Adam Joseph Boyes (born 1 November 1990) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a striker for

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. Boyes started his career with the

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youth system, before making his first-team debut in 2008. Following a trial with

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, he signed a professional contract at York and he scored his first goal against

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. After playing in the

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of the

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, he joined

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in 2009. He had loans with former club York and Kidderminster Harriers during the 2009–10 season. After being released by Scunthorpe in 2011 he signed for

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Club career

York City

Born in

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, North Yorkshire, Boyes played for his local team Lingdale before being spotted by a

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for

.York City F.C. matchday programme. 28 February 2009. p. 21. He went on trial with York and subsequently joined the club's Centre of Excellence in 2005. He signed a two-year scholarship with York in June 2007 and was part of the team that progressed to the third round of the 2007–08

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. While still a first-year scholar, he made his first-team debut on 16 March 2008 as an 84th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

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in the semi-final second leg of the

. After scoring a

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for the

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against

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, he made his league debut on 8 April as a substitute during York's 4–0

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victory away to Stafford Rangers. Following this appearance,

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Colin Walker said "I thought he looked the part and that can only be good for York City football club". He went on to make two further appearances during the 2007–08 season, which he finished with four appearances. He was handed a one-week

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with

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champions

in May 2008, and after this was extended for a second week he played in a youth tournament that included Hibernian,

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and a Russian team. During the tournament, he scored for United after intercepting the ball from an attempted header back to goal from an opposition player against

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team

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in a 1–1 draw. Following this, he had "etched out a reputation as one of the game's brightest potential stars". Adam Boyes 21-02-2009 1

He started the 2008–09 season "hovering around the fringes of the first team", and after having made four appearances for York during the season he signed a two-year professional contract in November 2008. Boyes scored his first goal for York on 31 January 2009 in the

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of the

against

, which gave York the lead, with the match finishing as a 1–1 draw. He scored his first goal in the Conference Premier with a close-range finish from a Richard Brodie

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to help York to a 2–1 home victory over

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on 21 April. Following this, York manager

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praised Boyes, calling him a "future star". In the following match, he scored York's winner on 77 minutes in a 2–1 victory over Weymouth on 24 April, which secured the team's survival from

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. He started in the

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on 9 May, which York lost 2–0 to

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, finishing the season with 34 appearances and 3 goals.

Scunthorpe United

Boyes signed for

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club

on 10 July 2009 on a three-year contract for an undisclosed six-figure fee. He returned to York on an initial one-month

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on 16 October 2009, making his second debut as an 89th-minute substitute in a 1–1 home draw with

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. He returned to Scunthorpe following the completion of the loan on 17 November, having made four appearances for York. He joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan on 1 March 2010 until the end of the 2009–10 season, making his debut as a 63rd-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with

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. He made four appearances for Kidderminster before being recalled by Scunthorpe on 29 March. Boyes made his debut for Scunthorpe on 24 August as an 89th-minute substitute in a 4–2 victory over

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in the

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. He was released by the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent on 20 January 2011.

Boston United

Boyes signed for

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club

on 28 January 2011 and made his debut in a 2–0 defeat away to

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on 5 February. He missed Boston's match against

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on 9 April 2011 after being involved in a car accident earlier in the day. He missed a

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in the

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against

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on 8 May in the play-off semi-final second leg. Boyes was released by Boston at the end of the 2010–11 season after scoring 6 goals in 19 appearances.

Barrow

Following a trial, he signed for Conference Premier club Barrow on 14 July 2011 on a one-year contract.

Gateshead

Boyes signed for Conference Premier club

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on 18 May 2013 on a one-year contract. He made his debut on 10 August against Kidderminster Harriers. He scored his first goal for Gateshead on 12 November against

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at the

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Guiseley

Boyes joined Conference North club

on 23 January 2014 on loan for the remainder of the season. He scored 15 goals in 24 appearances, including scoring in 11 consecutive matches, before signing permanently on 26 May.

Bradford Park Avenue

Boyes signed for

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club

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on 27 May 2017 on a two-year contract.

Spennymoor Town

In 2018, Boyes signed for Spennymoor Town. In August, in the match against

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, he came on to replace Glen Taylor, and scored, making it 2–0 full-time.

Marske United

On 20 June 2020, he transferred to

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North-West Division side

, with manager, Carl Jarrett, describing him as "the biggest signing in the clubs history". During the 2021–22 season, he scored eleven goals in the

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with five coming in one match. On May 14, he received the FA Golden Ball award from

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for being the top scorer in the season’s competition before the final at

International career

Boyes was named in the England C team, who represent England at

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level, in February 2009, for a friendly against the Malta under-21 team, after initially being placed on standby for the match. He entered the match as a second-half substitute as England won 4–0. It was over two years before Boyes made his next England C appearance, which came on 15 November 2011 after starting a 3–1 defeat away to

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in a friendly. This was followed by a substitute appearance against

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in a 1–1 draw on 28 February 2012 in the 2011–2013 International Challenge Trophy. He earned three

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for England C from 2009 to 2012.

Style of play

Boyes plays as a striker, although he has also been used as a left winger, and in this position his retention of the ball was "exemplary". He has described himself "as a player who holds the ball up, although I like to work down the channels as well. I see myself as a decent finisher too." He was said to display "a level of awareness that is rare in a 17-year-old".

Personal life

Boyes attended York College one and a half days a week while with York City.

Career statistics

Honours

Guiseley *

play-offs:

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References

External links

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