![]() Boyce playing for the Northern Ireland national team in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Liam Boyce [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Cliftonville | 52 | (18) |
2010–2011 | Werder Bremen II | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Cliftonville | 85 | (51) |
2014–2017 | Ross County | 99 | (48) |
2017–2020 | Burton Albion | 78 | (22) |
2020– | Heart of Midlothian | 81 | (28) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Northern Ireland U19 | 6 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
2011– | Northern Ireland | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2021 (UTC) |
Liam Boyce (born 8 April 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Northern Ireland national team.
Boyce began his career at Cliftonville and returned to the club following a short spell at Werder Bremen II. He has since played for Ross County, Burton Albion and joined Heart of Midlothian in January 2020. Boyce made his debut for the Northern Ireland national team in February 2011.
Boyce began his career at Cliftonville, scoring 19 goals in his debut season. [3] He won the IFA Premiership Player of the Month Award for April 2010, [4] and was named the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year for the 2009–10 season. [3] Boyce is from the Lower Falls in Belfast. He played for Immaculata for most of his youth years, during this time he attended St Joseph's Primary School Slate Street and St Mary's Grammar School, located on the Glen Road in Belfast, he spent all his secondary school years there and went on to study A Levels.
He was spotted by Cliftonville, and they signed him. He spent his first year there playing in the reserves but in the 2009–10 season, Boyce became a first team regular.
Boyce went on trial with Scottish club Celtic in July 2010, [3] and then held discussions in mid-August 2010 about a move to German club Greuther Fürth, [5] but the move collapsed a few days later. [6]
Boyce scored his first European goal against PFC CSKA Sofia in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League [7]
Boyce eventually signed for German club Werder Bremen on 31 August 2010. [8] He was released by the German club in October 2011, having only made three appearances for the club's reserves side.
Boyce rejoined Cliftonville in January 2012. [9] In the 2012–13 season, he helped Cliftonville win the league title for the first time since 1998, finishing as the league's top scorer with 29 league goals. He was also named as the 2012–13 Ulster Footballer of the Year [10] and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year. [11] He won a second league title with the north Belfast club in 2013–14, scoring another 21 league goals before, in July 2014, the club announced that it had withdrawn its offer of a new contract to Boyce. [12] During this spell at the Reds Boyce made eight appearances in European football scoring once against Kalmar FF in the qualifiers of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League .
On 13 June 2014, it was announced Boyce had signed a pre-contract with Ross County. [13] On 13 April 2015, Boyce scored County's first ever top-flight hat-trick in a 3–0 win at St Mirren. [14] He then enjoyed a prolific season in 2015–16, scoring 17 goals in 24 games. [15] Boyce signed a new contract with County in February 2016. [15] He was the top goalscorer in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, with 23 goals. [16] [17]
On 20 June 2017, Boyce became a club record signing for EFL Championship side Burton Albion, agreeing a three-year contract with the club. [18] Just weeks later, in a pre-season friendly match against Shrewsbury Town, Boyce suffered a serious knee injury that would keep him out of action for most of the 2017–18 season. [19] He returned to action on 3 February 2018, scoring as Burton lost 3–2 to Aston Villa. On 21 April, Boyce scored an injury-time winner that relegated Sunderland. [20]
Boyce signed for Heart of Midlothian in January 2020 on a three-and-a-half year deal. [21] He scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute of his debut against Rangers. [22]
On 31 January 2011, Boyce received his debut call-up to the Northern Ireland national team for the Nations Cup. [23] This call-up came after his move to German club Werder Bremen in September 2010. On 9 February 2011, Boyce made his debut against Scotland, when he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Niall McGinn. He received his second call-up for Northern Ireland's Group C match against Serbia in Belgrade on 25 March 2011.
