Fletcher Boyd
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fletcher Boyd
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|01|26|df=y}}{{cite web | url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=342450&lid=17 | title=Fletcher Boyd | Scotland | Scottish FA }}
| birth_place = Aberdeen, Scotland
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| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Aberdeen
| clubnumber = 30
| youthclubs1 = Deveronvale
| youthyears2 = 2017–
| youthclubs2 = Aberdeen
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Aberdeen
| caps1 = 3
| goals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U16
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| club-update = 25 February 2025
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Fletcher Boyd (born 26 January 2008) is a Scottish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Aberdeen}} side Aberdeen.
Career
Fletcher Boyd is from Portsoy, Aberdeenshire and moved to the SFA Performance School. He was then was approached by the youth academy at Aberdeen.{{cite web | url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2023/06/19/afc-youth-academy-the-class-of-2023/ | title=Aberdeen FC - AFC Youth Academy | the Class of 2023 }}
In May 2023 whilst at Aberdeen F.C. Academy Boyd won the 2023–24 Club Academy Scotland U18 (Elite) League, with 30 goal contributions. He earned his first team debut against Hibernian on 12 May 2024. He was substituted on in the 82' minute, and scored in the 90+2 minute.{{cite web |last=Wallace |first=Sean |date=12 May 2024 |title=Aberdeen teen star Fletcher Boyd hailed for 'fairytale' scoring debut by interim boss Peter Leven |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/6466498/aberdeen-16-year-old-attacker-fletcher-boyd-hailed-for-fairytale-scoring-debut/ |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Press and Journal }} In his second appearance, against Livingston on 15 May 2024, he scored in the 90+3 minute.{{cite web |title=Aberdeen 5-1 Livingston: Dons continue fine form by punishing Livi |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/13135226/aberdeen-5-1-livingston-dons-continue-fine-form-by-punishing-livi |access-date=18 May 2024 |website=Sky Sports }}
Boyd has represented Scotland 8 times at U16 level.{{cite web |title=Fletcher Boyd {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=342450&lid=17 |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}} He scored 2 goals against Norway on 4 March 2024.
Career statistics
As of match played 19 April 2025
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Cite web |title=AFC Heritage Trust - Fletcher Boyd |url=https://afcheritage.org/football/players/fletcher-boyd |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=afcheritage.org}} ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National Cup ! colspan="2" |League Cup ! colspan="2" |Other ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Aberdeen
|2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2024-25
|Scottish Premiership |1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 |
References
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{{Aberdeen F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Flecher}}
Category:Footballers from Aberdeen
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers