Indiah-Paige Riley
New Zealand women's football player
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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 2. 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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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Indiah-Paige Janita Riley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | The Lakes Football Club | ||
| 2015–2016 | Moreton Bay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Australia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Australia U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | New Zealand | 37 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 March 2026 | |||
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]
Crystal Palace
On August 7 2024, Riley signed a two year deal with WSL club Crystal Palace.
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]
2024 Summer Olympics
On 4 July 2024, Riley was called up to the New Zealand squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 April 2021[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brisbane Roar | 2018–19 | W-League | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||||
| Fortuna Hjørring | 2020–21 | Elitedivisionen | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 13 February 2024 | FFS Football Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Vanuatu | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2024 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 2. | 4–0 | |||||
| 3. | 16 February 2024 |  Fiji | 1–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 19 February 2024 |  Solomon Islands | 5–0 | 11–1 | ||
| 6. | 6–0 | |||||
| 7. | 23 February 2025 | Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana, Santa Ana, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 2 March 2026 | National Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 5 March 2026 |  American Samoa | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||