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NZCIS \u2026 home base for the Wellington Phoenix.<\/p>\nNew Zealand international Indiah-Paige Riley has signed a two-year deal with women\u2019s A-League club Wellington Phoenix.<\/p>\n
Riley (24) has been a key player for the Ferns since switching allegiance from Australia four years ago and featured in all of New Zealand\u2019s matches at the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup and the Paris Olympics in 2024.<\/p>\n
She has also played in some of the top club competitions in Europe, having been on the books of DBK Fortuna Hj\u00f8rring in Denmark, PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands and most recently Women\u2019s Super League club Crystal Palace in England, as well as boasting experience in the A-League with Brisbane Roar.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to bring another Football Fern home,\u201d Phoenix head coach Bev Priestman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur fans can now watch a number of New Zealand\u2019s top internationals regularly play for the Nix.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndi has significant experience at the highest level in the WSL but also in other top leagues in Europe and with Brisbane in the A-League.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019ll bring a lot of energy to the team, which was a strength of ours last season, and she has great technical ability.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I\u2019ve watched her play for the Ferns against top teams she\u2019s done really, really well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndi\u2019s also only 24 and has a bright future in the game so I\u2019m looking forward to watching her grow at the Phoenix.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indiah-Paige Riley \u201ccan\u2019t wait\u201d to play for New Zealand\u2019s only professional women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so excited,\u201d Riley said. \u201cI haven\u2019t really played too much football in New Zealand, but every time I get to do it with the Ferns I love it.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo to be able to play in front of Kiwis week-in, week-out is something I\u2019m really looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Riley was already sold on the club before talking to Priestman.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery time we were in camp with the Ferns I was always asking the Phoenix players \u2018how it\u2019s going?\u2019 and they always said such good things about the club, the facilities, Bev and how it was a really good team environment to be a part of.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo once the opportunity arose it was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe success they had as a team last year was really cool to watch from afar, and I really wanted to be a part of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully this season we go one step further as I want to be part of a winning team.\u201d<\/p>\n
NZCIS \u2026 home base for the Wellington Phoenix.<\/p>\n
She has arrived in Wellington ahead of the start of pre-season next week and has been blown away by the team\u2019s training base at the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS).<\/p>\n
\u201cI was speechless. It\u2019s amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the recovery facilities, the gym, the fields and the changing room are really professional, and I can\u2019t wait to make use of them all.<\/p>\n
\u201cPalace had really good facilities and these are just as good if not better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indiah-Paige Riley will wear the No.17 shirt for the Wellington Phoenix and is the 18th women\u2019s player contracted for the 2026-27 Ninja A-League.<\/p>\n
More squad announcements will be made over the next seven weeks in the lead-up to the women\u2019s season opener against Melbourne City at Hnry Stadium on Sunday October 18.<\/p>\n