Tyler Boyd (soccer)

Tyler Dominic Boyd (born December 30, 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Born in New Zealand, he played for the United States national team.[3]

For the American football player, see Tyler Boyd (American football).

Tyler Boyd
Boyd with the United States at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Personal information
Full name Tyler Dominic Boyd[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994
Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 LA Galaxy
Number 11
Youth career
Melville United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Melville United
2011–2012 Waikato FC 14 (4)
2012–2015 Wellington Phoenix 48 (4)
2014–2015 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 6 (10)
2015–2017 Vitória de Guimarães B 73 (13)
2015–2019 Vitória de Guimarães 12 (0)
2017–2018 → Tondela (loan) 27 (5)
2019 → Ankaragücü (loan) 14 (6)
2019–2022 Beşiktaş 26 (2)
2021 → Sivasspor (loan) 14 (5)
2021–2022 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 29 (2)
2023– LA Galaxy 33 (7)
International career‡
2013 New Zealand U20 9 (1)
2014–2015 New Zealand 5 (0)
2019 United States 10 (2)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Runner-upCONCACAF Gold Cup2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 14, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 19, 2019

Personal life

Boyd is a citizen of both New Zealand and the United States, having been born in New Zealand to a New Zealand father and an American mother. He was raised in Santa Ynez, California, until the age of 10, when he returned to New Zealand.[4] He credits the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team as his inspiration for starting the game as he served as a ball boy and they held camps near his hometown.[5]

Club career

New Zealand clubs

After coming through the youth teams, Boyd first appeared for the senior team of Melville United in the NRFL Premier during the 2011 season at the age of 16, helping them to a third-placed finish.[6] Showing promise, Boyd joined Waikato FC in the ASB Premiership for the 2011–12 season.

Wellington Phoenix

In September 2012, Boyd signed a three-year contract for the Wellington Phoenix[7] and made his debut as a 17-year-old, coming on as a substitute in an A-League match against Sydney FC on October 6, 2012.[8] Boyd scored 2 goals in 20 appearances for the Phoenix in the 2013–14 season and was named the club's under-23 player of the year.[9]

Vitória de Guimarães

On February 24, 2015, Boyd signed a four-year deal with top Portuguese side Vitória de Guimarães to begin at the conclusion of the 2014–15 A-League season.[10]

Loan to Tondela

On June 29, 2017, Boyd joined Tondela on loan, joining fellow former A-League player Nick Ansell.[11]

Loan to MKE Ankaragücü

On January 31, 2019, Boyd joined Turkish Süper Lig side MKE Ankaragücü on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Beşiktaş

On July 15, 2019, Boyd joined Turkish Süper Lig side Beşiktaş, signing a 4-year contract.[13] On November 7, 2019, Boyd scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 defeat to Sporting Braga in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[14]

On September 13, 2020, Boyd scored a spectacular long-range effort in a 3–1 win over Trabzonspor.[15] On October 7, Boyd was not included as one of the club's 14 foreign roster spots for the first half of the Süper Lig season. This happened despite the player having started all six of the club's games that season.[16]

Loan to Sivasspor

On February 1, 2021, Boyd was loaned out to fellow Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor until the end of the season.[17]

LA Galaxy

After a preseason trial, Boyd signed a one year contract with American MLS club LA Galaxy on February 20, 2023.[18]

International career

New Zealand

Boyd represented New Zealand at the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji. He played in all three group matches at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.[19]

Boyd made his senior debut for New Zealand on 5 March 2014 with fellow debutant and former Melville United teammate Ryan Thomas in a friendly against Japan in Tokyo.[20]

United States

On May 18, 2019, having solely appeared in friendly matches for New Zealand, FIFA approved a one-time switch for Boyd to represent the United States internationally.[21] Just days later, on 22 May, he was named in the United States' provisional roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22]

Boyd made his senior debut for the United States on June 9, 2019, in a friendly against Venezuela in Cincinnati, Ohio.[23]

