Birk Risa

Risa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→16), while his Rating climbed 28→32. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Molde · 3rd	21	0	7.19	33	19
2025/26	Molde · 10th	15	0	7.09	28	15
2025/26	New York City FC · 8th	17	0	6.95	27	14
2024/25	New York City FC · 6th	30	0	6.67	38	14
2023/24	New York City FC · 11th	10	1	6.93	35	10
2023/24	Molde · 5th	13	0	6.85	37	16
2022/23	Molde · 1st	26	1	7.34	45	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway U21	17	5
Norway U19	6	5
Norway U17	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

B. Risa is a 28-year-old central defender at Molde, rated 32.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 155th of 246 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (71.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Risa.

Judged on this season alone, Risa graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 2.298 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 16). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 27th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 28 Risa is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23

Current potential27th of 49 centre-backs · Eliteserien Current season27th of 49 centre-backs · Eliteserien 27th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien 155th in the Eliteserien · potential 27th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien

32.1

Ratingi

27th of 49 centre-backs

16.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

71.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.3

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Molde finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.3

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.1, Risa carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 49. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.9%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.298

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %89

Cards / 900.06

Foul involvement / 901.391

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 28, Risa sits on 3.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Risa's projected Rating — 32.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created4

Passes1,456

Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Duels won62

Duels won %59.6%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions11

Blocks13

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

MoldeJul 2025 – now

New York City FCJul 2023 – Jul 2025Free

MoldeOct 2020 – Jul 2023

ODD BallklubbApr 2018 – Oct 2020

1. FC Kölnuntil Apr 2018

About B. Risa

Birk Risa is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Molde, born on February 13, 1998 in Stavanger, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Norway. Molde currently sit 3rd of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, B. Risa has made 21 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,488 minutes, averaging a 7.02 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When B. Risa plays, Molde's record this season is 12W-4D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.36 at home against 7.02 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 6-1 win at home vs Start (23 minutes, 6.81 rating)
October 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Lillestrom (10 minutes, 6.02 rating)
September 13, 2026: 5-1 win away at Ham-Kam (17 minutes, 6.48 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs KFUM Oslo (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 30, 2026: 4-3 win away at Valerenga (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Tromso (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Kristiansund BK (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 4-2 win away at KFUM Oslo (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
July 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Brann (45 minutes, 7 rating)

B. Risa's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Molde face Brann away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Risa at 32.1 with a Season form score of 16.3, ranking 155th of 246 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Eliteserien and the NM Cupen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, B. Risa has totalled 304 club appearances with 17 goals and 10 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 30 appearances for ODD Ballklubb.

B. Risa's career has also included time at New York City FC, ODD Ballklubb and 1. FC Köln.

On the international stage, B. Risa has represented Norway U21, Norway U19, Norway U17 — 26 caps and 11 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Molde finished 3rd of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points