Jere Riissanen

Jere Riissanen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005
Place of birth Finland
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
Jazz (on loan from Ilves)
Youth career
2012–2021 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Ilves II 50 (1)
2022– Ilves 7 (0)
2025– → Jazz (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 Finland U17 1 (0)
2022 Finland U18 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 February 2024

Jere Riissanen (born 18 June 2005) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Ykkönen side Jazz, on loan from Ilves.

Club career

Riissanen started football in the youth sector of Ilves when aged seven. He debuted in Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in October 2022.[1][2]

On 10 January 2025, Ilves announced that Riissanen's contract was extended until the end of 2026, and he was immediately thereafter sent on loan to Ykkönen club Jazz for the 2025 season.[3]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves II 2022 Kakkonen 21030––240
2023 Kakkonen 160–––160
2024 Kakkonen 131–––131
Total 501300000531
Ilves 2022 Veikkausliiga 100000–10
2023 Veikkausliiga 200000–20
2024 Veikkausliiga 4000200060
Total 7000200090
Jazz (loan) 2025 Ykkönen 0000––00
Career total 571302000621

Honours

Ilves

References