Nicky Riley

Who is Nicky Riley?

Nicky Riley is a professional Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee. Riley was signed by manager Gordon Chisholm in 2010. He had spent two weeks on trial with the club and managed to convince Chisholm to hand him a contract.

Riley progressed through the Brazilian Soccer School in Edinburgh and earned a contract with Celtic. He made a number of appearances for the under-21 team and impressed manager Martin O'Neill.

During the summer of 2006 while Gordon Strachan was manager, Riley joined the first team on their pre season of Poland. The trip saw him start up front alongside Kenny Miller and Aiden McGeady during a 1–0 defeat to Legia Warsaw. He also featured in testimonials against both Coventry City and Partick Thistle.

Injury halted Riley's progress with the club and he left in January 2010. He quickly joined Hamilton Academical at first to train and soon after on a short term deal until the end of the season.

In the summer Riley left to join Dundee for pre season training. Two weeks later he signed a six month contract with the club and a day later made his début in the pre season friendly against Arbroath.

In 2010, Riley was one of the players kept when Dundee went into administration and signed for another year through to the 2011–2012 season.