Roope Riski
Finnish footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roope Riski (born 16 August 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.
Quick Facts Personal information, Date of birth ...
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Askainen, Finland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
MaPS | |||
TPS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | TPS | 18 | (12) |
2010 | → FC Viikingit (loan) | 6 | (5) |
2010 | → ÅIFK (loan) | 9 | (12) |
2011–2014 | Cesena | 1 | (0) |
2011 | → TPS (loan) | 11 | (4) |
2012 | → Hønefoss (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | → TPS (loan) | 35 | (8) |
2014–2015 | Hønefoss | 23 | (12) |
2015–2016 | Haugesund | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → SJK (loan) | 13 | (8) |
2016–2017 | SJK | 33 | (17) |
2017 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2017–2019 | St. Pölten | 33 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → PAE Chania (loan) | 22 | (7) |
2020–2023 | HJK | 54 | (22) |
2024– | Ilves | 16 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Finland U21 | 11 | (6) |
2015– | Finland | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016 |
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He is known as a clinical, well-positioned forward who can get into the right place at the right time. In the middle of the 2010 season, Riski was selected to the opening squad for the first time of his career. Since then he has enjoyed a phenomenal season, starting 12 games and scoring 11 goals.[peacock prose] He has the best game/goal ratio in the Veikkausliiga.[1]