Kris Boyd

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Kris Boyd
Personal information
Full nameKris Boyd[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-18) 18 August 1983[1]
Place of birthIrvine, Scotland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubKilmarnock
Number9
Youth career
1999–2000Kilmarnock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2006Kilmarnock153(63)
2006–2010Rangers143(127)
2010–2011Middlesbrough27(6)
2011→ Nottingham Forest (loan)10(6)
2011Eskişehirspor2(0)
2012Portland Timbers26(7)
2013–Kilmarnock31(18)
National team‡
2002–2005Scotland U218(1)
2003–2006Scotland B3(0)
2006–Scotland18(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2010

Kris Boyd (born 18 August 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Kilmarnock.

Boyd grew up in the Ayrshire village of Tarbolton and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was Rangers' top goalscorer in each of his seasons at Ibrox.[2] He is the highest goalscorer in SPL History,[3] with 167 goals in total.[4]

Boyd had a short spell in English football with Middlesbrough, during which time he was sent on loan to Nottingham Forest. He signed for Turkish club Eskişehirspor in 2011, but terminated his contract there after five months. Boyd then signed for Portland Timbers in January 2012. He returned to first club Kilmarnock in February 2013 on a short term contract, which was then extended to a one year contract in the summer of 2013.

Having played several games for the Scotland U21 and Scotland B teams, Boyd received his first cap for the senior Scottish national team in 2006. He has scored seven goals in eighteen appearances for the senior national side.

Early footballing life

He began his footballing career at Rangers, playing in several trial matches.[5] However, he eventually joined the youth development program at Kilmarnock, ten miles from his home village,[6] at the age of twelve.[7]

Club career

Kilmarnock

Boyd signed a senior contract with Kilmarnock at the age of sixteen on 25 August 1999[1] and made his debut for the club as a substitute on the last day of the 2000–01 season against Celtic.[8] He was given his chance to stake a place in the team the following season with the departures of Ally McCoist (who finished his career the day of Boyd's debut)[9] and Christophe Cocard,[10] scoring four goals in total.[11]

Boyd started the 2002–03 season, in "impressive" form and won the SPL Young Player of the Month award for August.[12] In total he scored 12 times in the season[11] and won Kilmarnock's award for Young Player of the Year.[8] His form attracted the interest of Wolverhampton Wanderers, and he had a trial with the Molineux club in August 2003.[13] Boyd scored a total of fifteen goals in the 2003–04 season.[11] In September 2004, he equalled a Scottish Premier League record when he scored all five of Kilmarnock's goals against Dundee United.[14][15] He scored 19 goals in all competitions in the 2004–05 season,[11] and was linked with a move to Aberdeen.[16]

Boyd's form during the 2005–06 attracted interest from Championship sides Cardiff City and Sheffield Wednesday had offers accepted by Kilmarnock, however, Boyd rejected the moves.[17][18]

Rangers

Following speculation that he would sign in the January transfer window, Boyd officially joined Rangers on 1 January 2006.[19] He waived half of his £40,000 signing on fee, which Kilmarnock were due to pay him under the terms of his contract, to help fund the youth setup at Kilmarnock.[20]

He made his debut on 7 January 2006 against Peterhead in the Scottish Cup third round, in which he scored a hat-trick during a 5–0 win.[21] He went on to score 20 goals in 17 starts for Rangers in the second half of that season, ending it with a total of 37 goals for Rangers and Kilmarnock. He became the first player to finish top scorer at two clubs in one season, having scored 17 goals for Kilmarnock before his move.[22][23]

After scoring a penalty against Motherwell in January 2007, Boyd was involved in controversy when he held up six fingers, reportedly in a show of solidarity for former club captain Barry Ferguson (who wore the number six shirt), who had been stripped of his position and dropped from the team following a dispute with Paul Le Guen.[24] Le Guen left the club days later and was replaced by the then Scotland manager Walter Smith. By the end of that season, Boyd scored 25 goals for Rangers in all competitions. Boyd scored his 100th Scottish Premier League goal, and his first against Celtic on 5 May 2007, in a 2–0 victory for Rangers.[25]

The 2007–08 season saw Boyd score his 50th and 51st goals in all competitions for Rangers in a League Cup match against East Fife on 26 September 2007, 627 days after his debut. This made him the second fastest Rangers player ever to reach 50 goals for the club, behind Jim Forrest.[26]

Boyd won the first trophy of his career on 16 March 2008 when Rangers defeated Dundee United to win the 2008 League Cup. He scored both of Rangers' goals in the 2–2 draw and scored the winning penalty in the subsequent penalty shootout.[27] He also scored a double in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final, a 3–2 win over Queen of the South. He finished that season with 25 goals in all competitions for Rangers.[28]

In January 2009, speculation surfaced about a possible move to Birmingham City to play for former Rangers manager, Alex McLeish. Rangers accepted a bid of nearly £4 million; however, Boyd could not agree personal terms and decided to stay at Rangers.[6][29] In season 2008–09 Boyd won his first Scottish Premier League title and another Scottish Cup. He finished as top scorer again for Rangers with 31 goals in all competitions, his highest total yet, and was awarded the club's first Sam English Bowl for top Rangers scorer in a season.[30]

