Roope Riski
Roope Riski (born 16 August 1991) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for HJK Helsinki.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Askainen, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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 Turku (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Hønefoss BK (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 | → Paderborn (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | St. Pölten | 33 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → PAE Chania (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2020– | HJK Helsinki | 20 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Finland U21 | 11 | (6) |
| 2015– | Finland | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2016 | |||
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. He has the best game/goal ratio in the Veikkausliiga.[1] He has often been compared to former Bayer Leverkusen forward Javier Hernández.
Career
On 22 September 2010, Riski scored a hat-trick against AC Oulu. By doing this, he became the first ever player in Finland to score a hat-trick in all the highest three levels of Finnish football system during one season.[2]
From 27 January 2011 he is an official Cesena player. [3] He made his Serie A debut on 19 March 2011 against Lazio on Stadio Olimpico (1−0 away loss) as a 69th-minute substitute for Fabio Caserta, he has had loan spell in Finland for TPS Turku in 2012 and Hønefoss BK in Norway. In August 2012, Riski joined English side Derby County on trial ahead of their pre-season against Chesterfield, where he started in a 3–1 loss,[4] he scored in a reserve friendly against Matlock Town.[5]
On 8 February 2016, SJK announced the signing of Riski on a two-year contract.[6] On 10 January 2017 he was loaned to Paderborn.[7]
On 21 November 2019, HJK Helsinki confirmed the signing of Riski on a contract until the end of 2021 with an option for one further year.[8]
International career
On 19 January 2015, Riski made his senior debut for Finland in a 1–0 friendly against Sweden, where he scored the only goal of the match.[9]
International goals
- Score and result list Finland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 January 2015 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [9] |
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Riku Riski, who currently plays for HJK Helsinki and the Finland national football team.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS Turku | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 12 | |
| Viikingit (loan) | 2010 | Ykkönen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 5 | |
| Åbo IFK (loan) | 2010 | Kakkonen | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | |
| Cesena | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| TPS Turku (loan) | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 4 | |
| Hønefoss (loan) | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| TPS Turku (loan) | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 7 | |||
| Hønefoss | 2014 | 1. Divisjon | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 12 | ||
| Haugesund | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 25 | ||
| Total | 46 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 33 | ||
| Paderborn 07 (loan) | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| St. Pölten | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||
| AO Chania Kissamikos (loan) | 2018–19 | Football League | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 27 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 217 | 91 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 103 | ||
Honours
References
- Notes
- http://www.veikkausliiga.fi/Statistic.aspx?id=11
- ; YLE.fi, 29.2010 (in Finnish)
- http://www.cesenacalcio.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4408:roope-riski-e-un-giocatore-del-cesena&catid=1:news&Itemid=124&lang=it
- thisisderbyshire.co.uk (13 August 2012). "No excuses as Derby County round off programme of friendlies with dismal display at Chesterfield". Derby Evening Telegraph.
- dcfc.co.uk (15 August 2012). "Matlock Town 1–2 Derby County XI". Derby County.
- "Roope Riski palaa SJK-paitaan pitkällä sopimuksella". www.sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). SJK. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- "Zwei Verpflichtungen". scp07.de (in German). SC Paderborn. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- Riski Klubin hyökkäykseen, hjk.fi, 21 November 2019
- Lundberg, Martin (19 January 2015). "Roope Riski fällde Sverige". YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "SJK on Suomen mestari - RoPS:lle hopeaa, Jaro putosi Ykköseen" [SJK is a Finnish champion, silver to RoPS, Jaro goes to Ykkönen]. yle.fi (in Finnish). YLE. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- Sources
- Roope Riski palaa pitkällä sopimuksella SJK-paitaan, veikkausliiga.com, 8 February 2016
