Carla Jane Boyce (born 29 December 1998) is a Scottish

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who plays as a forward for

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in the

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(SWPL). She previously played for Glasgow City,

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and

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in the top flight of Scottish women's football, and for the Scotland under-19 team.

Club career

Boyce began her senior career at Glasgow City in 2013. She made her

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debut on 11 August 2014 in a 1–0 victory over Glentoran BU. She helped her team reach the quarter-finals of the competition before they were eventually defeated by

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. Boyce was a member of the City squad that won four consecutive SWPL titles between 2014 and 2017 as well as the

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in 2015, also spending time on loan with

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in 2016. On 9 January 2018, Boyce transferred to fellow Glasgow-based side

. She made her debut the following month in a 3–0 defeat to rivals

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. She scored her first goal for Rangers in a 2–1 win over Spartans. Boyce left Rangers to join

on 8 January 2020. She once again scored her first goal against Spartans in a 2–1 win. She went on to score six goals in 26 appearances for the club, but was allowed to leave due to Hibs having other options in her position. In November 2021, Boyce transferred to fellow SWPL club

, and scored a

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on her debut in a 4–3 win over

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Sophie Goodwin, Press and Journal, 7 November 2021 She had five goals in 16 appearances up to May 2022.

International career

Boyce began her Scotland international career at under-16 level, where she made two appearances. Her debut match was on 21 February 2014 in a 1–1 draw against Norway Under-16s. She was then given her debut for the under-17s and went on to make 13 appearances for them. She scored her only goal for the Under-17s team on 11 July 2013 in a 1–1 draw against

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. In 2015, she was promoted to the under-19s, where she scored four goals in 14 games. Her debut goal came on 15 September 2016 in a 4–2 victory over

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. She last represented her country on 11 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyce, Carla 1998 births Living people People educated at Williamwood High School Footballers from East Kilbride Scottish women's footballers Rangers W.F.C. players Scottish Women's Premier League players Motherwell F.C. Women players Women's association football forwards Hibernian W.F.C. players Glasgow City F.C. players Spartans W.F.C. players Scotland women's youth international footballers 21st-century Scottish sportswomen