Seán Boyd (footballer)
{{short description|Irish footballer}}
{{for|the Australian water polo player|Sean Boyd (water polo)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Seán Boyd
| full_name = Seán Boyd
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1998|6|20}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Republic of Ireland
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Shelbourne
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = –2014
| youthclubs1 = Malahide United
| youthyears2 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs2 = Shamrock Rovers
| youthyears3 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs3 = Rivervalley Rangers
| youthyears4 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs4 = Shamrock Rovers
| years1 = 2015–2019 | clubs1 = Shamrock Rovers | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Finn Harps (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = → Longford Town (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021 | clubs4 = Finn Harps | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2022– | clubs5 = Shelbourne | caps5 = 68 | goals5 = 27
| club-update = 17:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Seán Boyd (born 20 June 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne. His previous clubs are Shamrock Rovers, Finn Harps (over 2 spells) and Longford Town.
Career
=Youth career=
A native of Swords, Dublin, Boyd joined the academy of Shamrock Rovers from Malahide United in 2014, he remained there until December 2015 when he joined local Swords club Rivervalley Rangers, before rejoining Rovers academy ahead of their 2016 season.
=Shamrock Rovers=
Boyd made his senior debut for Shamrock Rovers on 28 April 2015, replacing Danny North from the bench in a 3–1 win away to Athlone Town in the Leinster Senior Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/2015-leinster-senior-cup-quarter-finals/athlone-town-v-shamrock-rovers/27433/4/report/|title=Leinster Senior Cup: Athlone Town 1 - 3 Shamrock Rovers|website=extratime.com}} His first senior goal came on 20 April 2016, in a 3–0 win over Athlone Town in the League of Ireland Cup at Tallaght Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/2016-league-cup-second-round/shamrock-rovers-v-athlone-town/29207/4/report/|title=EA Sports Cup Report: Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 Athlone Town|website=extratime.com}} His first league goal for the club came on 15 July 2016, when he scored the final goal of the game in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in the Dublin derby at Tallaght Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sean-boyd-scores-debut-cracker-as-shamrock-rovers-beat-bohs-in-dublin-derby/34888017.html|title=Sean Boyd scores debut cracker as Shamrock Rovers beat Bohs in Dublin Derby|date=July 15, 2016|website=Irish Independent}} His first full season with the club in 2016 saw him score 7 goals in 27 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/sean-boyd/407979/|title=Republic of Ireland - S. Boyd - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}} The following two seasons however saw him struggle for minutes due to persistent injuries, with just 3 of his 26 league appearances coming from the starting 11, while he scored just 1 league goal in that time.
==Finn Harps loan==
In February 2019, Boyd was loaned out to fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps until July,{{Cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/sean-boyd-shamrock-rovers-finn-harps-4504293-Feb2019/|title=Shamrock Rovers striker shipped out on loan to Finn Harps|first=Ben|last=Blake|date=February 20, 2019|website=The 42}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/02/20/finn-harps-snap-up-shamrock-rovers-striker-in-loan-deal/amp/|title=Finn Harps snap up Shamrock Rovers striker in loan deal|first=Chris|last=McNulty|date=February 20, 2019|website=Donegal Daily}} with Rovers manager Stephen Bradley adamant the loan deal would not be extended, stating "It's only until the summer, we just need him to get games, that's all. He had a frustrating time with little niggles here and there, nothing serious. But he just hasn't been able to get a run of games. We felt the best place for him to do that was out on loan but only until the summer.".{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/finn-harps-told-sean-boyd-14034777.amp|title=Finn Harps told Sean Boyd won't be staying beyond July|date=February 22, 2019|website=Irish Mirror}} He scored twice in his 14 appearances during his time with the club.
==Longford Town loan==
On 19 July 2019, Boyd was loaned out again, this time to League of Ireland First Division side Longford Town until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/23283/longford-town-sign-sean-boyd-on-loan-from-shamrock-rovers-for-first-division-run-in/|title=Longford Town sign Sean Boyd on loan from Shamrock Rovers for First Division run-in|first=Dave|last=Donnelly|website=extratime.com}} He made just 5 appearances during his time with the club, scoring twice.
=Injury=
Having been let go by Shamrock Rovers at the end of his contract following the end of the 2019 season, Boyd trained with the PFAI training camp for players without a club in December 2019 and played a friendly against a Rochdale side at Bower Fold, but suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury to his knee, which would keep him out of action for a long term spell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/24089/sean-boyd-facing-long-rehab-after-confirmation-of-acl-injury/|title=Sean Boyd facing long rehab after confirmation of ACL injury|first=Macdara|last=Ferris|website=extratime.com}}
=Return to Finn Harps=
Having gone the entire of 2020 without a club, Boyd recovered from his injury in March 2021 and returned to his former loan club Finn Harps ahead of their 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/03/08/sean-boyd-set-for-finn-harps-return-ahead-of-new-season/amp/|title=Sean Boyd set for Finn Harps return ahead of new season|first=Chris|last=McNulty|date=March 8, 2021|website=Donegal Daily}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sean-boyds-long-journey-back-from-a-shattering-knee-injury-suffered-before-the-world-changed/40321722.html|title=Sean Boyd's long journey back from a shattering knee injury suffered before the world changed|date=April 16, 2021|website=www.independent.ie}} Boyd scored 8 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions in his first season back in football, including 4 goals in 4 games in the club's run to the FAI Cup Quarter Final, in which they were knocked out by Dundalk after a replay.
