Walter Boyd

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Walter Boyd
Personal information
Full name Walter Boyd
Date of birth January 1, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Nickname Blacka Pearl, The Pearl
Position Striker
Club information
Current club Naggo Head
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
1997-1999
1999-2001
200?-
Arnett Gardens
Swansea City
Naggo Head
- (-)
43 (10)
- (-)
National team
Jamaica Jamaica

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.

Walter Boyd (born January 1, 1972 in Kingston) is a football striker from Jamaica who plays for Naggo Head F.C.

Nicknamed 'Blacka Pearl' or 'The Pearl', Boyd is an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble. Yet, his behaviour on and off the field, combined with his great football skills earned him a cult-hero status with Jamaican football fans.

On club level he played for Arnett Gardens, Colorado Foxes and Welsh team Swansea City. While at Swansea he achieved the unusual distinction of coming on as a substitute and being sent off before play had even resumed.

He was capped over 60 times for the Reggae Boyz and played three matches as a substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

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Jamaica Jamaica squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Jamaica

1 Barrett | 2 Malcolm | 3 Dawes | 4 Dixon | 5 Goodison | 6 Simpson | 7 Cargill | 8 Gayle | 9 Williams | 10 Boyd | 11 Whitmore | 12 Sewell | 13 Lawrence | 14 Ricketts | 15 Gardner | 16 Earle | 17 Lowe | 18 Burton | 19 Sinclair | 20 Powell | 21 Brown | 22 Hall | Coach: Simões