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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 September 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Adelphi Panthers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988 | Albany Capitals | (2) | |
| 1989–1990 | New Jersey Eagles | ||
| 1991 | Glen Cove | ||
| 1992 | Hercules | ||
| 1993 | New York Atlas | ||
| 1994–1997 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1989 | CW Post (assistant) | ||
| 1990–1997 | CW Post | ||
| 1997–2003 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| 2006–2009 | Long Island Fury | ||
| 2010–2011 | Philadelphia Independence | ||
| 2012–2013 | New York Fury | ||
| 2014–2015 | Portland Thorns | ||
| 2016 | Western New York Flash | ||
| 2017–2021 | North Carolina Courage | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paul Riley (born 23 September 1963) is an English former football player and coach.
He spent his entire professional playing career in American leagues, including the American Professional Soccer League and the USISL. He has been a coach, mostly of women's teams, since the 1990s. In 2021, he was accused of sexual misconduct and mistreatment of players that spanned over a 10-year coaching period in the National Women's Soccer League and its predecessors. In 2023, Riley was banned from the NWSL for life.