In his second game for the United States, Boyd scored his first goal for his new country, scoring in their Gold Cup game against Guyana on June 18, 2019. The goal was the 1,000th goal in United States men's national soccer team history and was assisted by midfielder Michael Bradley. In the 80th minute, Boyd doubled his goalscoring total with his second of the game.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played October 14, 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória de Guimarães 2015–16 Primeira Liga 20–––20
2016–17 Primeira Liga 00–––00
2018–19 Primeira Liga 10010–1[lower-alpha 2]0120
Total 12010–10140
Vitória de Guimarães B 2015–16 Segunda Liga 395–––395
2016–17 Segunda Liga 348–––348
Total 7313–––7313
Tondela (loan) 2017–18 Primeira Liga 275––1[lower-alpha 2]0285
Ankaragücü (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 146–––146
Beşiktaş 2019–20 Süper Lig 211314[lower-alpha 3]1–283
2020–21 Süper Lig 41–2[lower-alpha 4]0–61
2022–23 Süper Lig 10–––10
Total 2623161–354
Sivasspor (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 14510––155
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 292–––292
LA Galaxy 2023 Major League Soccer 33731–2[lower-alpha 5]0388
Career total 2284082614024643
  1. Includes Taça de Portugal, Turkish Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearance in Taça da Liga
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International
As of match played November 19, 2019[26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 2019102
Total102
As of matches played June 30, 2019. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Boyd goal.
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 18, 2019 Allianz Field, Saint Paul, United States 2  Guyana 2–0 4–0 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2 4–0

See also

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. June 23, 2013. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2013.
  2. "Tyler Boyd". bjk.com.tr. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "Tyler Boyd". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  4. "ASN: Dual national Tyler Boyd hopes success at Guimarães leads to international choice". americansoccernow.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. Sciaretta, Brian (May 28, 2019). "After switching to represent the U.S. team, Boyd exicited [sic] for the future". www.americansoccernow.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  6. "2011". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. "Phoenix snap up young striker Boyd". September 17, 2012.
  8. "Tyler Boyd: He shoots, he scores".
  9. Worthington, Sam (April 16, 2014). "Albert Riera Phoenix's player of the year". Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  10. "Wellington Phoenix confirm striker Tyler Boyd will join Portuguese club Vitoria SC at conclusion of A-League season". ABC News. abc.net.au. February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. "Avançado neozelandês Tyler Boyd emprestado ao Tondela" [New Zealand forward Tyler Boyd on loan to Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). June 29, 2017.
  12. "Tyler Boyd ve Kitsiou MKE Ankaragücü'nde" [Tyler Boyd and Kitsiou MKE at Ankaragücü] (in Turkish). beIN Sports. January 30, 2019.
  13. "Tyler Boyd Beşiktaş'ta" [Tyler Boyd moves to Beşiktaş] (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. July 15, 2019.
  14. "USA's Tyler Boyd Scores First Goal for Besiktas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  15. "US international Tyler Boyd scores highlight-reel goal for Turkish club Besiktas". MLS Soccer. September 13, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  16. "USMNT's Berhalter: Tyler Boyd's Besiktas roster situation 'surprising'". ESPN. October 9, 2020.
  17. Joseph, Brendan (February 1, 2021). "Tyler Boyd joins Sivasspor on loan". Stars and Stripes FC. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  18. "LA Galaxy Sign Midfielder Tyler Boyd | LA Galaxy".
  19. fifa.com. "Tyler Boyd Tournament Statistics". Archived from the original on July 4, 2013.
  20. "Young All Whites bravehearts front up to Japan". March 4, 2014.
  21. "FIFA APPROVES CHANGE OF ASSOCIATION REQUEST FOR TYLER BOYD".
  22. "MNT ANNOUNCES COMBINED PREPARATION CAMP ROSTER TO BEGIN SUMMER".
  23. "U.S. Men's National Team Falls 3-0 To Venezuela In Cincinnati". www.ussoccer.com.
  24. Mendola, Nicholas (June 18, 2019). "Tyler Boyd scores 1,000th goal in USMNT history". NBC Sport.
  25. "Tyler Boyd". Soccerway. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  26. Tyler Boyd at National-Football-Teams.com
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