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Full name
  
Riki Lee van Steeden

1998-1999
  
Carlton S.C.

Weight
  
82 kg

Name
  
Riki Steeden

Current team
  
Auckland City FC

Number
  
21

Role
  
Football player

Playing position
  
Defender

Years
  
Team

Height
  
1.86 m



Date of birth
  
(1976-12-24) 24 December 1976 (age 39)

Place of birth
  
Nelson, New Zealand

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Riki van Steeden (born 24 December 1976 in Nelson) is a football (soccer) defender who represented New Zealand internationally, and Auckland City FC in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Club career

He played for both Nelson Suburbs and Christchurch Technical before he moved to Australia to join Carlton S.C.. In 1999, he joined the Football Kingz for their inaugural season in the National Soccer League, making 46 appearances and being credited with 5 goals.

International career

Van Steeden made his full All Whites debut in a 1-0 win over Fiji on 7 June 1997 and he ended his international playing career with 5 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 0-5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September that same year.

References

Riki van Steeden Wikipedia