Rahamat Riga Mustapha (born 10 October 1981 in Accra, Ghana) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers. He can play as either a winger or a striker.

[edit] Career

Riga started his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for Vitesse Arnhem (1998-2003), RBC Roosendaal (2000-2001, a loan) and Sparta Rotterdam (2003-2005), for whom he scored 26 goals in two seasons.

In 2005, he joined Spain's Levante UD, and was instrumental in the Valencia side's return to the top flight, after a one-year absence (38 matches, 11 goals). In La Liga, Riga was also the club's top scorer in two seasons, at 9 and 8 goals respectively. During his time in Spain, he developed the name "The Bullet", due to his electric pace.

Riga signed a deal with Bolton Wanderers on July 28, 2008. The move was only made official on August 1, 2008 when he was granted international clearance. The following day, he made his debut in a friendly against Chorley, scoring in a 2-0 win. His Premier League debut came against Newcastle United in a 1-0 away loss on August 23, coming on in the 85th minute as a substitute.

Riga was unregistered and re-registered with the club in August 2009 so he could be given the squad number 10 and Ivan Klasnic could take his previous number, 17.

[edit] External links

• Mustapha Riga career stats at Soccerbase
• VI.nl profile (Dutch)
• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)

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