Steven Boyack Explained

Steven Boyack
Fullname:Steven Robert Boyack
Birth Date:4 September 1976
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1993–1999
Years2:1998
Years3:1999–2001
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2004
Years6:2004–2005
Years7:2005
Years8:2005
Years9:2005–2006
Clubs2:Hull City (loan)
Clubs4:Ayr United (loan)
Clubs10:Milton AFC
Clubs11:Bannockburn AFC
Caps1:1
Caps2:13
Caps3:44
Caps4:10
Caps5:63
Caps6:6
Caps7:4
Caps8:1
Caps9:14
Totalcaps:156
Goals1:0
Goals2:4
Goals3:3
Goals4:3
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Goals7:1
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1996
Nationalteam1:Scotland U21[1]
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Steven Robert Boyack (born 4 September 1976 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.

Career

Boyack began his career in the youth team at Scottish giants Rangers. After turning professional, he managed to make only one league appearance for the club in six years. In 1998, he was loaned to English club Hull City, for whom he scored four goals in thirteen appearances. Realising his chances at Rangers were limited, Boyack opted, in February 1999, to sign for Dundee after a fee of £125,000 was agreed. In two years with the Dens Park club, he scored only three goals in 44 appearances.

In October 2000, Boyack was loaned to Ayr United, initially until the end of the season,[2] but in January 2001, then-Hearts manager Craig Levein put his faith in Boyack and brought him to Tynecastle for £50,000.[3] He scored his first and only goal for Hearts in a 4–2 win over Motherwell in September 2002.[4] He was released by the Jambos in June 2004, along with Scott Severin and Andy Kirk, as a cost-cutting measure.[5]

Boyack went on to play for four clubs in two years, namely Livingston, Boston United, Blackpool[6] and Stirling Albion. At Albion he scored an extra time winner on his debut in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Ayr United.[7] He was released by Albion at the end of the 2005–06 season, but in August 2006 he was re-signed by the club after proving his fitness to manager Allan Moore.[8] Boyack then moved to the junior leagues with Bathgate Thistle.

Boyack then played amateur football for Milton AFC and Bannockburn AFC before retiring from playing in 2013.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steven Boyack . www.fitbastats.com . 11 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Ayr end Boyack's Dens nightmare . BBC Sport . BBC . 13 October 2000 . 11 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Hearts in transfer action . BBC Sport . BBC . 13 January 2001 . 11 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Hearts fightback floors Well. BBC. 15 September 2002 . 19 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Tyncastle trio leave . BBC Sport . BBC . 11 May 2004 . 11 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Boyack nets deal with Blackpool . BBC Sport . BBC . 23 March 2005 . 11 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Ayr United 0-1 Stirling Albion . BBC. 30 July 2005 . 19 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Malseed to Albion from Finn Harps . BBC Sport . BBC . 31 August 2006 . 11 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Steven Boyack Player Profile. Dee Archive.