Steven Boyd (born 12 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greenock Morton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014[1] | Celtic | ||
| 2014–2015 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Hamilton Academical | 45 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Livingston (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | East Fife | 9 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Peterhead | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Alloa Athletic | 34 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | Greenock Morton | 16 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 2 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Boyd has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Albion Rovers, Livingston, East Fife, Peterhead, Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Club career
editAfter 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
editBoyd represented Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 youth international level.[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 7 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2014–15[20] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16[21] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[22] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[23] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[24] | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Hamilton Academical U20 | 2016–17[22] | Development League | – | – | – | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Albion Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[22] | Scottish League One | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2017–18[23] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| East Fife | 2019–20[25] | Scottish League One | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Peterhead | 2019–20[25] | Scottish League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020–21[26] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2021–22[27] | Scottish League One | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 41 | 8 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| East Kilbride | 2024–25 | Lowland League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Career total | 190 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 235 | 32 | ||
References
edit- ^ UEFA Youth League: Attacking focus, Celtic FC, 17 September 2013
- ^ Celtic's Kieran Tierney set to come up against Hamilton star he played alongside at U11s, Daily Record, 7 September 2017
- ^ Glasgow Cup glory for young Celts, Celtic FC, 28 April 2014
- ^ Celtic under-17s win SPFL U19 League title, Celtic FC, 15 December 2013
- ^ "Hamilton 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Accies 1 St Mirren 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ S. Boyd, Soccerway
- ^ SPFL Wonderkid #8: Steven Boyd, Scottish Professional Football League, 12 November 2015
- ^ "Boyd signs on loan from Accies". Albion Rovers F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Steven Boyd arrives on loan". Livingston F.C. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Boyd Extends Loan". Hamilton Academical F.C. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "New Contract: Steven Boyd". Hamilton Academical F.C. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "East Fife signing Boyd happy with debut". www.fifetoday.co.uk.
- ^ Law, Callum. "New Peterhead signing Steven Boyd needed stage to show what he can do".
- ^ "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Steven Boyd signs until 2025". Greenock Morton FC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Steven Boyd at Scottish FA
- ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.