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

Steven Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)
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)
2016–2017Albion Rovers (loan) 15 (5)
2017–2018Livingston (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)
Medal record
 Scotland
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Malta Team Competition
*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 edit

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 edit

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

Career statistics edit

As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Career total 139 20 6 0 19 4 3 2 167 26
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ UEFA Youth League: Attacking focus, Celtic FC, 17 September 2013
  2. ^ Celtic's Kieran Tierney set to come up against Hamilton star he played alongside at U11s, Daily Record, 7 September 2017
  3. ^ Glasgow Cup glory for young Celts, Celtic FC, 28 April 2014
  4. ^ Celtic under-17s win SPFL U19 League title, Celtic FC, 15 December 2013
  5. ^ "Hamilton 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Accies 1 St Mirren 0". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. ^ S. Boyd, Soccerway
  8. ^ SPFL Wonderkid #8: Steven Boyd, Scottish Professional Football League, 12 November 2015
  9. ^ "Boyd signs on loan from Accies". Albion Rovers F.C. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Steven Boyd arrives on loan". Livingston F.C. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Boyd Extends Loan". Hamilton Academical F.C. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  12. ^ "New Contract: Steven Boyd". Hamilton Academical F.C. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  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. ^ "East Fife signing Boyd happy with debut". www.fifetoday.co.uk.
  15. ^ Law, Callum. "New Peterhead signing Steven Boyd needed stage to show what he can do".
  16. ^ "Squad update ii". 15 June 2021.
  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. ^ "Steven Boyd signs until 2025". Greenock Morton FC. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  19. ^ Steven Boyd at Scottish FA
  20. ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Steven Boyd in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2021.