On 30 December 2009, Boyd scored five goals in a 7–1 victory over Dundee United; in doing so, he passed Henrik Larsson as the all-time leader in goals in the Scottish Premier League.[31] On 1 May 2010, Boyd scored his 100th league goal for Rangers at Tannadice against Dundee United.[32]

In the 2009–10 season, Boyd was the top scorer with Rangers and the Scottish Premier League again with 26 goals in 40 games.[33] With this return he won the Sam English Bowl for the second time[34] and the Scottish Premier League and League Cup both for the second time.[35] On 28 May 2010, Rangers admitted that Boyd would be leaving once his contract runs out.[36]

Middlesbrough

On 5 July 2010, Boyd signed a two-year contract with Championship side Middlesbrough,with a weekly wage estimated to be around £30,000 a week.[37] On 22 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 1–0 victory against Sheffield United.[38] His second followed on 28 September against Derby County.[39] Boyd scored in a 2–1 defeat against Leeds United on 16 October 2010,[40] which was Gordon Strachan's final game in charge of the club.[41] He scored his fourth of the season against Bristol City in Tony Mowbray's first game as Boro boss.[42] On 9 November 2010, Boyd scored the opener in Middlesbrough's 2–0 win over Scunthorpe.[43] Boyd achieved his 200th club career goal on 1 February 2011, in scoring the first in Middlesbrough's 2–0 home victory over Scunthorpe by latching onto a long ball from Seb Hines before lobbing the goalkeeper.[44] On 8 March 2011, Boyd joined Nottingham Forest on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[45]

Loan to Nottingham Forest

Despite speculation during the January transfer window, Boyd remained at Middlesbrough and hadn't started a match for a month by the time the loan deal was signed, having only started 19 games the whole season for Middlesbrough. Boyd's loan deal was signed until the end of the 2010–11 season, and Boyd was issued with the number 22 jersey. Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Paul Smith moved in the opposite direction because of injuries at Middlesbrough.[45] The same day he made his move to Forest, Boyd debuted from the bench in a 2–1 defeat to Sheffield United. He scored six goals in nine league appearances for Forest, taking his total in the Football League Championship to twelve.

Eskişehirspor

Boyd during his time with Eskişehirspor

Boyd signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Eskişehirspor on 8 July 2011.[46]

Boyd terminated his contract on 19 December 2011 and started legal proceedings against Eskişehirspor claiming he had never been paid during his stay at the club.[47] He had played just 76 minutes of league football for Eskişehirspor.[47][48]

Portland Timbers

On 23 January 2012, Boyd declined a contract offer from Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.[49] Boyd instead signed with Portland Timbers of MLS on 30 January 2012, becoming the club's second Designated Player.[50] As Houston held exclusive rights within MLS to negotiate with Boyd, Portland were forced to trade a first-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft to the Dynamo for the right to sign him.[51]

Boyd scored his first goal for the Timbers on 4 March 2012 during a pre-season exhibition against AIK of Sweden.[52] Eight days later, Boyd made his league debut in their season opener, where he scored Timbers' second goal of a 3–1 victory against Philadelphia Union.[53] Boyd featured less frequently, however, after head coach John Spencer was fired.[54] He scored seven goals in 26 appearances for Portland in the 2012 Major League Soccer season. On 31 January 2013, the Timbers announced that they had mutually agreed to end Boyd's contract.[55]

Return to Kilmarnock

On 23 February 2013, it was announced that Boyd had signed a short-term deal until the end of the season with the team which he started his career with.[56] Boyd was given the number eleven shirt.

International career

Boyd was regularly selected for the Scotland under-21 team, winning eight caps and scoring once.[57]

On 11 May 2006, he made his debut for the Scotland national team and scored twice in a 5–1 win over Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup.[58] Boyd extended his fine international form into European Championship qualifying, scoring twice against the Faroe Islands in a 6–0 win and also against Georgia in a 2–1 win, his fifth goal in six games.[59]

On 11 October 2008, Boyd stated that he would not play international football again under manager George Burley. His decision came after Burley had left Boyd on the substitute bench in a 0–0 World Cup qualifying match against Norway, opting to bring on debutant Chris Iwelumo instead. When asked about the decision, Burley stated that Boyd had "to establish himself in the Rangers team, which he hasn't done".[60] After hearing those comments, Boyd contacted Burley to inform him of his decision, and confirmed his decision with Gordon Smith, the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association.[60] At a press conference on 13 October 2008, Burley hinted that the door might not be closed should Boyd reconsider, stating that Boyd, rather than he, had "made the decision", and that "...if [Boyd] is totally committed, that's what the country needs".[61] It was reported on 1 January 2009 that Burley would welcome Boyd back into the Scotland setup if he was willing to return.[62] On 16 November 2009, Burley was sacked as manager of Scotland after winning just three out of fourteen games as manager.[63]

After Craig Levein was appointed manager of Scotland, Boyd stated that he was "ready and willing" to play for Scotland again.[64] He was called up to the Scotland squad on 22 February 2010 to play against the Czech Republic in a friendly on 3 March and received his sixteenth cap in the second half of the game.[65] His most recent appearance was in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 7 September 2010. He was recalled for the friendly match against Norway on 19 November 2013.

