Tyler Dominic Boyd (born December 30, 1994) is a professional

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player who plays as a winger for

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club

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. Born in New Zealand, he represents the

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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

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, until the age of 10, when he returned to New Zealand. He credits the

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team as his inspiration for starting the game as he served as a ball boy and they held camps near his hometown.

Club career

New Zealand clubs

After coming through the youth teams, Boyd first appeared for the senior team of Melville United in the

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during the 2011 season at the age of 16, helping them to a third-placed finish. Showing promise, Boyd joined

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in the

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for the 2011–12 season.

Wellington Phoenix

In September 2012, Boyd signed a three-year contract for the

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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. 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.

Vitória de Guimarães

On February 24, 2015, Boyd signed a four-year deal with top Portuguese side

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to begin at the conclusion of the

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season.

Loan to Tondela

On June 29, 2017, Boyd joined

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on loan, joining fellow former

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player

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Loan to MKE Ankaragücü

On January 31, 2019, Boyd joined Turkish

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side

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on loan until the end of the season.

Beşiktaş

On July 15, 2019, Boyd joined Turkish

side

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, signing a 4-year contract. On November 7, 2019, Boyd scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 defeat to

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in the group stage of the

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. On September 13, 2020, Boyd scored a spectacular long-range effort in a 3–1 win over

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

. On October 7, Boyd was not included as one of the club's 14 foreign roster spots for the first half of the

season. This happened despite the player having started all six of the club's games that season.

Loan to Sivasspor

On February 1, 2021, Boyd was loaned out to fellow Turkish

club

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until the end of the

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LA Galaxy

After a preseason trial, Boyd signed a one-year contract with American

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club

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on February 20, 2023.

Nashville SC

On December 30, 2023, it was announced that Boyd has signed with

from the 2024 season until the end of 2026, with an extension option through 2027. As part of the deal, LA Galaxy received two international roster spots and $150,000 in General Allocation Money. The Galaxy would also receive up to $625k in conditional General Allocation Money should Boyd meet certain performance metrics.

International career

New Zealand

Boyd represented

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at the

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in Fiji. He played in all three group matches at the

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in Turkey. Boyd made his senior debut for

on 5 March 2014 with fellow debutant and former Melville United teammate

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in a friendly against

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in Tokyo.

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

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internationally. Just days later, on 22 May, he was named in the United States' provisional roster for the

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. Boyd made his senior debut for the

on June 9, 2019, in a friendly against

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. In his second game for the

, Boyd scored his first goal for his new country, scoring in their Gold Cup game against

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on June 18, 2019. The goal was the 1,000th goal in

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history and was assisted by midfielder Michael Bradley. In the 80th minute, Boyd doubled his goalscoring total with his second of the game.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of matches played June 30, 2019. United States score listed first, score column indicates score after each Boyd goal.''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Tyler Living people 1994 births A-League Men players American people of New Zealand descent American men's soccer players Men's association football forwards New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand Football Championship players New Zealand men's international footballers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Major League Soccer players Süper Lig players Wellington Phoenix FC players WaiBOP United players Vitória S.C. players C.D. Tondela players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Sivasspor footballers LA Galaxy players Nashville SC players New Zealand people of American descent United States men's international soccer players Dual internationalists (men's football) 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Soccer players from Santa Barbara County, California Sportspeople from Tauranga 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen

Personal life

Club career

New Zealand clubs

Wellington Phoenix

Vitória de Guimarães

Loan to Tondela

Loan to MKE Ankaragücü

Beşiktaş

Loan to Sivasspor

LA Galaxy

Nashville SC

International career

New Zealand

United States

Career statistics

Club

International

See also

References

External links