Forward

Liam Boyce

Derry City
Northern Ireland
35 yrs
184 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 14
Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Average rating: 6.77

Age35

Date of birth8 Apr 1991

Height184 cm

Weight85 kg

Preferred footLeft

Market value€97K

Contract until30 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Premier Division

Derry City

Appearances / Starts12 / 5

Minutes595

Rating6.74

Goals / Assists1 / 1

Shots (on target)16 (4)

Passes · accuracy146 · 73%

Key passes14

Tackles / Interceptions6 / 1

Duels won34 / 78

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists1.44 / 0.54

Detailed statistics

Big chances created2

Big chances missed1

Goal conversion6%

Headed goals1

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls4

Accurate crosses1

Touches235

Possession lost70

Dispossessed6

Aerial duels won18

Ground duels won16

Clearances6

Ball recoveries18

Fouls won8

Fouls committed9

Offsides3

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week1

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

FAI Cup

Derry City

Appearances / Starts2 / 0

Minutes49

Rating6.95

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy21 · 76%

Key passes2

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won1 / 2

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Goal conversion0%

Accurate long balls0

Accurate crosses0

Aerial duels won0

Clearances0

Ball recoveries4

Fouls won0

Fouls committed0

Offsides0

Clean sheets0

Attributes

Characteristics

Weaknesses

National team

Northern Ireland28 caps · 2 goals · debut Feb 2011

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
30 Oct 2026	Sligo Rovers – Derry City	2–2	19'	6.7
18 Sep 2026	Derry City – Galway United	1–0	18'	6.5
14 Sep 2026	Waterford FC – Derry City	2–2	90'	6.8
11 Sep 2026	Shelbourne – Derry City	0–1	31'	6.4
6 Sep 2026	Derry City – Dundalk FC	4–2	19'	6.7
7 Aug 2026	Derry City – Sligo Rovers	2–0	83'	6.7
2 Aug 2026	St. Patrick's Athletic – Derry City	1–1	23'	6.8
30 Jul 2026	Derry City – HNK Rijeka	0–1	–	–
23 Jul 2026	HNK Rijeka – Derry City	1–0	–	–
19 Jul 2026	Derry City – Tolka Rovers AFC	3–0	30'	7.2
9 Jul 2026	CSKA Sofia – Derry City	3–2	–	–
3 Jul 2026	Derry City – Waterford FC	2–4	78'	6.8
26 Jun 2026	Derry City – Drogheda United	2–0	90'	7.0
22 Jun 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Derry City	1–1	72'	7.7
19 Jun 2026	Galway United – Derry City	2–1	45'	6.4

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 7 moves · total fees 785k €

Jan 2025

Hearts To: Derry City

Transfer 20k €
Jan 2020

Burton To: Hearts

Transfer 195k €
Jul 2017

Ross County To: Burton

Transfer 570k €
Jul 2014

Cliftonville FC To: Ross County

Free transfer
Jan 2012

Without club To: Cliftonville FC

Transfer
Oct 2011

Werder II U23 To: Without club

Transfer
Jul 2008

Cliftonv. U18 To: Cliftonville FC

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)14

Average rating6.77

Last match rating6.730 Oct 2026

Matches missed02 injury records

Last 10 matches

6.7 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.2 6.8 7.0

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Premier Division	Derry City	12 (5)	595	1	1	6.74
2026	FAI Cup	Derry City	2 (0)	49	0	1	6.95

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Scottish Premiership 2024 · percentile among midfielders (115 players)

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10 matches · 328 min

Liam Boyce: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.00	50
Key passes / 90 min	1.92	86
Completed passes / 90 min	17.8	28
Pass accuracy	58.6%	1
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	47
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.00	3
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	0.00	0
Rating	6.66	22

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