Myles Boney
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Myles Boney
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = Blackpool, England
|height =
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = South Shields
|clubnumber = 1
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 2015–2020
|clubs1 = Blackpool
|caps1 = 2
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2018
|clubs2 = → Nantwich Town (loan)
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2019
|clubs3 = → Solihull Moors (loan)
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 2019–2020
|clubs4 = → South Shields (loan)
|caps4 = 27
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2020–
|clubs5 = South Shields
|caps5 = 48
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2021
|clubs6 = → Darlington (loan)
|caps6 = 0
|goals6 = 0
|club-update = 21:51, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
}}
Myles Laurence Boney (born 1 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South Shields
Career
Boney was born in Blackpool and began his career with his hometown club.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/player/134621/myles-boney|title=Football (Sky Sports)|website=SkySports}}
In April 2015 Boney was selected for an England national goalkeeper's training camp.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/boney-selected-for-england-camp-2428830.aspx|title=Boney Selected For England Camp|date=28 April 2015|accessdate=11 November 2015|publisher=Blackpool F.C.}}
In July 2015 he went on trial with Manchester City.{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/pool-latest/manchester-city-eye-blackpool-keeper-1-7367576|title=Manchester City eye Blackpool keeper|date=20 July 2015|accessdate=11 November 2015|author=William Watt|publisher=Blackpool Gazette}}
He made his debut for Blackpool on 10 November 2015 in the Football League Trophy, appearing as a 77th-minute substitute following an injury to Kyle Letheren.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34787488|title=Blackpool want emergency loan keeper after Kyle Letheren's injury|date=11 November 2015|accessdate=11 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}} He moved on loan to Nantwich Town in January 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/blackpool-s-myles-boney-joins-non-league-side-on-loan-1-8947794|title=Blackpool's Myles Boney joins non-league side on loan|date=9 January 2018|accessdate=13 January 2018|author=Matt Scrafton|newspaper=Blackpool Gazette}}
On 14 May 2018, Boney signed a new one-year deal with Blackpool.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2018/may/boney-signs-new-contract/|title=Boney Signs New Contract|date=14 May 2018|accessdate=11 June 2018|publisher=Blackpool F.C.}} On 31 December 2018, Boney joined Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal.[https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2018/december/boney-joins-solihull-moors-on-loan/ Boney Joins Solihull Moors On Loan], blackpoolfc.co.uk, 31 December 2018 After only 12 days, he was recalled.{{Soccerway|miles-boney/395915}}
In July 2019 he moved on loan to South Shields.{{Cite web|url=https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/myles-boney-joins-mariners-on-season-long-loan-from-blackpool/|title=Myles Boney joins Mariners on season-long loan from Blackpool|date=25 July 2019}} He made 35 appearances for the club in all competitions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/2019-2020/myles-boney/793382|title = South Shields | Appearances | Myles Boney | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages}}
In June 2020 it was announced that he would leave Blackpool at the end of his contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/2020/june/club-confirms-retained-list/|title=Club Confirms Retained List|publisher=Blackpool F.C.|date=11 June 2020|accessdate=12 June 2020}}
On 21 July 2020 he re-joined South Shields on a permanent transfer.{{Cite web|date=21 July 2020|title=Myles Boney Completes Permanent Move to South Shields|url=https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/myles-boney-completes-permanent-move-to-south-shields/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721215408/https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/myles-boney-completes-permanent-move-to-south-shields/|archive-date=21 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020|publisher=South Shields F.C.}}
Boney made 16 appearances in all competitions,{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/south-shields/appearances/2020-2021/myles-boney/793382|title=South Shields – Appearances – Myles Boney – 2020–2021|website=Football Web Pages|access-date=11 August 2023}} before joining National League North side Darlington on loan as goalkeeping cover.{{cite web |url=https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/quakers-sign-myles-boney-on-loan |title=Quakers sign Myles Boney on loan |publisher=Darlington F.C. |date=20 January 2021 |accessdate=20 January 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|16 March 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Blackpool
|2015–16{{soccerbase season|81244|2015|accessdate=11 November 2015}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17{{soccerbase season|81244|2016|accessdate=8 October 2016}}
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18{{soccerbase season|81244|2017|accessdate=15 January 2018}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|81244|2018|accessdate=9 August 2018}}
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://southshieldsfc.co.uk/players/myles-boney/ Myles Boney profile] - South Shields F.C. official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boney, Myles}}
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Blackpool
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Nantwich Town F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:South Shields F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Northern Premier League players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
{{England-footy-goalkeeper-1990s-stub}}