Riku Selander
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JäPS | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | Haka | 17 | (0) |
| 2026– | JäPS | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 | |||
Riku Selander (born 22 November 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for JäPS, as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]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]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 July 2026.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| JäPS | 2026 | Ykkösliiga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 295 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 346 | 15 | ||
Honours
[edit]AC Oulu
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2023[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Riku Selander siirtyy FC Lahteen, FC Lahti, 10 November 2023
- ↑ "Riku Selander liittyy Laivastonsinisiin" (in Finnish). Oulu. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ AC Oulun Riku Selander teki uransa ensimmäisen liigamaalin unelmavedolla – "Mielestäni tuon vedon jälkeen voin kokeilla pari kertaa uudestaan", Kaleva, 6 April 2022
- ↑ AC Oulu julkaisi 12 pelaajaa, jotka eivät varmasti jatka seurassa – Maalivahti Ward ja hyökkääjä Coffey eivät ole listalla, Kaleva
- ↑ Riku Selander siirtyy FC Lahteen, FC Lahti, 10 November 2023
- ↑ Riku Selander stats, Football Association of Finland
- ↑ Riku Selander at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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