Oriol Riera

Barcelona

Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Riera played youth football with 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 in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey – when he was still a junior – on 17 December 2003.

Journeyman

After leaving the Camp Nou, Riera resumed his career in the Segunda División B, where he played with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa and Celta de Vigo B. He appeared in five Segunda División matches with the latter's main squad, four as a starter. Riera competed in the second tier from 2009 to 2013, 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 victory at UD Las Palmas on 8 September 2012), helping them to the promotion play-offs.

Osasuna

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 over Elche CF also at the El Sadar Stadium.

Wigan Athletic

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…

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.

In October 2020, Riera was named assistant coach of Alcorcón's reserves. He starting working as a manager in his own right in 2022, being appointed at CD Tudelano in the Segunda Federación and being dismissed on 19 December 2023. Riera signed for CD Estepona FS on 6 July 2024, remaining in the fourth division. He was sacked the following 31 December, due to poor results. On 19 June 2025, Riera was appointed at Primera Federación club Unionistas de Salamanca CF. He moved abroad on 17 September that year, on a contract at Croatian Football League's NK Istra 1961.