Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 November 1994 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
Youth career | |||
Puotinkylän Valtti [1] | |||
Jokerit | |||
AC Allianssi | |||
PK-35 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | PK-35 | 24 | (1) |
2013–2014 | PK-35 Vantaa | 17 | (1) |
2013 | → Pallohonka (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Honka | 21 | (2) |
2017 | Gnistan | 25 | (4) |
2018 | EIF | 24 | (1) |
2019–2020 | HIFK | 42 | (0) |
2021 | EIF | 24 | (1) |
2022–2023 | AC Oulu | 52 | (2) |
2024– | Lahti | 24 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 |
Riku Selander (born 22 November 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Lahti, as a midfielder.
On 24 November 2021, Selander signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu for the 2022 season. [2] On 6 April 2022, he scored his first goal in the league, in a season opening match against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS), helping his side to get a 2–2 away draw. [3] He left the club after the 2023 season. [4]
On 10 November 2023, FC Lahti announced the signing of Selander on a one-year deal. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PK-35 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 24 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
PK-35 Vantaa | 2013 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2014 | Ykkönen | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Pallohonka (loan) | 2013 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
Honka Akatemia | 2015 | Nelonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Honka | 2015 | Kakkonen | 11 | 2 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
2016 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Gnistan | 2017 | Ykkönen | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
Ekenäs IF | 2018 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | 31 | 2 | |
HIFK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Ekenäs IF | 2021 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
Total | 52 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
Lahti | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Career total | 265 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
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