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 0 (0)
International career
2023– New Zealand U-23 3 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 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.

Riley Bidois first came to prominence playing for Tauranga Boys' College First XI where he was a three year starter from 2017-2019. He scored 41 goals in 62 appearances and scored in the final of the 2019 Super 8 win versus New Plymouth Boys' High School.

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 leagues 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 of 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Capital Football Season Review 2020" (PDF). Capital Football . p. 15. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Capital Football Results Archive". Capital Football . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "He may be leaving Tauranga AFC, but Riley Bidois will give back to club". Bay of Plenty Times . NZ Herald. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. "Wellington Phoenix Announce Strategic Partnership With Lower Hutt City AFC". Wellington Phoenix . 10 February 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  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".