Riku Riski

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Riku Riski
Riku Riski with HJK in 2018
Personal information
Full name Riku Olavi Riski[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Masku, Finland[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
TPS
Number 10
Youth career
Masku
TPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 TPS 82 (17)
2011–2012 Widzew Łódź 12 (0)
2011Örebro (loan) 7 (1)
2012–2013 Hønefoss 55 (20)
2014–2016 Rosenborg 48 (9)
2015IFK Göteborg (loan) 11 (1)
2016
Dundee United
(loan)
3 (0)
2016–2018 Odd 37 (2)
2018–2022 HJK 85 (19)
2023– TPS 18 (5)
International career
2009–2010 Finland U21 10 (2)
2011–2017 Finland 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2014

Riku Olavi Riski (born 16 August 1989) is a Finnish

footballer who plays for the Finnish club TPS. He has previously played for HJK in Finland, Widzew Łódź in Poland, Hønefoss BK, Rosenborg BK and Odds 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. In 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] 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.[5]

On 5 August 2015, he was loaned for five months to IFK Göteborg in Sweden.[6]

On 8 January 2016, Riski signed a loan deal with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.[7]

Riski returned to TPS on 3 February 2023, signing a 2+1 year deal. [8]

International

He was a member of

Turkey B team in a 0−1 away win on 25 March 2011.[9]

Riski turned down a call-up to the Finland squad for a winter training camp and two friendly matches in Qatar during January 2019, citing "ethical reasons and the values I wanted to act upon".[10]

Personal life

He is the older brother of Roope Riski, who also plays for HJK.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPS Turku 2006 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 6 6 4 3 - 35 15
Total 82 17 6 6 4 3 - - 92 26
Widzew Łódź 2010–11 Ekstraklasa 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
2011–12 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Total 12 0 0 0 - - - - 12 0
Örebro (loan) 2011 Allsvenskan 7 1 0 0 - - 7 1
Total 7 1 0 0 - - - - 7 1
Hønefoss 2012
Tippeligaen
26 10 3 0 - - 29 10
2013 29 10 2 1 - - 31 11
Total 55 20 5 1 - - - - 60 21
Rosenborg 2014
Tippeligaen
29 8 2 0 6 0 - 37 8
2015 16 1 2 2 5 0 - 23 3
2016 3 0 3 1 - - 6 1
Total 48 9 7 3 11 0 - - 66 12
Göteborg (loan) 2015 Allsvenskan 11 1 0 0 - - 11 1
Total 11 1 0 0 - - - - 11 1
Dundee United (loan) 2015–16 Scottish Premiership 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 - - - - 3 0
Odd 2016
Tippeligaen
14 0 0 0 - - 14 0
2017 Eliteserien 23 2 4 3 5 0 - 32 5
Total 37 2 4 3 5 0 - - 46 5
Klubi-04
(loan)
2018 Kakkonen 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
HJK 2018 Veikkausliiga 22 6 5 2 6 0 - 33 8
2019 19 7 5 2 6 3 - 30 12
2020 21 4 9 3 - - 30 7
2021 0 0 4 1 0 0 - 4 1
Total 62 17 23 8 12 3 - - 97 28
Career total 318 67 45 21 32 6 - - 395 94

International

As of 7 September 2014[12]
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  Trinidad and Tobago 1−1 2−3 Friendly
2. 16 November 2013 Cardiff, Wales  Wales 1−1 1−1 Friendly
3. 7 September 2014 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1−1 1−3 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4. 1−2

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "15th UEFA European Championship: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ Hønefoss Player Profile Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Riku Riski i Bogdan Straton w Widzewie Archived 1 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine 12 January 2011, onet.pl
  4. ^ Riku Riski siirtyy lainalle Allsvenskaniin (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Askeland, Øyvind (30 December 2013). "Riku Riski har signert for Rosenborg" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. ^ Stenseth, Jørgen (5 August 2015). "Lånes ut til IFK Göteborg" (in Finnish). Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Türklerin Online Mecrasında Bahisin Yeri".
  8. ^ "RIKU RISKI PALAA TURUN PALLOSEURAAN 2+1-VUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA".
  9. ^ Gol Riku Riskiego dla reprezentacji Finlandii 25 March 2011, 90minut.pl
  10. ^ McVeigh, Niall (8 January 2019). "Finland forward Riku Riski refuses to play match in Qatar for 'ethical reasons'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Riku Riski". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Riku Riski" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

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