Bjørn Helge Riise
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Bjørn Helge Semundseth Riise | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ålesund, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Aalesund | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hessa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Aalesund | 49 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | Standard Liège | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Brussels (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Lillestrøm | 86 | (10) |
| 2009–2012 | Fulham | 15 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Lillestrøm | 82 | (7) |
| 2015– | Aalesund | 37 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Norway U21 | 16 | (5) | |
| 2006– | Norway | 35 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2013 |
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Bjørn Helge Semundseth Riise (born 21 June 1983 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian professional footballer. He currently plays for Aalesund. Riise plays either a central midfielder or a right winger, and has earned 35 international caps for Norway. He played for Fulham of the Premier League from July 2009 to August 2012. He is the younger brother of former Liverpool and Fulham player John Arne Riise, also a Norwegian international.
Early in his career, Riise was linked with several clubs, including Manchester City and Cardiff City, but deals failed to materialize. Riise threatened to retire after the Cardiff deal fell through due to complications with Aalesund, his club at the time, stating "I don't understand what Aalesund want from me. I almost want to quit football because it's not fun anymore".
In January 2003, Riise signed a three-year deal with Standard Liège, after impressing on a trial that included two reserve team appearances. He became teammates with fellow Norwegian Ole Martin Årst.
After playing only 17 matches for Standard Liège, he was loaned out to Brussels. When his contract expired, Brussels would have a call option on him. However, there were transfer talks between Brussels and Brann, according to Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.
Riise returned to Norway with Lillestrøm in the summer of 2005, where he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for Lillestrøm on 3 July against Molde.
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