Carla Boyce

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Carla Boyce
Personal information
Full name Carla Jane Boyce
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth East Kilbride, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 9
Youth career
E.K. Thistle Girls
2013–2014 Glasgow City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Glasgow City
2016 → Spartans (loan) 6 (0)
2018–2020 Rangers
2020–2021 Hibernian (6)
2021– Motherwell 27 (10)
International career‡
2013–2015 Scotland U17 13 (1)
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2015–2017 Scotland U19 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022

Carla Jane Boyce (born 29 December 1998) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Motherwell in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL). She previously played for Glasgow City, Rangers and Hibernian in the top flight of Scottish women's football, and for the Scotland under-19 team.

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Club career

Boyce began her senior career at Glasgow City in 2013. She made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut on 11 August 2014 in a 1–0 victory over Glentoran BU. [1] She helped her team reach the quarter-finals of the competition before they were eventually defeated by Paris Saint-Germain. Boyce was a member of the City squad that won four consecutive SWPL titles between 2014 and 2017 as well as the Scottish Cup in 2014 and 2015 and the SWPL Cup in 2015, [2] [3] also spending time on loan with Spartans in 2016. [4]

On 9 January 2018, Boyce transferred to fellow Glasgow-based side Rangers. [5] She made her debut the following month in a 3–0 defeat to rivals Celtic. She scored her first goal for Rangers in a 2–1 win over Spartans.

Boyce left Rangers to join Hibernian on 8 January 2020. [6] She once again scored her first goal against Spartans in a 2–1 win. [7] She went on to score six goals in 26 appearances for the club, but was allowed to leave due to Hibs having other options in her position. [8] [9]

In November 2021, Boyce transferred to fellow SWPL club Motherwell, [9] and scored a hat-trick on her debut in a 4–3 win over Aberdeen. [10] She had five goals in 16 appearances up to May 2022.

International career

Boyce began her Scotland international career at under-16 level, where she made two appearances. Her debut match was on 21 February 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Norway Under-16s. [11]

She was then given her debut for the under-17s and went on to make 13 appearances for them. She scored her only goal for the Under-17s team on 11 July 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Portugal. [11]

In 2015, she was promoted to the under-19s, where she scored four goals in 14 games. Her debut goal came on 15 September 2016 in a 4–2 victory over Albania. [11] She last represented her country on 11 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Northern Ireland.

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References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow City v Glentoran BU Starting XIs, 8/11/14, UEFA Women's Champions League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Scotland - C. Boyce - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  3. ↑ Boyce targets regular start after helping Glasgow City clinch 10-in-a-row, Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 9 November 2016
  4. ↑ Carla's Return, Spartans FC Women, 2 May 2017
  5. ↑ "#SBSSWPL: Rangers welcome Carla Boyce..." Scottish Women's Football. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Hibs Ladies announce signing of former Glasgow City and Rangers striker Carla Boyce". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ↑ "Boyce goal gives Hibs opening day victory | Hibernian 2-1 Spartans", Hibernian Women on Facebook, 2020-10-19, retrieved 2022-05-03
  8. ↑ Hibs Women confirm departure of first-team pair as Dean Gibson comments on returning players, Patrick McPartlin, Edinburgh Evening News, 25 October 2021
  9. 1 2 "Carla Boyce joins". Motherwell Football Club . 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  10. ↑ Aberdeen Women lose 4-3 on the road at Motherwell in SWPL 1, Sophie Goodwin, Press and Journal, 7 November 2021
  11. 1 2 3 "Carla Boyce | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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