International goals

Style of play

Boyd is typically defined as a goal poacher, whose key attribute is his strike rate. He scored an average of two goals for every three games when he arrived at Rangers; many of which came from the substitute bench, making his goals-to-games ratio even more impressive. He prefers to play in the penalty box, where he can play-off the shoulder of defenders who are close to their goals. Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish considered him to rival Ally McCoist in goalscoring ability.

When he fails to score, however, his overall contribution to the team is sometimes questioned. Manager Walter Smith occasionally chose not to play him owing to his lack of contribution to the overall team performance.[71] With Smith's common 4–5–1 formation, Boyd was not seen to be an effective lone striker.

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2014[4][72]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000–01 KilmarnockPremier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2001–02 28 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 32 4
2002–03 38 12 1 0 1 0 – 40 12
2003–04 37 15 2 0 1 0 – 40 15
2004–05 30 17 3 2 2 0 – 35 19
2005–06 19 15 0 0 1 2 – 20 17
2005–06 Rangers 17 17 2 3 0 0 2 0 21 20
2006–07 32 20 1 2 2 1 9 3 44 26
2007–08 28 14 6 6 3 5 4 0 41 25
2008–09 35 27 5 1 4 3 2 0 46 31
2009–10 31 23 5 3 2 0 2 0 40 26
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 MiddlesbroughChampionship 27 6 1 0 1 0 – 29 6
Nottingham Forest 121 6 0 0 0 0 – 12 6
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2011–12 EskişehirsporSüper Lig 2 0 0 0 –– 2 0
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Portland TimbersMLS 26 7 1 0 –– 27 7
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13Kilmarnock Scottish Premier League 8 3 1 0 0 0 – 9 3
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 23 15 1 0 0 0 – 24 15
Total Scotland 327 182 29 17 17 11 20 3 393 213
England 39 12 1 0 1 0 — 41 12
Turkey 2 0 0 0 —— 2 0
USA 26 7 1 0 —— 27 7
Career Total 39419631171811203463232
1Includes two Championship play-off matches.

Honours

Rangers
Individual
  • Scottish Premier League Top Scorer (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
  • SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 2010 (nominated)[73]
  • Scottish Premier League Player of the Month (3): November 2005, January 2006, December 2009[74]

References

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  2. ↑ Murray, Keir (13 May 2008). "Rangers player profiles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 October 2009. 
  3. ↑ "Kris Boyd reacts quickly to wage drop threat". STV Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kris Boyd career stats at Soccerbase
  5. ↑ Fisher, Stewart (13 November 2005). "Boyd has youth on his side for new move". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Michael Grant (10 October 2009). "The long goodbye for Kris Boyd". The Herald. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Stewart Fisher reports on coach Alan". The Sunday Herald. 27 August 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Do You Remember Kris Boyd?". KillieFC.com. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Mahood sends Killie into Europe". BBC Sport. 20 May 2001. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Reilly released by Killie". BBC Sport. 12 April 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
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  14. ↑ "Kilmarnock 5–2 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  15. ↑ "Records". Scottish Premier League. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
  16. ↑ "Killie will listen to Boyd bids". BBC Sport. 4 May 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2010. 
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  40. ↑ Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leeds United BBC Sport, 16 October 2010
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  44. ↑ Middlesbrough | Error | Error
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  51. ↑ "Dynamo, Timbers agree to terms of trade". Houston Dynamo. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
  52. ↑ "Boyd scores winner in Timbers win over AIK". Portland Timbers. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
  53. ↑ "Boys gets first MLS goal in 3–1 Timbers' win over Union". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 
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  57. ↑ Challenge Matches 2003–2004 at the Wayback Machine
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  59. ↑ "SCOTLAND v GEORGIA". Scottish FA. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2009. 
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  61. ↑ "Burley hits back at striker Boyd". BBC Sport. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  62. ↑ "I'll take Boyd back". The Scottish Sun. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  63. ↑ "Burley sacked as Scotland manager". BBC Sport. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009. 
  64. ↑ "Boyd 'ready' for Scotland return". BBC Sport. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009. 
  65. ↑ "Injured keeper Allan McGregor omitted from Scots squad". BBC Sport. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2010. 
  66. ↑ "Kris Boyd". EU-football.info. Retrieved 31 July 2013. 
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  68. ↑ Taylor, Julian (24 March 2007). "Scotland 2–1 Georgia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  69. ↑ "Scotland 1–0 South Africa". BBC Sport. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  70. ↑ Moffat, Colin (8 September 2007). "Scotland 3–1 Lithuania". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2009. 
  71. ↑ Double GOAL Kris Boyd : Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy – YouTube
  72. ↑ Kris Boyd – Club matches
  73. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8621078.stm.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  74. ↑ "Walter Smith and Kris Boyd rewarded for Rangers form". BBC Sport. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010. 

External links

2006–07 PFA Scotland SPL Team of the Year
2009–10 PFA Scotland SPL Team of the Year
Kilmarnock F.C. – current squad
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