Robin Risser

Robin Risser Birckel (born 2 December 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens.

Robin Risser

Risser with Strasbourg in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Robin Risser Birckel[1]
Date of birth	(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Colmar, France[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Lens
Number	40
Youth career
2010–2015	FC Bennwihr
2015–2017	Colmar
2017–2022	Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2025	Strasbourg B	10	(0)
2023–2025	Strasbourg	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Dijon (loan)	30	(0)
2024–2025	→ Red Star (loan)	19	(0)
2025–	Lens	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–2020	France U16	3	(0)
2021–2022	France U18	3	(0)
2022–2023	France U19	6	(0)
2024	France U20	1	(0)
2025–	France U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Early career

Born in Colmar, Risser began his youth career at FC Bennwihr. He moved to SR Colmar in 2015 before joining Strasbourg in 2017.^[2]

Club career

Risser was promoted to the first team of Strasbourg for the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season, being the third choice goalkeeper.^[2]

On 7 July 2023, Risser joined Championnat National side Dijon in a one-season loan deal.^[3] He was chosen to be the first choice keeper of the team for the entire season. On 11 August 2023, he made his debut in the first league match of the season, keeping a clean sheet in a goalless draw against Rouen.^[4][5]

On 28 November 2024, Risser joins Ligue 2 club Red Star on loan.^[6]

International career

Risser represented France in several youth categories, including France U16, France U18 and France U19.^[7] In August 2023, he received his first call up with the France national under-21s.^[8] On 26 June 2024, he withdrew from the French squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Théo De Percin.^[9]