=Shelbourne=
On 27 November 2021, Boyd signed for newly promoted Shelbourne ahead of their first season back in the top flight, becoming newly appointed manager Damien Duff's first signing for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://shelbournefc.ie/shelbourne-signs-striker-sean-boyd/|title=Shelbourne signs striker Sean Boyd|first=Shelbourne|last=FC|date=November 27, 2021}} In September 2022, he signed a new contract with the club for 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0919/1324244-two-goal-hero-boyd-signs-new-shelbourne-deal/|title=Two-goal hero Boyd signs new Shelbourne deal|date=September 19, 2022|via=www.rte.ie}} Boyd scored 15 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his first season with the club, a career best season. On 13 November 2022, Boyd played the full 90 minutes of the 2022 FAI Cup final at the Aviva Stadium, which didn't go to plan for Boyd or Shels as his side suffered the heaviest FAI Cup final defeat in history by losing 4–0 to Derry City.{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2022/11/13/derry-outclass-shelbourne-to-deny-duff-fairytale-fai-cup-ending/|title=Derry outclass Shelbourne to deny Duff his fairytale Cup final ending|newspaper=The Irish Times}} He voted into the PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year for 2022 by his fellow professionals in the league.{{cite tweet|user=pfaiofficial|number=1591065841705299968|title=Here is your PFA Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}} The following season was less successful for Boyd however, having started the first game of the season, he then suffered an abductor tear and a hernia, that kept him out of action for 4 months, despite this however, the club offered him a new contract until the end of the 2024 season, with the option of a further year in the club's favour, which he signed on 15 July 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://shelbournefc.ie/sean-boyd-commits-to-the-reds/|title=Sean Boyd commits to the Reds|first=Shelbourne|last=FC|date=July 15, 2023}} He was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for the first time, for October 2024 after his 3 goals during the month helped propel the club to their first league title win in 18 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1107/1479636-shelbourne-star-boyd-scoops-player-of-month-award/|title=Shelbourne star Boyd scoops Player of Month award|date=November 7, 2024|via=www.rte.ie}} He signed a new contract with the club in November 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2024/1120/1482104-shelbourne-and-key-trio-agree-new-contracts/|title=Shels trio agree new contracts with reigning champions|date=November 20, 2024|via=www.rte.ie}} In January 2025, Shelbourne declined a bid from Scottish Premiership club St Mirren for Boyd.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/shelbourne-turn-down-st-mirren-offer-for-sean-boyd-as-sean-hoare-returns-to-st-pats-from-shamrock-rovers/a1235429863.html|title=Shelbourne turn down St Mirren offer for Sean Boyd as Sean Hoare returns to St Pat's from Shamrock Rovers|date=January 2, 2025|website=Irish Independent}} Boyd signed a new long term contract with the club in January 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/35275/sean-boyd-pens-long-term-deal-champions-shelbourne/|title=Sean Boyd pens ‘long-term’ deal with champions Shelbourne|first=Extratime|last=Team|website=extratime.com}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 21 February 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://ie.soccerway.com/players/sean-boyd/407979/|title=Republic of Ireland - S. Boyd - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=ie.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="6"|Shamrock Rovers
|2015 |rowspan="5"|LOI Premier Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016
|19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2017
|20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 0{{efn|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2018
|6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0{{efn|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finn Harps (loan)
|2019 |14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Longford Town (loan)
|2019 |5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Finn Harps
|2021 |26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 8 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Shelbourne
|2022 |rowspan="4"|LOI Premier Division |29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 15 | ||||
| 2023
|10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
| 2024
|27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League|name=statsConf}} | 0 | 0{{efn|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 32 | 11 | ||
| 2025
|2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League|name=statsUCL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup}} | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 27 | 7 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 33 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!158 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 199 | 71 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
=Club=
;Shelbourne
=Individual=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.extratime.com/player/11119701/sean_boyd/ Seán Boyd Extratime.com Profile]
- [https://www.the42.ie/sean-boyd-shelbourne-6531649-Nov2024/ The Love/Hate relationship between Shelbourne's Damien Duff and Sean Boyd]
{{Shelbourne F.C. squad}}
{{2022 PFAI League of Ireland Premier Division Team of the Year}}
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Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:Finn Harps F.C. players
Category:Longford Town F.C. players
Category:Shelbourne F.C. players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Men's association football forwards