Riku Olavi Riski (born 16 August 1989) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for 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 a three-and-a-half-year contract.Riku Riski i Bogdan Straton w Widzewie 12 January 2011, onet.pl
On 30 August 2011, he was loaned for six months to Örebro SK in Sweden.Riku Riski siirtyy lainalle Allsvenskaniin 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 with Scottish Premiership side Dundee United.
He returned to TPS on 3 February 2023, signing a 2+1 year deal.
International Riski 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.Gol Riku Riskiego dla reprezentacji Finlandii 25 March 2011, 90minut.pl
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".
Personal life He is the older brother of Roope Riski, who plays for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTPS Turku2006Veikkausliiga9100--912007Veikkausliiga6000--602008Veikkausliiga20500--2052009Veikkausliiga22500--2252010Veikkausliiga2566643-3515Total82176643--9226Widzew Łódź2010–11Ekstraklasa9000--902011–12Ekstraklasa3000--30Total12000----120Örebro (loan)2011Allsvenskan7100--71Hønefoss2012Tippeligaen261030--29102013Tippeligaen291021--3111Total552051----6021Rosenborg2014Tippeligaen2982060-3782015Tippeligaen1612250-2332016Tippeligaen3031--61Total48973110--6612Göteborg (loan)2015Allsvenskan11100--111Dundee United (loan)2015–16Scottish Premiership3000--30Odd2016Tippeligaen14000--1402017Eliteserien2324350-325Total3724350--465HJK2018Veikkausliiga2265260-3382019Veikkausliiga1975263-30122020Veikkausliiga21493--3072021Veikkausliiga24261134-4372022Veikkausliiga1000001020Total8719258257--13734Klubi-042018Kakkonen1000--102022Kakkonen51---51Total610000--61TPS2023Ykkönen18510–312262024Ykkösliiga18330–002132025Ykkösliiga1100–0011Total3794000314410Career total385795121451041485111
International
Finland national teamYearAppsGoals201140201251201361201482201530201600Total264
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
Honours TPS Finnish Cup: 2010
HJK Veikkausliiga: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 Finnish Cup: 2020
Individual Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020, 2021
References
External links
Guardian's Stats Centre