Birk Risa

Birk Risa (born 13 February 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Molde.

Birk Risa

Risa with New York City FC in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-02-13) 13 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, centre back
Team information
Current team	Molde
Number	33
Youth career
2005–2012	Sola FK
2013–2014	Sandnes Ulf
2014–2017	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	1. FC Köln II	17	(3)
2017–2018	1. FC Köln	2	(0)
2018–2020	Odd	75	(4)
2020–2023	Molde	63	(3)
2023–2025	New York City FC	57	(0)
2025–	Molde	0	(0)
International career‡
2014	Norway U16	1	(0)
2015	Norway U17	3	(1)
2016–2017	Norway U19	6	(5)
2017–2020	Norway U21	23	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2020

Club career

1. FC Köln

Risa joined 1. FC Köln's youth ranks in 2014 from Sandnes Ulf. He made his Bundesliga debut for 1. FC Köln on 10 December 2017 against SC Freiburg.^[1]

Odd

In March 2018, he left 1. FC Köln to return to Norway, joining Odd on a contract until December 2021. Despite his debut in Bundesliga in 2017, Risa signed for Odds BK to play regularly in the first team.^[2]

Molde

On 6 October 2020, Risa signed a contract with Molde until 2023.^[3] He made his debut on 25 October in a 2–1 win over Strømsgodset.^[4] His European debut followed on 26 November, as he started at left-back in the 3–0 home loss to Arsenal in the UEFA Europa League group stage.^[5] Molde would manage to knock out Hoffenheim in the round of 32, but eventually lost on aggregate to Granada in the round of 16.^[6] Risa made five appearances for Molde in the 2020–21 European campaign.^[7]

Risa scored his first goal for Molde on 16 June 2021 in a 4–1 win over Sarpsborg 08, after having come on as a substitute for Kristoffer Haugen in the 80th minute and scoring in injury time.^[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 July 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln	2017–18	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Odd	2018	Eliteserien	26	1	3	1	—		—		29	2
	2019		29	2	5	0	—		—		34	2
	2020		20	1	0	0	—		—		20	1
	Total		75	4	8	1	—		—		83	5
Molde	2020	Eliteserien	7	0	0	0	5	0	—		10	0
	2021		17	3	3	0	4	0	—		24	3
	2022		26	0	6	0	10	0	—		42	0
	2023		13	0	4	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		63	3	13	0	19	0	—		95	3
New York City FC	2023	MLS	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2024		30	0	—		—		5	0	35	0
	2025		17	0	—		—		1	0	18	0
	Total		57	0	—		—		6	0	63	0
Molde	2025	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			197	7	21	1	19	0	6	0	243	8

Honours

Molde

• Eliteserien: 2022
• Norwegian Cup: 2021–22