John Arne Riise
John Arne Riise in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Arne Semundseth Riise | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Molde,Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back, Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | Aalesund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Aalesund | 25 | (5) |
| 1998–2001 | Monaco | 44 | (4) |
| 2001–2008 | Liverpool | 234 | (21) |
| 2008–2011 | Roma | 99 | (7) |
| 2011–2014 | Fulham | 87 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | APOEL | 25 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Delhi Dynamos | 15 | (1) |
| 2016 | Aalesund | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chennaiyin FC | 10 | (1) |
| Total | 549 | (42) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Norway U15 | 9 | (2) |
| 1997 | Norway U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 1997 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998 | Norway U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Norway U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2000–2013 | Norway | 110 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980 in Molde,Norway) is a retired Norwegian professional footballer who last played as a left-back and a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin F.C. on a two-month contract.
With 110 caps, he is the most capped player for the Norway national team. He was named in the Norway squad for UEFA Euro 2000 but did not play in the tournament. Riise scored 16 goals before his retirement from international duty in 2013. He spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool, in which he won many honours, including the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, before moving to Roma in 2008.
Riise began his career in his homeland with Aalesund. After a single season as a senior player for the club, he moved abroad in 1998, playing the formative years of his professional career with French club Monaco. When Aalesund opened their new stadium in April 2005, businessman Olav Nils Sunde donated a statue to the club, which was erected in front of the stadium. While Sunde denied it, the statue bore a very strong resemblance to Riise. In 2007, when Riise played in the Champions League Final, a Norwegian commentator demanded the statue officially carry his name. Riise himself has said, "[The name change] is not for me to decide. Everyone sees who it is, and I know that it was made for me."
Riise was a regular member of the 1999–2000 Ligue 1 championship-winning side, however, he fell out of favour with coach Claude Puel after admitting his desire to leave. Riise was a subject of interest from Premier League clubs, especially Fulham and Leeds United that both offered £4 million bids in 2000, though both came to nothing as Monaco wanted £6 million for him.
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