Roope Riski

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Roope Riski
SC Wiener Neustadt vs. SKN St. Polten 2018-05-31 (085).jpg
Riski with St. Pölten in 2018
Personal information
Full name Roope Vilhelmi Riski
Date of birth (1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 (age 33)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 TPS 18 (12)
2010FC Viikingit (loan) 6 (5)
2010ÅIFK (loan) 9 (12)
2011–2014 Cesena 1 (0)
2011TPS (loan) 11 (4)
2012Hønefoss (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2014TPS (loan) 35 (8)
2014–2015 Hønefoss 23 (12)
2015–2016 Haugesund 10 (0)
2015–2016SJK (loan) 13 (8)
2016–2017 SJK 33 (17)
2017SC Paderborn (loan) 10 (1)
2017–2019 St. Pölten 33 (5)
2018–2019PAE Chania (loan) 22 (7)
2020–2023 HJK 54 (22)
2024– Ilves 20 (8)
International career
2010–2012 Finland U21 11 (6)
2015– Finland 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2021

Roope Vilhelmi Riski (born 16 August 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.

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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]

Club 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]

Riski with SJK in 2015 Roope Riski 1.jpg
Riski with SJK in 2015

On 8 February 2016, SJK announced the signing of Riski on a two-year contract. [6] On 10 January 2017, he was loaned to SC 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]

On 6 November 2023, it was announced that Riski had signed with Veikkausliiga club Ilves on a two-year deal, starting in 2024. [9]

International career

On 19 January 2015, Riski made his senior debut for the Finland national team in a 1–0 friendly against Sweden, where he scored the only goal of the match. [10]

He was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. [11]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Riku Riski, who plays for HJK Helsinki and the Finland national team.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 August 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPS 2010 Veikkausliiga 18121063412916
Viikingit (loan) 2010 Ykkönen 65000065
Åbo IFK (loan) 2010 Kakkonen 9120000912
Cesena 2010–11 Serie A 100010
TPS (loan) 2011 Veikkausliiga1150000115
Hønefoss (loan) 2012 Tippeligaen 100010
TPS (loan) 2012 Veikkausliiga71000071
2013 Veikkausliiga2770062213510
Total3480062214211
Hønefoss 2014 1. divisjon 2412002412
Haugesund 2015 Tippeligaen10000100
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga1380000138
2016 Veikkausliiga33174354214425
2017 Veikkausliiga0000000000
Total46254354215733
SC Paderborn (loan) 2016–17 3. Liga 10100101
St. Pölten 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 25511266
2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga000000
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga8020100
Total335310000366
AO Chania Kissamikos (loan) 2018–19 Football League Greece 22742269
HJK 2020 Veikkausliiga2016932919
2021 Veikkausliiga246651494220
2022 Veikkausliiga2021340075
2023 Veikkausliiga80100030120
Total5422189341799244
Klubi 04 2023 Kakkonen1010
Ilves 2024 Veikkausliiga2081041432912
Career total303122311524142915387166

International

As of match played 12 October 2021 [13]
Finland
YearAppsGoals
201521
201630
201700
201800
201900
202000
202130
Total81

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riski goal.
List of international goals scored by Roope Riski
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
119 January 2015 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–0 Friendly [10]

Honours

SJK

HJK

Individual

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