1. Riley Patrick McGree was born on 2 November 1998 and is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough and the Australian national team.
21 Facts About Riley McGree
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Riley McGree joined Club Brugge of the Belgian top flight in 2017, and spent two loan spells back in Australia with Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City before returning to Adelaide United.
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Riley McGree was first called up to the Australian national team in 2017, having previously played for the under-17 side in 2013.
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Riley McGree was born and raised in Gawler, South Australia, to the north of Adelaide.
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Riley McGree joined Gawler Eagles FC as a four-year-old after the town's Australian rules football club was full, and remained with the Eagles for eight years.
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Riley McGree made his debut for Adelaide United in the A-League on 19 March 2016 in a draw with Western Sydney Wanderers.
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Riley McGree made his first start for the club in a 2016 FFA Cup loss to Redlands United on 3 August 2016, having been called up from the club's youth squad.
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Two weeks later, Riley McGree signed a one-year senior contract with Adelaide.
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Riley McGree scored his first goal for the Reds in his second A-League start, on 29 January 2017, with a shot from the edge of the area in a draw with Wellington Phoenix.
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In that season's A-League semi-finals, Riley McGree became the subject of international attention after scoring with a scorpion kick, and which received a nomination for the FIFA Puskas Award for the most beautiful goal in the world that year.
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In June 2018, a few weeks after the announcement that Riley McGree returned to Club Brugge, he returned to the A-League, joining Melbourne City on a season-long loan.
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Riley McGree starred for Adelaide United in his season back for Adelaide United scoring 10 goals in the league and 3 goals in the cup, including one in the FFA Cup final against Melbourne City.
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On 5 October 2020, Riley McGree was sold to Major League Soccer expansion franchise Charlotte FC for an undisclosed fee.
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Immediately after joining Charlotte FC, Riley McGree was loaned to English Championship club Birmingham City for the season.
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Riley McGree finished the season with 15 appearances, and his loan was renewed until 1 January 2022.
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Riley McGree signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with EFL Championship club Middlesbrough on 14 January 2022; the fee was undisclosed.
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On 17 July 2024, Riley McGree signed a new contract with Middlesbrough.
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Riley McGree was called up to the Australia under-17 team in August 2013 for the 2013 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Myanmar.
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Riley McGree scored a hat-trick in the side's group stage win over Brunei.
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In March 2017, Riley McGree was called up to the Australian team for the first time, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Iraq and UAE.
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In November 2022, Riley McGree was called up to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.