Riki Alba
Personal information
Full name Riki Tomas Alba
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Fredrikstad
Number 11
Youth career
Skeid[1]
Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Vålerenga 2 44 (12)
2014 → Nest-Sotra (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Bærum (loan) 27 (9)
2016 → Varberg (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Ull/Kisa (loan) 10 (2)
2017 Asker 5 (0)
2017 Grorud 9 (2)
2018–2019 Lørenskog 40 (41)
2020–2023 Fredrikstad 105 (32)
International career
2023– Dominican Republic 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Riki Tomas Alba (born 2 March 1995) is a footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Fredrikstad FK.[2][3][4][5][6] Born in Norway, he is a Dominican Republic international.

Early life

As a youth player, Alba joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Skeid Fotball, where he was described as a "super talent".[7] He joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Vålerenga Fotball at the age of 15.[8]

Career

Before the 2018 season, Alba signed for Norwegian side Lørenskog IF, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[9]

Style of play

Alba has been described as a "lightning winger".[10]

Personal life

Alba is a native of Oslo, Norway.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Riki Alba at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ↑ "Riki Alba om det nye treningsregimet: – Det er heftig greier vi har startet på". f-b.no.
  3. ↑ "Riki var FFKs 12. mann i noen sekunder". f-b.no.
  4. ↑ "Riki starter på bortebane taper aldri FFK". f-b.no.
  5. ↑ "Riki fikk tilbud om VM-kvalifisering og palmesus". f-b.no.
  6. ↑ "Riki Alba om telefonen han fikk: – Som å få en kniv". f-b.no.
  7. ↑ ""Han var knallhard"". nettavisen.no.
  8. ↑ ""Jeg fikk en skikkelig knekk". eurosport.no (Archived).
  9. ↑ ""Når folk hører om tallene, får de sjokk"". aftenposten.no.
  10. ↑ "Riki Alba fryktet for sesongen etter skrekkskade: Da kom tårene". eurosport.no (Archived).
  11. ↑ ""Vi deler den samme drømmen"". eurosport.no (Archived).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.