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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Indiah-Paige Janita Riley | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| 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 | |||
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. A former one-time international for the Australia women's national soccer team, Riley plays for the New Zealand women's national football team.
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.
She was nominated for the W-League's Young Player of the Year award in the 2019–20 W-League season.
Fortuna Hjorring
Riley signed for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring on 3 August 2020.
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.
PSV
In August 2023, PSV announced the signing of Riley on a two-year contract. Riley made her debut for the club on 9 September 2023 and marked it with a goal.
International career
Born in New Zealand, Riley moved to Australia at the age of 7 and is a dual-citizen. After previously representing Australia, Riley decided to commit her international career and switch for New Zealand. 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.
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
In 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. She featured in all three group stage matches, before New Zealand's exit from the competition.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 April 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | 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
| 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
- "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
- Indiah-Paige Riley at Soccerway
- Indiah-Paige Riley Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine at Brisbane Roar
| PSV (women) – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Auckland
- Sportswomen from Queensland
- Soccer players from Queensland
- New Zealand women's association footballers
- New Zealand women's international footballers
- Australian women's soccer players
- Australia women's international soccer players
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Women's association football forwards
- A-League Women players
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- Fortuna Hjørring players
- Brisbane Roar FC (women) players
- PSV (women) players
- Dual internationalists (women's football)
- New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
- Australian expatriate women's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Naturalised soccer players of Australia
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen