Nicky Riley

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Nicky Riley
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2010 Celtic 0 (0)
2010 Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
2010–2014 Dundee 113 (9)
2014 → Peterhead (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2019 Peterhead 79 (5)
2022–2023 Linlithgow Rose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicky Riley (born 10 May 1986) is a professional Scottish footballer. He began his career at Celtic and then played for Hamilton Academical and Dundee, spending time on loan at Peterhead while with Dundee then ended his time with Linlithgow Rose.

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Career

Riley signed for Celtic after spending time with the Brazilian Soccer School in Edinburgh. [1] Upon signing for the club he was involved with their under-21 side.

After suffering with injuries throughout his time at Celtic, [2] he was released in January 2010, having never played in a competitive match for the club.

After leaving Celtic, Riley trained with Hamilton Academical and on 19 February 2010, signed a contract until the end of the season. [3] He left Hamilton at the end of the season, again without making an appearance. [4]

Riley then joined Dundee for pre season training and after two weeks at the club signed an initial six-month contract on 16 July 2010. [2] [5] In October 2010, Dundee entered administration, but Riley was one of the players kept by the club and in December 2010, extended his contract until the end of the season. [6]

In the 2011–12 season Riley was named as Scottish Football League Player of the Month for November 2011, [7] and at the end of the season was voted into the PFA Scotland First Division Team of the Year. [8] On 22 May 2012, he signed a new one-year contract. [9]

At the end of the 2013–14 season, with Dundee having won the Scottish Championship title and promotion to the Scottish Premiership, Riley was one of a number of players reported to have been told by manager Paul Hartley that they could leave the club. [10] In September 2014, Ayr United manager Mark Roberts said that he was interested in signing Riley, with Hartley saying that Riley needed to go somewhere and play first team football. [11]

On 3 October 2014, Riley signed for Peterhead on a one-month loan. [12] After his loan had come to an end, he left Dundee by mutual consent on 4 November 2014. [13]

On 9 January 2015, Riley returned to Peterhead, signing until the end of the 2014–15 season. [14]

Riley last played for Linlithgow Rose in 2022. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 2010–11 [16] First Division 333001000343
2011–12 [17] 254002000274
2012–13 [18] Premier League 2822000–302
2013–14 [19] Championship 27010101 [lower-alpha 1] 0300
Dundee total11393040101219
Peterhead (loan) 2014–15 [20] League One 191100000201
Peterhead 2015–16 [21] League One 30110005 [lower-alpha 2] 0361
2016–17 [22] 32410405 [lower-alpha 3] 0424
2017–18 [23] League Two 6010001 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Peterhead total6853040110865
Career total20014708012022714

He has hair that can come in useful because it keeps his head warm in the winter

  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the League One play-offs

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References

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  2. 1 2 "I have six months to resurrect my career with Dundee - I intend to take my chance, says Nicky Riley". Daily Record. Glasgow. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton sign former Celtic midfielder Nicky Riley". BBC Sport. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Two out at Hamilton as two trialists arrive". STV Sport. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dundee boss Gordon Chisholm hands deals to O'Donnell & Riley". Daily Record. Glasgow. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dundee 2 - 0 Stirling Albion: Nicky Riley confident Dundee can avoid relegation despite points deduction". The Scotsman. 19 December 2010.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ↑ "IRN-BRU SFL November Manager and Player of the Month Awards". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Ross, Jack (3 May 2012). "PFA SCOTLAND DIVISION ONE TEAM OF THE YEAR". PFA Scotland. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dundee winger Nicky Riley signs new one year deal at Dens Park". Daily Record. Glasgow. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dundee FC trio can look for new clubs". The Courier. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Robertson, Neil (5 September 2014). "Dundee boss tells Nicky Riley to go and find first-team football". The Courier. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Martin, Alex (3 October 2014). "Dundee winger Nicky Riley joins Peterhead on loan". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "NICKY LEAVES CLUB". Dundee F.C. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  14. ↑ Robertson, Neil (9 January 2015). "Former Dundee star Nicky Riley joins Peterhead". The Courier. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Linlithgow Rose announce seven new signings and three new contracts as they bid for East of Scotland success".
  16. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Riley in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Riley in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Riley in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Riley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Nicky Riley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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