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Oriol Riera Magem (born 3 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CA Osasuna on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña as a striker.
Club career
Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Riera played youth football with La Liga giants FC Barcelona, but spent the vast majority of his tenure with the club in representation of the C and B-teams. His official input with the main squad consisted of 13 minutes in a 4–0 away win against Ciudad de Murcia for the season's Copa del Rey – when he was still a junior – on 17 December 2003.
After leaving the Blaugrana, Riera resumed his career in Segunda División B, where he played with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and Celta de Vigo B. He appeared in five Segunda División games with the latter's main squad, four as a starter.
From 2009 to 2013, Riera competed in the second level, with Córdoba CF and AD Alcorcón. He scored 18 goals in his second year with the latter side, (including a hat-trick in a 3–1 success at UD Las Palmas on 8 September 2012), helping them to the promotion play-offs.
On 5 July 2013, Riera signed for three seasons with CA Osasuna. He made his La Liga debut on 18 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss to Granada CF; his first goal in the competition came on 20 September of the same year, in a 2–1 win against Elche CF also at the El Sadar Stadium.
On 28 June 2014, after Osasuna's relegation, Riera agreed to a three-year deal with Wigan Athletic of the Football League Championship, for a reported £2 million fee. He scored his first goal for his new team on 23 August, the only against Blackpool in a 1–0 victory at the DW Stadium.
Riera returned to his country's top division on 7 January 2015, signing on loan to Deportivo de La Coruña until the end of the season. On 30 June he agreed to a permanent deal at the Estadio Riazor, having narrowly avoided relegation.
On 12 August 2016, Riera returned to his former club Osasuna after agreeing to a one-year loan deal.
International career
Riera played his first match for the representative Catalan national team on 30 December 2013, scoring the last goal in a 4–1 win over Cape Verde at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.