Andrew Boyens

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Andrew Boyens
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Boyens with New York Red Bulls
Personal information
Full name Andrew Victor Boyens [1]
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Napier, New Zealand
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 New Zealand (Technical director)
Youth career
2002 University of Otago
2004–2006 New Mexico Lobos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Dunedin Technical 14 (2)
2006–2007 Otago United 17 (1)
2007–2008 Toronto FC 23 (1)
2008–2010 New York Red Bulls 33 (0)
2011 Chivas USA 12 (1)
2012 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 (0)
2013–2014 Forrest Hill Milford
2014–2015 Waitakere United
2015–2016 Forrest Hill Milford
International career‡
2002–2003 New Zealand U20 4 (1)
New Zealand U23
2007–2011 New Zealand 19 (0)
Managerial career
2018- New Zealand (Technical director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2011

Andrew Victor Boyens is a New Zealand former footballer who played as an centre-back and is the technical director for New Zealand Boyens has represented New Zealand at the international level. [2]

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Career

College

Boyens spent his childhood in Napier where he was born on 18 September 1983 and moved to Dunedin at age 16. He was educated at Kavanagh College and the University of Otago, completing a BA in 2004. He started his playing career in New Zealand, playing for University of Otago and semi-professional club Dunedin Technical before transferring to University of New Mexico in 2004, where he was named a first-team All-American in 2006.

Professional

After briefly playing for Otago United in the New Zealand Football Championship, Boyens was drafted in the first round of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. He scored his first MLS goal off a corner in a 2–1 win over the Colorado Rapids on 2 June 2007. He was released by Toronto FC on 14 April 2008.

Boyens went on trial at New York Red Bulls in April 2008, [3] and signed with the team on 5 May 2008. [4] He appeared in 19 matches during the MLS regular season. After an up and down season Boyens' solid play in central defence helped Red Bulls pull off a surprising first-round upset in the MLS playoffs, defeating defending champion Houston Dynamo 4–1 on aggregate.

After appearing in 41 official matches for the club in three years, New York Red Bulls announced that Boyens would not be part of their plans for the 2011 MLS season. [5] He signed with Chivas USA on 9 February 2011. [6] At season's end, Chivas USA declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Boyens was selected by Los Angeles Galaxy in stage 2 of the draft on 12 December 2011. He signed with Los Angeles on 30 January 2012. [7]

After the conclusion of the 2012 season, LA declined the 2013 option on Boyens's contract and he entered the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Boyens went undrafted in both rounds of the draft.

Return to New Zealand

Following a stint as a head coach within the LA Galaxy Youth Academy, Boyens returned to New Zealand football in February 2014 when he was named as the new Football Development Officer for the Waitakere region. [8] He began playing with amateur club Forrest Hill Milford, where he also serves as assistant coach. [9] Boyens resumed his professional career when he signed with New Zealand side Waitakere United on 20 October 2014. [10] Waitakere cut ties with Boyens following the 2014–15 season.

International

Boyens was included in the New Zealand squad for a series of matches against Malaysia in February 2006, but did not play in any of them. He made his national team debut in an unofficial friendly later that year, when he came on as a substitute during New Zealand's 5–1 loss to Spanish club Sevilla FC on 15 August.

Boyens' first official international appearance came in May 2007, when New Zealand drew with Wales 2–2. [2] The Observer noted that the defensive back two pairing of Boyens and Ben Sigmund were "boasting 10 minutes international experience between them".

He was named in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad, and gifted David Villa Spain's fifth goal when he "air shot" a routine clearance during Spain's 5–0 rout over New Zealand on Sunday 14 June. [11]

On 10 May 2010, Boyens was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [12]

Club career statistics

All-Time Club Performances
ClubSeason MLS Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Toronto FC
(MLS)		 2007 231000000231
Club Total231000000231
ClubSeason MLS Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
New York Red Bulls
(MLS)		 2008 190201000220
2009 140002000160
2010 0000300030
Club Total330206000410
ClubSeason MLS Playoffs Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Chivas USA
(MLS)		 2011 121001000131
Club Total121001000131
Career totals682207000772
Last updated 7 November 2011 [13]

Honors

New York Red Bulls

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Red Bulls Update: Reyna, Freeman and Richards train, Boyens trials and Leitch looks to rebound". 24 April 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Red Bulls sign Andrew Boyens". 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Boyens not part of Red Bulls' plans for 2011". 28 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chivas USA signs Simon Elliott and Andrew Boyens | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign defender Andrew Boyens". 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Boyens bringing home USA experience – New Zealand Football". nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Forrest Hill Milford United AFC | Coach Bios". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "WaitakereUnited". waitakereunited.co.nz.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand – All Whites name Confederations Cup squad". Oceania Football confederation. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009.
  12. ↑ "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  13. ↑ All-Time MLS Player register Archived 19 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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