Daniel Riihilahti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann II | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MPS | |||
| –2023 | HJK | ||
| 2023 | → Brann (loan) | ||
| 2024– | Brann | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | → Brann 2 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brann 2 | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Daniel Riihilahti (born 9 March 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a midfielder for Norwegian club Brann II.
Career[edit]
Riihilahti started to play football in a youth team of Malmin Palloseura (MPS) in Malmi, Helsinki. He played in the HJK Helsinki youth academy in Finland until the summer 2023, when he was first loaned out to Norwegian club SK Brann. While featuring in the club's youth team, he made his senior debut with Brann II reserve team in the third-tier league 2. divisjon.[1] After the season, he joined Brann organisation on a permanent transfer and signed a professional contract with the club in December 2023.[2][3] HJK is entitled to an undisclosed transfer fee whenever Riihilahti signs a contract with the Brann first team.
International career[edit]
Since 2023, Riihilahti has represented Finland at under-17 and under-18 youth national team levels.[4]
Personal life[edit]
He is the son of Finnish TV and sports reporter Riku Riihilahti,[5] and the nephew of Aki Riihilahti, former Finland national team midfielder and the current CEO of HJK Helsinki.[6][7] His older brother Kristoffer Riihilahti plays football in Grankulla IFK. Their mother is Norwegian.[8]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 9 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brann 2 (loan) | 2023 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brann 2 | 2024 | 2. divisjon | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Daniel Riihilahti Archived 2024-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, fotball.no
- ^ Daniel Riihilahti sopimukseen Brann Bergenin kanssa Archived 2023-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, hjk.fi, 16 December 2023
- ^ Lupaava keskikenttäpelaaja sai pysyvän siirron Norjaan Archived 2024-01-04 at the Wayback Machine, msn.com
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty Itävalta-otteluihin - Veikkausliigakokemusta mukana Archived 2023-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Veikkausliiga, 31 October 2023
- ^ Villi kortti -juontaja Riku Riihilahti on kolmen lapsen isä: Lapseni innostuivat jalkapallosta!, seiska, 24 January 2018
- ^ DANIEL (17) HAR SIGNERT PROFFKONTRAKT MED BRANN Archived 2024-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, brann.no, 16 December 2023
- ^ Tiesitkö että nämä suomalaisjulkkikset ovat sukua toisilleen? Lue yllättävät yhteydet!, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 31 March 2011
- ^ Tv:n suosikkijuontaja Riku Riihilahti hakee avioeroa vaimostaan, Ilta-Sanomat, 10 September 2018
External links[edit]
- Daniel Riihilahti at Soccerway
- Daniel Riihilahti at WorldFootball.net
- Daniel Riihilahti at Norwegian Football Federation
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriates
- Expatriate men's association football players
- Finnish expatriates in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- SK Brann players
- Finnish people of Norwegian descent
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Malmin Palloseura players