Birk Risa

Risa's current-season form is up 27% on last season (Season 15→19), while his Rating climbed 28→33. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Molde · 3rd	19	0	7.28	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 33.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 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 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 2.289 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 27th of 45 of the 45 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 28 Risa is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.6 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 45 centre-backs · Eliteserien Current season27th of 45 centre-backs · Eliteserien 27th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien 150th in the Eliteserien · potential 27th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien

33.3

Ratingi

27th of 45 centre-backs

18.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

80.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.29

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.29

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 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 80.8% 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 33.3, Risa carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 45. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 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 %80.8%

Available fixtures20 of 20

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.289

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %89

Cards / 900.062

Foul involvement / 901.423

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 3.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Risa's projected Rating — 33.3 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 created3

Passes1,412

Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Duels won61

Duels won %60.4%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles13

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 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,455 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When B. Risa plays, Molde's record this season is 11W-3D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.42 at home against 7.13 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
July 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Aalesund (60 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 30, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sandefjord (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

B. Risa's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Molde face Aalesund at home in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates B. Risa at 33.3 with a Season form score of 18.6, ranking 150th of 231 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 302 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