Abby Boyan

Abby Boyan

Boyan with the Utah Royals in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Abigail Patricia Boyan [1]
Date of birth	(1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Spring Lake, New Jersey, USA
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sporting JAX
Number	9
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Georgia Bulldogs	93	(17)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024	AaB	14	(2)
2024–2025	Fylkir	19	(2)
2025	Utah Royals	0	(0)
2026–	Sporting JAX	–	(–)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abigail Patricia Boyan (born August 24, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sporting JAX in the USL Super League. She played college soccer for the Georgia Bulldogs before starting her professional career with European clubs AaB and Fylkir.

Early life

Born in Spring Lake, New Jersey, to Tom and Leann Boyan, she attended Ranney School from kindergarten through her senior year of high school. At Ranney, she set the school record for goals scored ^[2] and finished with over 100 goals in her high school career. ^[3]

During her senior year, Boyan accepted a scholarship to play college soccer for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. ^[4]

College career

She played for five years for the Bulldogs from 2018 to 2022, scoring 17 goals from 93 games. In her final year, Boyan led Georgia to its first NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament in eight years. ^[5] Boyan was named an All-American in 2022, First Team All-SEC in both 2022 and 2020, and Second Team All-SEC in 2021. ^[6]

Club career

AaB

After playing for amateur side Asheville City SC, Boyan signed with AaB in the A-Liga, the top division in Denmark before the 2024 season. ^[7]

Fylkir

In late 2024, she joined Fylkir in Iceland. ^[8]

Utah Royals

On August 13, 2025, The Utah Royals of the NWSL brought Boyan in on a relief contract and subsequently signed her fully through the year on September 4. After her contract expired at the end of the year, Boyan returned to the Royals in the 2026 preseason as a non-roster invitee. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Sporting JAX

Boyan joined USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX as a midseason addition on February 18, 2026. ^[12]

References

1. Abby Boyan at Soccerway
2. "Abby Boyan Breaks School Record". Ranney School. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
3. Gould, Brandon (2 November 2017). "Abby Boyan leads Ranney girls soccer in upset victory, scores 100th career goal". nj. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
4. "Abby Boyan Signs National Letter of Intent for Georgia Women's Soccer". Ranney School. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
5. Warden, Owen (8 November 2022). "No. 27 Georgia soccer earns first NCAA tournament berth since 2014". The Red & Black. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
6. "Boyan Named to First Team All-SEC". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
7. Trolle, Steen (25 July 2023). "AaB henter ny midtbanespiller i USA" [AaB sign a new midfielder in the USA]. FodboldForPiger.dk (in Danish). Fodbold For Piger. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
8. "Nýliðarnir fá mikinn liðstyrk" [The newcomers get a lot of reinforcements]. mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
9. "URFC Signs Midfielder Abby Boyan To Roster Relief Contract". rsl. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
10. "Utah Royals FC Releases Macey Fraser and Extends Abby Boyan". rsl. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
11. "Utah Royals FC Announces 2026 Preseason Roster and Schedule". Utah Royals. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
12. Sporting JAX Staff. "Sporting JAX Announces Three New Additions to Gainbridge Super League Roster". SportingJAX.com. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

External links

• Abby Boyan at Soccerway.com
• Abby Boyan at FBref.com