Friendly
3. 7 September 2014 Faroe Islands Tórshavn  Faroe Islands 1−1 1−3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4. 1−2

References

  1. Hønefoss Player Profile
  2. Riku Riski i Bogdan Straton w Widzewie 12.01.2011, onet.pl
  3. Riku Riski siirtyy lainalle Allsvenskaniin (Finnish)
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  6. http://dufc.co/news/united-secure-riski-signing/
  7. Gol Riku Riskiego dla reprezentacji Finlandii 25.03.2011, 90minut.pl
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