Riley Bidois

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

Riley Bidois
Personal information
Full name Riley Bidois
Date of birth (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002
Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Wellington Phoenix
Number 36
Youth career
Tauranga City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Tauranga City
2019– Wellington Phoenix Reserves 26 (8)
2020–2021[1][2] Lower Hutt City 16 (8)
2022– Wellington Phoenix 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2022

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]

References
  1. "Capital Football Season Review 2020" (PDF). Capital Football. p. 15. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  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.
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