Riley Bidois

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Riley Bidois
Personal information
Full name Riley Bidois
Date of birth (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Loudoun United
Number 15
Youth career
Tauranga City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Tauranga City
2019–2023 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 28 (10)
2021 [1] [2] Lower Hutt City 16 (8)
2022–2023 Wellington Phoenix 5 (0)
2023 Dandenong City 16 (3)
2024– Loudoun United 21 (2)
International career
2023– New Zealand U-23 3 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Riley Bidois (born 12 March 2002) is a professional New Zealand footballer who plays as a forward for Loudoun United.

Bidois joined the Wellington Phoenix Reserves in 2019 after he was spotted playing in the Western Springs U17 tournament where he was Golden Boot. Before that, Bidois played for Tauranga City in the NRFL Division 1 for two years. [3]

During 2020, Bidois also played for Lower Hutt City who were the Wellington Phoenix feeder club, that allowed the Phoenix team and players to play in the Central League portion of the New Zealand National League. [1] [4] He again played for Lower Hutt City in 2021 and was the league's second top goalscorer with 16 goals behind fellow Phoenix player George Ott. [2]

Bidois was first called up to the Wellington Phoenix first team in April 2021 after a number of injuries affected the first team. [5] He made his debut, coming off the bench late in the second half of the Phoenix 5–0 loss to Central Coast Mariners. [6]

In February 2023 Bidois signed for Dandenong City in the NPL Victoria 2. [7]

On February 16, 2024, it was announced that Bidois signed for USL Championship side Loudoun United. [8]

In July 2024, Bidois was named to the New Zealand U-23 team for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9]

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  5. Rollo, Phillip (4 April 2022). "Wellington Phoenix bring in extra players to bolster injury ravaged squad". Stuff . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. Rollo, Phillip (5 April 2022). "Wellington Phoenix concede two penalties in 5–0 defeat to Central Coast Mariners". Stuff . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. "Our attack has been bolstered with the introduction of Riley Bidois from Wellington Phoenix". Dandenong City Facebook. 10 February 2023.
  8. "Loudoun United FC Sign New Zealand International Riley Bidois Through 2025".
  9. "Loudoun United's Riley Bidois Selected for New Zealand National Team for 2024 Paris Olympics". LoudounUnitedFC.com. Loudoun United . Retrieved 10 July 2024.