Full name Riku Olavi Riski Years Team Weight 68 kg Number 10 Height 1.74 m | Role Footballer Name Riku Riski Siblings Roope Riski | |
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Date of birth (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 26) Current teams | ||
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Riku riski honefoss bk 2012
Riku Riski (born 16 August 1989) is a Finnish footballer who is playing for the Norwegian club Odds Ballklubb. He has previously played for TPS Turku in Finland, Widzew Łódź in Poland, Hønefoss BK and Rosenborg 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.
Contents
- Riku riski honefoss bk 2012
- Riku riski orebro debyytti
- Club
- International
- Personal life
- Club performance
- International performance
- References
Riku riski orebro debyytti
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.
On 30 August 2011, he was loaned for six months to Örebro SK in Sweden. 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.
On 5 August 2015 he was loaned for five months to IFK Göteborg in Sweden.
On 8 January 2016, Riski signed a loan deal for Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.
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.
Personal life
He is the older brother of Roope Riski, who currently plays for German 3. Liga club SC Paderborn.