'Kris Boyd' (born
August 18 1983 in
Irvine[1]) is a
Scottish professional
footballer currently playing for
Rangers in the
Scottish Premier League.
Early career
Boyd started his career with
Kilmarnock and made his debut for the club when came on the last day of the
2000-01 season against
Celtic, also the last match of
Ally McCoist's career. The following season, the departures of McCoist and
Christophe Cocard gave Boyd a chance to stake a place in the team, he eventually hit five goals during the season.
During
2002-03 season he scored twelve times and won the Kilmarnock Young Player of the Year award. He was also a regular in the
Scotland under-21 team.
[2] The following season was even better for Boyd, when he netted fifteen goals.
Goals kept coming for Boyd in
2004-05, and he almost set a record for himself when scored all five of Kilmarnock's goals against
Dundee United in September 2004.
[3] He also had a sixth goal disallowed, which he described as "perfectly good".
[1]
2005-06 saw Boyd in blistering form for Kilmarnock, which attracted interest from English
Championship sides
Cardiff City and
Sheffield Wednesday, however despite £500,000 offers from both clubs, Boyd rejected the moves.
[5]
Rangers career
On
December 22,
2005 it was announced that Boyd would sign for Rangers in the January transfer window. Boyd officially joined Rangers on
January 1 2006. In an unusual move he waived half of his £40,000 signing on fee, which Kilmarnock were due to pay him under the terms of his contract, to help fund the youth set up which benefited his early career.
[5]
He made his Rangers debut on
January 7 2006 against
Peterhead in the
Scottish Cup third round, in which he scored a
hat-trick - sealing a 5-0 win.
[7] He went on to score 20 goals in 17 starts for Rangers in the second half of the season, out of a total 37 between Rangers and Kilmarnock. He was also the first player to finish top scorer at two clubs in one season, having scored 17 goals for Kilmarnock before his move.
[8] Boyd finished 2nd top scorer in Europe for the season 05-06.
Having been suspended for the first match of the
2006-07 season, he was left out of the starting XI by new manager
Paul Le Guen for the next two games, where Rangers drew 2-2 with
Dundee United and 1-1 with
Dunfermline. He started the next game on
19 August 2006 against
Hearts, scoring both goals in a 2-0 win. Boyd continued his scoring streak against former club Kilmarnock the following week, scoring two goals in a 2-2 draw. He also scored a 30 yard volley against Dunfermline in the CIS cup after
Allan McGregor picked him out with the ball from some 85 yards.
[9]
After scoring a penalty against
Motherwell in
January 2007, Boyd was involved in controversy when, following a dispute between manager
Paul Le Guen and club captain
Barry Ferguson resulting in Ferguson being stripped of the captaincy and dropped from the team, he held up 6 fingers, reportedly in a defiant show of solidarity for Ferguson who occupied the number 6 jersey.
[10] Manager Le Guen left the club days later and was replaced by Scotland manager
Walter Smith.
Boyd scored a double in Walter Smith's first game back at Ibrox against Dundee Utd, and continued his scoring streak against Kilmarnock with a hat-trick against them in a 3-1 win in February 2007. On
March 17 he scored a hat-trick against
Aberdeen in a 3-0 win at Ibrox.
He scored his 100th
SPL goal, and his first against
Celtic, in an
Old Firm match on
May 5, the first in a 2-0 victory for Rangers.
Scotland career
On
May 11 2006 he made his debut for the
Scotland national team and scored twice in a 5-1 win over
Bulgaria in the
Kirin Cup.
[11] Boyd extended his fine international form into
European Championship qualifying, scoring twice against
Faroe Islands in a 6-0 win and also against
Georgia in a 2-1 win, his 5th goal in six games.
Rangers statistics
''Correct as of
September 1 2007''
Scotland goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|
| 1. | May 11, 2006 | Kobe, Japan | | 1-0 | 5-1 | Kirin Cup |
| 2. | May 11, 2006 | Kobe, Japan | | 2-1 | 5-1 | Kirin Cup |
| 3. | September 2, 2006 | Glasgow, Scotland | | 3-0 | 6-0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 4. | September 2, 2006 | Glasgow, Scotland | | 5-0 | 6-0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 5. | March 23, 2007 | Glasgow, Scotland | | 1-0 | 2-1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 6. | August 22, 2007 | Aberdeen, Scotland | | 1-0 | 1-0 | Friendly match |
| 7. | September 8, 2007 | Glasgow, Scotland | | 1-0 | 3-1 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
References
1. The Boy's A Bit Special - Kris Boyd
2. Challenge Matches 2003-2004
3. Kilmarnock 5-2 Dundee Utd
4. The Boy's A Bit Special - Kris Boyd
5. Do You Remember...Kris Boyd?
6. Do You Remember...Kris Boyd?
7. Rangers 5-0 Peterhead
8. Boyd admits Le Guen factor is in effect
9. Dunfermline 0-2 Rangers
10. Scottish Premier League Update - January 2007
11. Scotland 5-1 Bulgaria
External links
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Kris Boyd Player Profile from Carling
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