On 2 June 2017, Boyce scored his first goal for Northern Ireland in a 1–0 friendly victory over New Zealand at Windsor Park. [24]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cliftonville | 2008–09 | NIFL Premiership | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
2009–10 [2] | 34 | 16 | 34 | 16 | ||||||||
2010–11 [2] | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||
Total | 52 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 19 | ||||||
Werder Bremen II | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Cliftonville | 2011–12 [2] | NIFL Premiership | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 18 | 2 |
2012–13 [2] | 36 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 48 | 34 | ||
2013–14 [2] | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 42 | 23 | ||
Total | 85 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 108 | 59 | ||
Ross County | 2014–15 [2] | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 11 | |
2015–16 [2] | 35 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 42 | 20 | |||
2016–17 [2] | 34 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 40 | 24 | |||
Total | 99 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | 115 | 55 | |||
Burton Albion | 2017–18 [2] | Championship | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |
2018–19 [2] | League One | 37 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 45 | 14 | |
2019–20 [2] | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 33 | 14 | ||
Total | 78 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 31 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 2019–20 [2] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
2020–21 [2] | Scottish Championship | 25 | 14 | 2 [lower-alpha 6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | |
2021–22 [2] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 41 | 16 | ||
2022–23 [2] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
2023–24 [2] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Total | 81 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 36 | ||
Career total | 398 | 167 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 479 | 200 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland | 2011 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 3 | 0 | |
2016 | 1 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2020 | 6 | 1 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 June 2017 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 9 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 18 November 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 27 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Cliftonville
Ross County
Hearts
Individual
Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home ground in 2005 to the Pirelli Stadium from Eton Park. The club's nickname, The Brewers, evokes the brewing heritage of Burton upon Trent.
Ross County Football Club is a professional football club based in Dingwall, Scotland. The club currently play in the Scottish Premiership, being promoted after winning the Scottish Championship in the 2018–19 season.
Liam Vaughan Henry Fontaine is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He has previously played in the English leagues for Fulham, Yeovil Town and Bristol City, and in the Scottish leagues for Kilmarnock, Hibernian, Ross County,Dundee and Edinburgh City.
Darren Barr is a Scottish football coach and former player, whose most recent position was assistant manager at Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic.
David Cooper Templeton is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Drumchapel United.
Liam Fox is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the manager of Dundee United.
Kurtis Byrne is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bluebell United. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne.
Jonathan Joseph Flynn is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Flynn began his career at Ballymena United, and later moved to Blackburn Rovers, where he failed to make a first-team appearance. He spent a short loan spell at Accrington Stanley in League Two, and between 2010 and 2012, played for Ross County in the Scottish First Division before later moving to Falkirk.
Jordan Neil White is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.
Jordan Owens is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Crusaders as a striker. He is the club's all-time top goalscorer, having surpassed the record held by Glenn Hunter in January 2016.
David Gerard McDaid is an Irish professional footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Coleraine as a striker.
Steven Lawless is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-sided winger, and is in his second spell with Partick Thistle.
The 2012–13 IFA Premiership was the 5th season of the IFA Premiership, the highest level of league football in Northern Ireland, and the 112th season of Irish league football overall.
Jackson Alexander Irvine is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He has previously played for Celtic, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Burton Albion, Hull City and Hibernian. Irvine played for Scotland at under-19 level, but subsequently played for the Australia national team and was selected in their 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups squads. Irvine is the 63rd captain of Australia.
Conor James Washington is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Derby County and the Northern Ireland national team.
Joseph Anthony Gormley is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Cliftonville in the NIFL Premiership. Gormley played for amateur side Crumlin Star before making the move to Cliftonville. On 14 June 2015, Gormley made the transition to professional football, signing for Football League One side Peterborough United. After suffering a serious knee injury, Gormley moved on loan to Scottish club St Johnstone in August 2016. After becoming "disillusioned" with professional football, Gormley had his contracts with Peterborough and St Johnstone cancelled. It was announced in January 2017 that Gormley would rejoin Cliftonville for the 2017/18 season.
The 2016–17 season was the club's 4th season in the Scottish Premiership and their fifth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, having won the League Cup the previous year for the first time in their history.
The 2017–18 season was the club's 5th season in the Scottish Premiership and their sixth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Dingwall. Ross County joined the Highland Football League in 1929, and then were one of two clubs voted into the Scottish Professional Football League System in 1994.
The 2022–23 Scottish Premiership was the tenth season of the Scottish Premiership, the highest division of Scottish football, and the 126th edition overall of the top national league competition, not including one cancelled due to World War II. The season began on 30 July 2022.