Kristian Riis

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Kristian Riis
Personal information
Full name Kristian Dirks Riis
Date of birth (1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Haderslev‚ Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 5
Youth career
Haderslev FK
0000–2011 SønderjyskE
2011–2016 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Midtjylland 17 (0)
2017–2018 → Vendsyssel (loan) 25 (2)
2018–2019 → Esbjerg (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Lyngby 16 (1)
National team
2013–2014 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2017 Denmark U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Kristian Dirks Riis (born 17 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Lyngby Boldklub.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Riis started career at the local club Haderslev FK. Later, he joined SønderjyskE, playing there until 2011, before joining FC Midtjylland at the age of 15 in 2011. He started playing for their U17 team, was later promoted to the U19 team later, and finally to the first team squad in 2016.[1]

Midtjylland[]

Riis was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2016 at the age of 19, signing a five-year professional contract on 14 June 2016.[2]

Riis Riis got his official debut for Midtjylland at the age of 19 on 31 July 2016, in a Danish Superliga match against Silkeborg IF.[3] Riis played the whole match, which FCM won 3–0.

After surprisingly being selected to represent the Danish U21 national team in the beginning of April 2017, he unfortunately got injured later in the same month, before even playing for the team.[4] It was a knee injury that would keep him out for 4–5 weeks.

Loan to Vendsyssel[]

On 31 August 2017, Riis was loaned out to the Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF for the rest of the season.[5] During his time at the club, he played a big role in Vendsyssel FF's promotion to the 2018–19 Danish Superliga. He played a total of 26 games for the club and scored one goal.

Loan to Esbjerg[]

On 21 August 2018, Esbjerg fB announced the signing of Riis on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[6]

After an injury plagued time at the club with only one game played, Midtjylland decided to recall him on 25 March 2019.[7]

Lyngby[]

Playing only 9 minutes throughout the whole 2020-21 season at Midtjylland, Riis left the club and instead joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division club, Lyngby Boldklub, on 1 July 2021. Riis signed a two-year deal.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 19 August 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2016–17 Superliga 14 0 1 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 18 0
2017–18 Superliga 2 0 0 0 3[a] 1 — 5 1
2018–19 Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2019–20 Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2020–21 Superliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Total 17 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 24 1
Vendsyssel (loan) 2017–18 1st Division 23 1 1 0 — 2[c] 0 26 1
Esbjerg (loan) 2018–19 Superliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Lyngby 2021–22 1st Division 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Career total 44 1 3 0 5 1 3 0 55 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-off
  3. ^ Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ "Fokus på: Kristian Dirks Riis – Seniorkontrakt trods mange skadesperioder". dbold.dk. 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "FCM-talent får kontrakt og oprykning". dbold.dk. 14 June 2016.
  3. ^ "MIDTJYLLAND VS. SILKEBORG 3 - 0". soccerway.com. 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Desler erstatter FCM'er på U21-landsholdet". bold.dk. 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Vendsyssel lejer Riis i FCM". bold.dk. 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "EfB lejer Kristian Riis i FCM". efb.dk. 21 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Esbjerg-lejesvend rykker retur til FCM". bold.dk. 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ Forstærkning til det Kongeblå forsvar, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 1 July 2021
  9. ^ Kristian Riis at Soccerway

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