Birk Risa (born 13 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a defender for New York City FC.

Club career

1. FC Köln

Risa joined

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

's youth ranks in 2014 from Sandnes Ulf. He made his

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debut for

on 10 December 2017 against SC Freiburg.

Odd

In March 2018, he left 1. FC Köln to return to Norway, joining Odds BK, Odd on a contract until December 2021. Despite his debut in

in 2017, Risa signed for Odds BK to play regularly in the first team.

Molde

On 6 October 2020, Risa signed a contract with Molde FK, Molde until 2023. He made his debut on 25 October in a 2–1 win over Strømsgodset Toppfotball, Strømsgodset. His European debut followed on 26 November, as he started at left-back in the 3–0 home loss to Arsenal F.C., Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League group stage. Molde would manage to knock out TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Hoffenheim in the round of 32, but eventually lost on aggregate to Granada CF, Granada in the round of 16. Risa made five appearances for Molde in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, 2020–21 European campaign. Risa scored his first goal for Molde on 16 June 2021 in a 4–1 win over Sarpsborg 08 FF, Sarpsborg 08, after having come on as a substitute for Kristoffer Haugen in the 80th minute and scoring in injury time.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Molde *Eliteserien: 2022 Eliteserien, 2022 * Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup: 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup, 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Risa, Birk 1998 births Living people Footballers from Stavanger Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Odds BK players Molde FK players New York City FC players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eliteserien players Major League Soccer players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany