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. 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 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. 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

International

International goals

Honours

TPS HJK Individual