Riya began her career at Blues within their Professional Game Academy (PGA) set-up, where she would go on to spend seven years of her career - alongside occasional appearances for the senior team. Her first-team debut for the club wasn’t just a momentous occasion for her, and her family, but for all at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. Continuing her rise on the senior stage, the young attacker scored her first senior Blues goal in her first start for the club - a 2-2 draw with Bristol City. During that same season, she was still impressing for the club’s youth team, and amongst each PGA team, she was named Professional Game Academy Player of the Season for 2023/24. The following season, she also had a crucial role in securing Blues’ PGA Cup title, when she played alongside now-Baggie Lucy Day to beat Leicester City 4-3 in a thrilling final - crowning them as one of the best academy sides in the country.