Riku Selander (born 22 November 1994) is a Finnish professional

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who plays for

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, as a

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Club career

On 24 November 2021, Selander signed with

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

club

AC Oulu AC Oulu is a Finnish professional football club based in Oulu, currently playing in Finland's premier division, ''Veikkausliiga''. Formed in 2002, the club have played six seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and 16 seasons ...

for the 2022 season. On 6 April 2022, he scored his first goal in the league, in a season opening match against

Vaasan Palloseura Vaasan Palloseura, commonly referred to as VPS, is a Finnish football club, based in Vaasa. It currently plays in the first tier of Finnish football (''Veikkausliiga''). The club's current manager is Jussi Nuorela. The club plays its home matc ...

(VPS), helping his side to get a 2–2 away draw. He left the club after the 2023 season. On 10 November 2023, FC Lahti announced the signing of Selander on a one-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

AC Oulu *

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: ''Liigacup''), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is most ...

runner-up: 2023

References

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