Riki van Steeden


Riki van Steeden is a football defender who represented New Zealand internationally, and Auckland City FC in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Club career

He played for both Nelson Suburbs and Christchurch Technical before he moved to Australia to join Carlton S.C.. In 1999, he joined the Football Kingz for their inaugural season in the National Soccer League, making 46 appearances and being credited with 5 goals.

International career

Van Steeden made his full All Whites debut in a 1-0 win over Fiji on 7 June 1997 and he ended his international playing career with 5 A-international caps and 1 goal to his credit, his final cap a substitute appearance in a 0-5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September that same year.