Robin Risser Birckel (born 2 December 2004) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, on loan from club

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Early career

Born in

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

, Risser began his youth career at FC Bennwihr. He moved to

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in 2015 before joining

in 2017.

Club career

Risser was promoted to the first team of

for the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season, being the third choice goalkeeper. On 7 July 2023, Risser joined

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side

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

in a one-season loan deal. He was chosen to be the first choice keeper of the team for the entire season. On 11 August 2023, he made his debut in the first league match of the season, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw against

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. On 28 November 2024, Risser joins

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club

on loan.

International career

Risser represented

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in several youth categories, including France U16, France U18 and France U19. In August 2023, he received his first call up with the France national under-21s. On 26 June 2024, he withdrew from the French squad for the

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due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Théo De Percin.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Risser, Robin 2004 births Living people Footballers from Colmar French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers RC Strasbourg Alsace players Dijon FCO players Red Star FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players 21st-century French sportsmen