Riku Riski
FullnameRiku Olavi Riski[1]
Birth date16 August 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeMasku, Finland[2]
Height1.74 m
PositionForward, winger
CurrentclubTPS
Clubnumber10
Youthclubs 1MaPS
Youthclubs 2TPS
Years 12006–2010
Clubs 1TPS
Caps 182
Goals 117
Years 22011–2012
Clubs 2Widzew Łódź
Caps 212
Goals 20
Years 32011
Clubs 3→ Örebro (loan)
Caps 37
Goals 31
Years 42012–2013
Clubs 4Hønefoss
Caps 455
Goals 420
Years 52014–2016
Clubs 5Rosenborg
Caps 548
Goals 59
Years 62015
Clubs 6→ IFK Göteborg (loan)
Caps 611
Goals 61
Years 72016
Clubs 7→ Dundee United (loan)
Caps 73
Goals 70
Years 82016–2018
Clubs 8Odd
Caps 837
Goals 82
Years 92018–2022
Clubs 9HJK
Caps 985
Goals 919
Years 102023–
Clubs 10TPS
Caps 1046
Goals 1010
Nationalyears 12009–2010
Nationalteam 1Finland U21
Nationalcaps 110
Nationalgoals 12
Nationalyears 22011–2017
Nationalteam 2Finland
Nationalcaps 226
Nationalgoals 24
Club-update23 November 2025

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.[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]

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

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.[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 plays for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.

Career statistics

Club

[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPS Turku2006Veikkausliiga9100--91
2007Veikkausliiga6000--60
2008Veikkausliiga20500--205
2009Veikkausliiga22500--225
2010Veikkausliiga2566643-3515
Total82176643--9226
Widzew Łódź2010–11Ekstraklasa9000--90
2011–12Ekstraklasa3000--30
Total12000----120
Örebro (loan)2011Allsvenskan7100--71
Hønefoss2012Tippeligaen261030--2910
2013Tippeligaen291021--3111
Total552051----6021
Rosenborg2014Tippeligaen2982060-378
2015Tippeligaen1612250-233
2016Tippeligaen3031--61
Total48973110--6612
Göteborg (loan)2015Allsvenskan11100--111
Dundee United (loan)2015–16Scottish Premiership3000--30
Odd2016Tippeligaen14000--140
2017Eliteserien2324350-325
Total3724350--465
HJK2018Veikkausliiga2265260-338
2019Veikkausliiga1975263-3012
2020Veikkausliiga21493--307
2021Veikkausliiga24261134-437
2022Veikkausliiga1000001020
Total8719258257--13734
Klubi-042018Kakkonen1000--10
2022Kakkonen51---51
Total610000--61
TPS2023Ykkönen18510–31226
2024Ykkösliiga18330–00213
2025Ykkösliiga1100–0011
Total3794000314410
Career total385795121451041485111

International

[12]

Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
201140
201251
201361
201482
201530
201600
Total264

International goals

DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.22 January 2012Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago1−12−3Friendly
2.16 November 2013Cardiff, WalesWales1−11−1Friendly
3.7 September 2014Tórshavn, Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands1−11−3UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
4.1−2

Honours

TPS

HJK[14]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "15th UEFA European Championship: Booking List before Qualifying Round Matchday 10". 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". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
  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" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. TV 2. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Riku Riski" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Seura | Historia" (in Finnish). Official website of Turun Palloseura. Archived 25 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Riku Riski" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 16 August 2024.