Navion Boyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Navion Boyd | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Charleston Battery | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005– | Tivoli Gardens | 73 | (25) |
| 2012 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Jamaica U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Jamaica | 17 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 August 2015. | |||
Navion Boyd (born 10 October 1986)[1] is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Charleston Battery in the USL Professional Division on loan from Tivoli Gardens in the Jamaican National Premier League.
Career
Club
Tivoli Gardens
Boyd became member of his club's senior team, after being promoted from the U21 team. After starting the 2010–2011 season with outstanding form, Boyd suffered a shoulder injury which kept him out of action for eight weeks. He made his return to action on 15 December 2010. Boyd finished the 2010-2011 DPL season with 11 goals.[2]
Charleston Battery
Boyd spent the 2012 season on loan to American club Charleston Battery along with Tivoli Gardens teammate Dane Kelly.[3]
Boyd returned to the Battery for the 2015 season. On July 17, Boyd scored Charleston's only goal in a 2-1 exhibition loss against West Bromwich Albion of the English Premier League.
International
Since 2008, Boyd is a member of the Jamaica national football team, The Reggae Boyz. Navion Boyd was called up to the senior national team on several occasions in 2009–2010 and featured some friendly matches, however he was unable to participate in the 2010 Caribbean Championship due to injury.
Honours
Club
- Tivoli Gardens F.C.
- Charleston Battery
Individual
References
- ↑ "Navion Boyd". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/DPL-CHAMPS----Boyd-s-strike-gifts-Tivoli-Gardens-title.
- ↑ http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20120427/sports/sports1.html
- ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/661647.html
- 1 2 "Burrell makes call for greater professionalism". The Gleaner. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
External links
- Player profile at FootballDatabase.eu
- Navion Boyd at National-Football-Teams.com
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