4 July 2010

Liam Boyce

Name: Liam Boyce
Born: 8 April 1991
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 13.05 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-23, Under-21, Youth.
Awards: Ulster Young Footballer of the Year 2010.



Club Career:
Teams......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Cliftonville.. 08/09-10/11 ...... Youth .64(-)/21* ............. 4(0)/1
Werder Bremen. 10/11-11/12 Aug-10
Cliftonville . 11/12 ..... Jan-12 .Free 

all domestic games

Seasonal Record:
Cliftonville
08/09 .1 goal
09/10 19 goals (1 penalty)
10/11 .2 goals

Biography:
Exciting young Cliftonville forward, Liam Boyce has been linked with moves across the water and further afield. He transferred to Werder Bremen on August 2010 deadline day.

Boyce made his Cliftonville debut on 1st October 2008 against Glentoran and scored his first goal in a 2-2 draw with Linfield towards the end of that season. The following season he finished as the Reds' top scorer, his goals firing the team to the runners-up spot in the Carling Premiership and earning him the Ulster Young Footballer of the Year title. He was also awarded the Goal of the Season award for a strike against Distillery. He opened the 2010/11 season in fine form, scoring in a Europa League qualifier against CSKA Sofia.


In the summer of 2010 Boyce spent time training with Celtic and a move to German Second Division team, SpVgg Greuther Fürth after a successful trial stalled at the final hour. He returned to Cliftonville where he made, what turned out to be, his final appearance against Crusaders on 27th August as he scored in a 3-1 win. Within days he was back in Germany, making a dream move to one of the giants of European football, Werder Bremen. He has been named in Werder's reserve/under-23 squad who play in the 3. Liga, the third tier in the German pyramid.

Boyce made his senior international debut as a late substitute in a 3-0 Carling Nations Cup defeat by Scotland in Dublin on 9th February 2011.

It was announced during the summer of 2011 that Bremen would allow Boyce to leave if a suitable deal could be agreed. He subsequently spent trial periods with Oxford United and Bologna and eventually returned from Germany after being released from his contract that October. He then spent an unsuccessful trial spell at Kenny Shiels' Kilmarnock before eventually returning to Cliftonville.

Cliftonville Profile
IrishFA Profile
Werder Bremen Profile

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
09-02-2011 Scotland.... N L 0-3 CNC sub
29-03-2011 Slovenia.... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
24-05-2011 Rep. Ireland A L 0-5 CNC sub
27-05-2011 Wales....... N L 0-2 CNC sub


Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
02-03-2010 San Marino A W 3-0 ECQ
still active.

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