Steven_Boyd

Steven Boyd

Steven Boyd

Scottish footballer

For other uses, see Stephen Boyd (disambiguation).

Steven Boyd (born 12 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greenock Morton.

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Boyd has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Albion Rovers, Livingston, East Fife, Peterhead, Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Club career

After being a member of the youth system at Celtic (where he moved through the age groups with Kieran Tierney and won multiple trophies including the Glasgow Cup)[2][3][4] Boyd was released and signed for Hamilton Academical in 2014; he made his senior debut for the club in the Scottish Premiership on 23 May 2015, a few weeks after turning 18.[5][6] The following season, he made only five league appearances but was in the match day squad for the majority of fixtures,[7] and a regular in the SPFL Development League.[8]

On 19 August 2016, Boyd signed for League One club Albion Rovers on loan until January 2017.[9]

He was loaned to Championship club Livingston in December 2017, initially on an "emergency" basis.[10] The loan was extended in January 2018 until the end of the season.[11]

In January 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, running until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] Boyd left the club in August 2019.[13]

In September 2019 he signed for East Fife on a short-term deal until January 2020.[14]

In January 2020 he moved to Peterhead.[15]

Boyd signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021.[16]

The striker signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2022.[17]

On 4 July 2023, Boyd joined fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a two-year deal, lasting until summer 2025.[18]

International career

Boyd represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 youth international level.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2022
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  1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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    UEFA Youth League: Attacking focus, Celtic FC, 17 September 2013
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    Celtic's Kieran Tierney set to come up against Hamilton star he played alongside at U11s, Daily Record, 7 September 2017
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    Glasgow Cup glory for young Celts, Celtic FC, 28 April 2014
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    Celtic under-17s win SPFL U19 League title, Celtic FC, 15 December 2013
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    "Hamilton 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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    "Accies 1 St Mirren 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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    S. Boyd, Soccerway
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    SPFL Wonderkid #8: Steven Boyd, Scottish Professional Football League, 12 November 2015
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    "Boyd signs on loan from Accies". Albion Rovers F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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    "Steven Boyd arrives on loan". Livingston F.C. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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    "Boyd Extends Loan". Hamilton Academical F.C. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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    "New Contract: Steven Boyd". Hamilton Academical F.C. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  13. [13]
    FC, Hamilton Accies (23 August 2019). "Forward Steven Boyd, 22, has moved on after five years at NDP in which he scored 5 goals in 65 appearances. He goes with our thanks and good wishes".
  14. [14]
    "East Fife signing Boyd happy with debut". www.fifetoday.co.uk.
  15. [15]
    Law, Callum. "New Peterhead signing Steven Boyd needed stage to show what he can do".
  16. [16]
    "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
  17. [17]
    "Brian Rice backs new Inverness Caley Thistle signing Steven Boyd to be a success in Highland capital after working with striker at Hamilton and Alloa". The Inverness Courier. 21 June 2022.
  18. [18]
    "Steven Boyd signs until 2025". Greenock Morton FC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  19. [19]
    Steven Boyd at Scottish FA
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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    "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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