Giana Riley

College career Riley scored 5 goals with 4 assists in 18 appearances for the Gonzaga Bulldogs as a freshman in 2022, earning West Coast Conference (WCC) all-freshman honors. She scored a hat trick against Pepperdine to clinch Gonzaga's first-ever WCC championship and earn their first NCAA tournament berth since 2005, reaching the second round.

While at Gonzaga, Riley also walked on to the school's injury-depleted basketball team, giving them numbers in training and appearing in nine games and posting two blocks as a freshman. In the spring as a sophomore, she joined the Gonzaga track and field team and set the program record in the 200 meters (25.86 s). She also played summer soccer for the California Storm in the USL W League, scoring a goal a game and leading the expansion team to the national playoffs. She later played for Oakland Soul in the USL W League.

Riley transferred to the reigning national champion Florida State Seminoles before her junior year in 2024, occupying a reserve role. While she missed part of the season at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she played in 14 games and scored 3 goals with 2 assists. She helped Florida State win their fifth consecutive ACC tournament and earn a one seed in the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round on penalties. In her senior year in 2025, she played in 15 games and had 2 assists as the Seminoles won their fifth national championship. She made her professional debut as a 59th-minute substitute for Sarah Luebbert in a 6–0 win over Necaxa on January 17.

International career

Riley was first called into training with the United States under-20 team in January 2024. She made the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, appearing in four games as the team placed third, its best result since 2012. In April 2025, she was called into training with the Mexico under-23 team. Two months later, she trained with the United States under-23 team concurrently with the senior national team.

On 25 June 2026, Riley's change of association request was granted, successfully switching her allegiance to play for the Mexico national team ahead of the 2026 CONCACAF W Championship in the United States.

Honors and awards

Club América

Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2026 Liga MX Femenil: Campeón de Campeonas 2025-26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup: 2025–26

Gonzaga Bulldogs West Coast Conference: 2023

Florida State Seminoles NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament: 2025 ACC women's soccer tournament: 2024

United States U-20 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024

Individual First-team All-WCC: 2023 WCC all-freshman team: 2022