Ronan Boyce
{{Short description|Irish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ronan Boyce
| full_name = Ronan Boyce
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2001|5|12}}
| birth_place = Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
| height =
| position = Right back
| currentclub = Derry City
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs1 = Swilly Rovers
| youthyears2 = 2017–2019
| youthclubs2 = Derry City
| years1 = 2019– | clubs1 = Derry City | caps1 = 137 | goals1 = 14
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Republic of Ireland U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 16:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 16:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Ronan Boyce (born 12 May 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
Club career
=Early career=
Boyce was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal. He grew up in Ramelton and played youth football with local club Swilly Rovers in the Ulster Senior League.{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Chris |title=How Covid lockdown helped Ronan Boyce reach new levels |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/soccer/963361/how-covid-lockdown-helped-ronan-boyce-reach-new-levels.html |website=donegallive.ie |publisher=Donegal Live |access-date=22 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Bonagee United take the points against Swilly Rovers |url=https://highlandradio.com/2016/12/03/bonagee-united-take-the-points-against-swilly-rovers/ |website=highlandradio.com |publisher=Highland Radio |access-date=22 January 2025}}
=Derry City=
Boyce joined League of Ireland club Derry City's under 17 side in 2017, making his first appearance against Dundalk U17 in July 2017. He played with the club's under-19 side in 2019, before making his senior competitive debut in the League of Ireland Premier Division as a substitute against Cork City later that season in September 2019. Boyce signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2021.{{cite web |title=Professional Contract for Ronan Boyce |url=https://www.derrycityfc.net/2021/01/professional-contract-for-ronan-boyce/ |website=derrycityfc.net |publisher=Derry City FC |access-date=22 January 2025}} He scored his first senior goal in April 2021, securing a 1–1 draw against Drogheda United. Boyce was voted Derry City Players' Player of the Year for the 2021 season{{cite web |last1=Foley |first1=Alan |title=Ramelton's Ronan Boyce named as Derry City Players' Player of the Year |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/696809/ramelton-s-ronan-boyce-named-as-derry-city-players-player-of-the-year.html |website=donegallive.ie |publisher=Donegal Live |access-date=22 January 2025}} and was also named in the 2021 PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/1126/1263306-bohs-earn-four-spots-on-pfai-team-of-the-year/|title=Bohs earn four spots on PFAI Team of the Year|website=RTÉ.ie|date=26 November 2021|access-date=24 May 2024|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008184130/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/1126/1263306-bohs-earn-four-spots-on-pfai-team-of-the-year/|url-status=live}} Boyce made his 100th appearance for Derry City as the club defeated KuPS to reach the third qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.{{cite web |last1=McNulty |first1=Chris |title=Ronan Boyce hits century as Derry City advance in Europe |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/soccer/1264178/ronan-boyce-hits-century-as-derry-city-advance-in-europe.html |website=donegallive.ie |publisher=Donegal Live |access-date=22 January 2025}}
International career
Boyce received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in October 2019 ahead of two international friendlies against Denmark at The Showgrounds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/northern-ireland/derry-city-teenager-ronan-boyce-called-up-to-ireland-u19s-for-denmark-double-header-675287|title=Derry City teenager Ronan Boyce called up to Ireland U19s for Denmark double header|website=Derry Journal}}{{cite web |title=Ronan Boyce makes Ireland debut in Sligo |url=https://highlandradio.com/2019/10/12/ronan-boyce-makes-ireland-debut-in-sligo/ |website=highlandradio.com |publisher=Highland Radio |access-date=22 January 2025}} Boyce was later called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg in August 2021.{{cite web |title=Boyce called up to Republic of Ireland U21s |url=https://www.derrycityfc.net/2021/08/boyce-called-up-to-republic-of-ireland-u21s/ |website=derrycityfc.net |publisher=Derry City FC |access-date=22 January 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Simon |title=Ronan Boyce 'honoured' to be a part of Ireland U21s Euro campaign which continues in Montenegro |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/ronan-boyce-honoured-to-be-a-part-of-ireland-u21s-euro-campaign-which-continues-in-montenegro-3415284 |website=derryjournal.com |publisher=Derry Journal |access-date=22 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 05 May 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ronan-boyce/629178/|title=Republic of Ireland - R. Boyce - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes FAI Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes League of Ireland Cup}} !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Derry City
|2019 |rowspan="7"|LOI Premier Division |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 6 | ||||
| 2022
|28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2023
|31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6{{efn|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup|name=statsPOIC}} | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2024
|30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League|name=statsConf}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2025
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!137 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 14 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!137 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 14 |
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Honours
=Club=
;Derry City
- FAI Cup (1): 2022
- President of Ireland's Cup (1): 2023
=Individual=
- PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year: 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/1126/1263306-bohs-earn-four-spots-on-pfai-team-of-the-year/|title=Bohs earn four spots on PFAI Team of the Year|website=RTÉ.ie|date=26 November 2021|access-date=24 May 2024|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008184130/https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2021/1126/1263306-bohs-earn-four-spots-on-pfai-team-of-the-year/|url-status=live}}
- Derry City Players' Player of the Year: 2021{{cite web |last1=Foley |first1=Alan |title=Ramelton's Ronan Boyce named as Derry City Players' Player of the Year |url=https://www.donegallive.ie/news/sport/696809/ramelton-s-ronan-boyce-named-as-derry-city-players-player-of-the-year.html |website=donegallive.ie |publisher=Donegal Live |access-date=22 January 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.extratime.com/player/11126352/ronan_boyce/ Ronan Boyce Extratime.com Profile]
{{Derry City F.C. squad}}
{{2021 PFAI League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyce, Ronan}}
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Derry City F.C. players
Category:Swilly Rovers F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players