Louis Norman Boyd (born 22 October 2004) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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. He played two professional games for

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as a 15 year old during the 2020–21 season, setting both club records for youngest appearances holder and youngest goal-scorer. He remained with the club until the end of the 2022–23 season but had only played for the youth team in his final two seasons. By the time he was released he had not been a part of Grimsby's first team squad since September 2020.

Career

Grimsby Town

At the age of 15, he made his debut and scored his first goal in the

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tie against

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on 8 September 2020, breaking two club records for the youngest appearance holder and youngest goal-scorer. On 12 September 2020, Boyd made his league debut as he came on as a 70th-minute substitute for Danny Rose in a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 19 September 2020, Boyd was an unused substitute in Grimsby's 4–0 home defeat to Salford City which would be his final inclusion in a first team squad during the 2020–21 season. On 23 October 2020, manager

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revealed that a "very, very big" Scottish side had made an enquiry about Boyd and teammate Ben Grist following rumours of interest from both Chelsea and

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. For the 2021–22 season, Boyd was not handed a first team squad number and was continuing to feature for the club's youth team. For the 2022–23 season Boyd once more was continuing to play for Grimsby's youth team.

Non-League

Having not been offered a professional contract following the end of his time in the Grimsby youth team, Boyd signed for non-league side Cleethorpes Town. During the 2024-25 season, Boyd spent time with both Barton Town and

Career statistics

Club

References

Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Grimsby Town F.C. players Cleethorpes Town F.C. players Barton Town F.C. players Lincoln United F.C. players English Football League players 2004 births Footballers from Grimsby 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub