Tyler Boyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tyler Dominic Boyd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
| Playing position | Striker, Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Waikato FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Waikato FC | 14 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 48 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 6 | (10) |
| 2015– | Vitória Guimarães | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Vitória Guimarães B | 21 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | New Zealand U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2014– | New Zealand | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2016. | |||
Tyler Dominic Boyd (born 30 December 1994) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Portuguese club Vitória S.C.
Club career
Boyd played for Melville United in the Northern League during 2011 and Waikato FC in the ASB Premiership over the 2011/2012 season. In September 2012 he signed a three-year contract for the Wellington Phoenix[2] and made his debut as a 17-year-old, coming on as a substitute in an A-League match against Sydney FC on 6 October 2012.[3] Boyd scored 2 goals in 20 appearances for the Phoenix in the 2013–14 season and was named the club's U-23 player of the year.[4]
On 24 February 2015, Boyd signed a four-year deal with top Portuguese side Vitória S.C. to begin at the conclusion of the 2014–15 A-League season.[5]
International career
Boyd represented New Zealand under 20s at the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji. He went on to play in all three group matches at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[6]
Boyd made his debut on 5 March 2014 for the All Whites with fellow debutant and former Melville United teammate Ryan Thomas in a friendly against Japan in Tokyo.[7]
References
- ↑ "List of Players — 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Phoenix snap up young striker Boyd".
- ↑ "Tyler Boyd: He shoots, he scores".
- ↑ Worthington, Sam. "Albert Riera Phoenix's player of the year". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Wellington Phoenix confirm striker Tyler Boyd will join Portuguese club Vitoria SC at conclusion of A-League season". abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ fifa.com. "Tyler Boyd Tournament Statistics".
- ↑ "Young All Whites bravehearts front up to Japan".
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