Steven Boyd
Scottish footballer (born 1997)
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Steven Boyd (born 12 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2014[1] | Celtic | ||
| 2014–2015 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Hamilton Academical | 45 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Livingston (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | East Fife | 9 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Peterhead | 26 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Alloa Athletic | 34 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 33 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Greenock Morton | 17 | (2) |
| 2024 | East Kilbride | 8 | (2) |
| 2025 | Darvel | ||
| 2025 | St Cadoc's | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Scotland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 2 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Boyd has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Albion Rovers, Livingston, East Fife, Peterhead, Alloa Athletic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Club career
After being a member of the youth system at Celtic (where he moved through the age groups with Kieran Tierney and won multiple trophies including the Glasgow Cup)[2][3][4] Boyd was released and signed for Hamilton Academical in 2014; he made his senior debut for the club in the Scottish Premiership on 23 May 2015, a few weeks after turning 18.[5][6] The following season, he made only five league appearances but was in the match day squad for the majority of fixtures,[7] and a regular in the SPFL Development League.[8]
On 19 August 2016, Boyd signed for League One club Albion Rovers on loan until January 2017.[9]
He was loaned to Championship club Livingston in December 2017, initially on an "emergency" basis.[10] The loan was extended in January 2018 until the end of the season.[11]
In January 2019 he signed a new contract with Hamilton, running until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] Boyd left the club in August 2019.[13]
In September 2019 he signed for East Fife on a short-term deal until January 2020.[14]
In January 2020 he moved to Peterhead.[15]
Boyd signed for Alloa Athletic in June 2021.[16]
The striker signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2022.[17]
On 4 July 2023, Boyd joined fellow Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton on a two-year deal, lasting until summer 2025.[18]
On 6 August 2024, Boyd joined Lowland League side East Kilbride.[19] He departed the club by mutual consent in December 2024[20] and moved into the West of Scotland Football League with Darvel[21] and then St Cadoc's.[22]
International career
Career statistics
- As of 22 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2014–15[24] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16[25] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[26] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[28] | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Hamilton Academical U20 | 2016–17[26] | Development League | – | – | – | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Albion Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[26] | Scottish League One | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2017–18[27] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| East Fife | 2019–20[29] | Scottish League One | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Peterhead | 2019–20[29] | Scottish League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020–21[30] | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2021–22[31] | Scottish League One | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 41 | 8 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| East Kilbride | 2024–25 | Lowland League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Career total | 197 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 244 | 34 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup