Riki Tomás Alba (born 2 March 1995) is a footballer who plays as a winger or striker for

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 2. divisjon, the third highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

. 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 Skeid is a Norway, Norwegian association football, football club from Oslo that currently plays in Norwegian First Division, 1. divisjon the second tier of the Norwegian football league system. Its current home field is Nordre Åsen, after the ...

, where he was described as a "super talent". He joined the youth academy of Norwegian side

Vålerenga Fotball Vålerenga Fotball () is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from Oslo, and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. The club currently competes in the Eliteserien after being promoted from the Norwegian First ...

at the age of 15.

Career

Before the 2018 season, Alba signed for Norwegian side

Lørenskog IF Lørenskog Idrettsforening is a Norwegian football club from Lørenskog, founded in 1929 as a merger between ''Lørenskogkameratene'' and ''Solheim IF''. Most of the time the club has played in the Norwegian Second Division, with a short spell in ...

, where he was regarded as one of the club's most important players. Alba signed with

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side

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on 16 February 2024. On 28 August 2024, Alba returned to Norway to play for

Style of play

Alba has been described as a "lightning winger".

Personal life

Alba is a native of

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, Norway.

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