Indiah-Paige Riley

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Indiah-Paige Riley
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Personal information
Full name Indiah-Paige Janita Riley [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*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. [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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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. [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

Riley signed for Danish champions Fortuna Hjorring on 3 August 2020. [6]

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. [7]

PSV

In 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

Born 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

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. [12] She featured in all three group stage matches, before New Zealand's exit from the competition. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 April 2021 [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup 1 Continental 2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar 2018–19 W-League 101101
2019–20 102102
Total203203
Fortuna Hjørring 2020–21 Elitedivisionen 1930040233
2021–22 20451255
2022–23 1300020150
Total5275160638
Career total721051608311

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 February 2024 FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3–05–0 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2.4–0
3.16 February 2024Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–07–1
4.5–0
5.19 February 2024Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 5–011–1
6.6–0

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References

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