 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nemitambo zana negumi, ndiye mutambi akabatwa zvakanyanya kuchikwata chenyika cheNorway. Akatumidzwa zita muNorway squad ye UEFA Euro 2000 asi haana kutamba mumutambo. Riise akarova zvibodzwa gumi nezvitanhatu asati aenda pamudyandigere kubva pabasa renyika muna 16. Akapedza makore manomwe achitamba nePremier League side Liverpool, kwaakakunda kukudzwa kwakawanda, kusanganisira 2004-05 UEFA Champions League, vasati vatamira kuRoma muna 2008. 