{"id":77241,"date":"2026-08-21T07:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/77241\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:36:10","slug":"sydney-fc-confirm-golden-boot-winner-riley-cohn-has-returned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/77241\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney FC confirm Golden Boot winner Riley Cohn has returned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney FC have completed the re-signing of Panama international Riley Cohn for the 2026\/27 Ninja A-League season, bringing last season\u2019s Golden Boot winner back to the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n

Cohn, formerly known as Riley Tanner, returns after a breakout campaign in Sydney in which she topped the club\u2019s scoring charts and established herself as one of the competition\u2019s most dangerous attacking players.<\/p>\n

The American-born winger scored a number of important goals throughout the season, including a double against Melbourne Victory in a late-season win.<\/p>\n

BIG NEWS: 2026\/27 Ninja A-League season fixtures released: Full Details<\/a><\/p>\n

Cohn, who married in June, had initially been expected to depart Sydney this off-season before a change in circumstances made her available again.<\/p>\n

Head Coach James Slaveski moved quickly to secure her return.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we became aware Riley\u2019s circumstances had changed and there was an opportunity for her to return, I had absolutely no hesitation in making her an offer,\u201d Slaveski said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know exactly the quality Riley possesses and we saw that consistently last season.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a player who can make things happen in the final third. She can create opportunities, beat players and score goals.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL 2026\/27 NINJA A-LEAGUE FIXTURE LIST<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Cohn celebrates after scoring last season<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a player with those qualities back in our squad is fantastic news and I\u2019m delighted we\u2019ve been able to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cohn said she was thrilled to have the opportunity to return to Sydney and is targeting a stronger campaign from the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m extremely happy to be coming back to Sydney FC,\u201d Cohn said.<\/p>\n

TRANSFER CENTRE: Ninja A-League 2026\/27 Transfer Centre: Your club\u2019s moves<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed last season immensely. I loved being part of the club, playing with the girls and representing Sydney FC, so when the opportunity came up to return it was something I was really excited about.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a personal level I was pleased to contribute with goals last season, but as a team we know we want to achieve much more this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a really talented squad and I\u2019m coming back hungry to help us have a much more successful campaign and challenge for trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Cohn in action last season<\/p>\n

Cohn\u2019s return gives Slaveski another proven attacking option as Sydney continue to reshape their squad ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n

The Sky Blues have already added American forward Faith Webber, while Indiana Dos Santos and Maddie Caspers are set to return after long-term injuries.<\/p>\n

Nat Tobin and Charlotte McLean have also returned to the club as Sydney look to build on last season and push towards the top end of the Ninja A-League Women ladder.<\/p>\n

With Cohn back in the fold, Sydney will have last season\u2019s leading goalscorer available as they look to turn her individual success into a stronger team campaign in 2026\/27.<\/p>\n

The Sky Blues kick off their 2026\/27 Ninja A-League campaign against Adelaide United on Sunday, October 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney FC have completed the re-signing of Panama international Riley Cohn for the 2026\/27 Ninja A-League season, bringing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[342,1417,4640,152,247],"class_list":["post-77241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sydney","tag-a-league-women","tag-a-leagues","tag-alwfeatured","tag-news","tag-sydney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}