Indiah-Paige Janita Riley (born 20 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional women's footballer who plays as a striker for Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League. She has previously played for Fortuna Hjorring in the Elitedivisionen, PSV Vrouwen in the Eredivisie Vrouwen and Brisbane Roar.[3] A former one-time international for the Australia women's national soccer team, Riley plays for the New Zealand women's national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Indiah-Paige Janita Riley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | The Lakes Football Club | ||
| 2015–2016 | Moreton Bay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 20 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Fortuna Hjørring | 52 | (7) |
| 2023 | Brisbane Roar | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | PSV | 19 | (7) |
| 2024- | Crystal Palace | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Australia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | New Zealand | 24 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editBrisbane Roar
editIndiah-Paige Riley made her professional debut on 4 November 2018 for Brisbane Roar against the Western Sydney Wanderers coming on as a substitute for Allira Toby in a 1–0 win.[4]
She was nominated for the W-League's Young Player of the Year award in the 2019–20 W-League season.[5]
Fortuna Hjorring
editRiley signed for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring on 3 August 2020.[6]
Return to Brisbane Roar
editIn January 2023, Riley returned to Australia, signing with former club Brisbane Roar until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[7]
PSV
editIn August 2023, PSV announced the signing of Riley on a two-year contract.[8] Riley made her debut for the club on 9 September 2023 and marked it with a goal.[citation needed]
International career
editBorn in New Zealand, Riley moved to Australia at the age of 7 and is a dual-citizen.[9] After previously representing Australia, Riley decided to commit her international career and switch for New Zealand.[10] She received her first call-up with New Zealand for two friendly games vs Mexico and Philippines on 2 and 6 September 2022 and started in her debut with New Zealand and played a full game in first game aforementioned.[11]
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
editIn June 2023, Riley was selected as part of the Football Ferns squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was to be co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.[12] She featured in all three group stage matches, before New Zealand's exit from the competition.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 22 April 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2018–19 | W-League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2020–21 | Elitedivisionen | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 February 2024 | FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Vanuatu |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 16 February 2024 |  Fiji |
1–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 19 February 2024 |  Solomon Islands |
5–0 | 11–1 | ||
| 6. | 6–0 |
References
edit- ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 (Friendlies) – Squad list: New Zealand (NZL)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Profile of Indiah-Paige Riley". brisbaneroar.com.au. Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Young Matildas striker Riley signs for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring". SBS The World Game. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Unwin, Dominic (4 November 2018). "Steadfast Roar hold off Wanderers". W-League. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Indiah-Paige Riley named December Nominee for the Young Footballer of the Year". W-League. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Young Matildas striker Riley signs for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring". The World Game. SBS. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Indiah-Paige Riley returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Transfer | PSV Women welcome new striker Indiah-Paige Riley". www.psv.nl. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (8 July 2022). "Matildas rising star Indiah-Paige Riley switches nationality to New Zealand". Stuff.
- ^ "Matildas rising star Indiah-Paige Riley switches nationality to New Zealand". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Former Matildas youngster earns NZ call-up". Keep Up. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Football Ferns unveil World Cup squad". RNZ. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Scoring Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Indiah-Paige Riley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
edit- Indiah-Paige Riley at Soccerway
- Indiah-Paige Riley Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Brisbane Roar