Ally Roy

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Ally Roy
Personal information
Full name Alistair Roy
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 East Kilbride
Youth career
0000 Kilsyth Rangers
0000–2014 Stirling Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Heart of Midlothian 1 (0)
2015–2016 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 14 (0)
2016–2017 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 28 (3)
2017–2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 17 (2)
2018 Derry City 11 (2)
2019 Partick Thistle 4 (0)
2019–2021 Airdrieonians 32 (2)
2021–2022 Queen of the South 35 (4)
2022–2023 Glentoran 20 (1)
2023 → Greenock Morton (loan) 9 (0)
2024 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 17 (5)
International career
2018 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:08, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Alistair Roy (born 26 May 1997) is a professional footballer born in Scotland who plays as a striker for East Kilbride.

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Career

Roy was born in Airdrie. On 20 August 2014, Roy debuted for the Hearts first-team at the age of 17, [1] coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus Livingston, replacing Liam Gordon in a 4–1 defeat. [2] Roy went on to make his league debut in a victory over Raith Rovers on 23 August 2014. [3]

In July 2015, Roy moved out on loan to Scottish League Two club East Stirlingshire until January 2016. [4] Roy signed a new one-year deal with the Jambos in March 2016, [5] and was loaned out to Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. [6]

After signing a new contract with Hearts in the summer of 2017, he joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan until January 2018. [7] Roy scored his first goal for the Sons in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk in August 2017. [8] After making 25 appearances for the Sons, scoring three goals, Roy returned to Hearts in January 2018. [9] Roy was then loaned out to Irish club Sligo Rovers in February 2018, on a deal due to run until 30 June 2018. [10]

Roy departed Hearts and signed for Derry City in July 2018, [11] where he remained for the duration of the League of Ireland season before joining Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in January 2019. [12]

This allowed him his first taste of European football as he featured in both legs of the club's 2018–19 UEFA Europa League tie against Dinamo Minsk of Belarus. Derry lost the first leg 2–0 at home, leaving them with an uphill battle to go through in the second leg. [13] Roy scored in the away leg as Derry bowed out despite winning the game. [14]

On 10 June 2019, Roy signed for Airdrieonians, [15] where he remained for two seasons until 31 May 2021.

On 10 June 2021, Roy signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South in a one-year deal. [16] On 24 July 2021, Roy scored his first hat-trick for the Doonhamers at Palmerston in the Premier Sports Cup versus Airdrieonians in a 4–1 win. [17] Following relegation to Scottish League One, Roy was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [18]

On 1 June 2022, Roy signed a two-year deal with Glentoran. [19] On 10 January 2023, Roy joined Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on loan until the end of the season. [20] [21]

Career statistics

As of 10 January 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2014–15 Scottish Championship 1000001020
2015–16 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2016–17 0000002020
2017–18 0000000000
Total1000003040
East Stirlingshire (loan)2015–16 [23] [22] Scottish League Two 144101000164
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 283200000303
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship162104041253
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 172001000182
Derry City 2018 LOI Premier Division 11235002 [lower-alpha 1] 1-168
Partick Thistle 2018–19 Scottish Championship4010000050
Airdrieonians 2019–20 Scottish League One202004330275
2020–21 123101030173
Total325105351469
Queen of the South 2021–22 Scottish Championship2642046423612
Glentoran 2022–23 NIFL Premiership 151000000151
Greenock Morton (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Championship0000000000
Career total1632311515919420841
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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  2. ↑ "Jordan White's double helped Livingston on their way to a comfortable win over Hearts". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jambos clear at the top". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shire Make Double Striker Swoop". eaststirlingshirefc.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Collin, Iain (30 March 2016). "Teenager Ally Roy eyes Hearts start after signing new deal". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Lindsay, Clive. "Scottish Premiership ins and outs – summer 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Galloway, Andy. "Loan news: Roy joins from Hearts". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Falkirk 1–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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  17. ↑ "QoS : Report - Airdrieonians 24.7.21".
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