Indiah-Paige Janita Riley (born 20 December 2001) is a New Zealand professional women's

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who plays as a

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for

PSV Vrouwen PSV Vrouwen (or PSV Women) is a Dutch women's football team representing PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie Vrouwen, the top women's league in the Netherlands. A founding member of the BeNe League in 2012, the team was known as PSV/FC Eindhoven a ...

in the

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. She has previously played for

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in the

Elitedivisionen The Danish Women's League ( da, Danmarksturneringens Kvindeliga, Kvinde-DM Liga or Kvindeligaen) is a semi-professional top-flight league for women's football in Denmark. It is organised by the Danish Football Association (DBU) as part of the ...

and

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

. A former one-time international for the

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, Riley plays for the

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Club career

Brisbane Roar

Indiah-Paige Riley made her professional debut on 4 November 2018 for

against the

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coming on as a substitute for

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in a 1–0 win. She was nominated for the W-League's Young Player of the Year award in the

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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

until the end of the

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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

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, Riley decided to commit her international career and switch for

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. She received her first call-up with New Zealand for two friendly games vs

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and

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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

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squad for the

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, 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

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International goals

References

External links

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Indiah-Paige Riley
at Brisbane Roar {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Indiah-Paige 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 (A-League 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