Indiah-Paige Riley
Indiah-Paige Janita Riley (born 20 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional women's footballer who plays as a striker for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Women. She has previously played for Fortuna Hjorring in the Elitedivisionen.[2]
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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 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Australia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | New Zealand | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2023 | |||
Club career
Brisbane Roar
Indiah-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.[3]
She was nominated for the W-League's Young Player of the Year award in the 2019–20 W-League season.[4]
Fortuna Hjorring
Riley signed for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring on 3 August 2020.[5]
Return to Brisbane Roar
In January 2023, Riley returned to Australia, signing with former club Brisbane Roar until the end of the 2022–23 A-League Women season.[6]
International career
After previously representing Australia, Riley decided to commit her international career and switch for New Zealand.[7] She receives her first call-up with New Zealand for two friendly games vs Mexico and Philippines on 2 and 6 September 2022 and made her debut with New Zealand as a substitute in first game aforementioned.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of April 22, 2021[9]
| 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 | |||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 11 | ||
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Matildas rising star Indiah-Paige Riley switches nationality to New Zealand". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Former Matildas youngster earns NZ call-up". Keep Up. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Indiah-Paige Riley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
- Indiah-Paige Riley at Soccerway
- Indiah-Paige Riley Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Brisbane Roar