Alistair Roy (born 26 May 1997) is a professional

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born in Scotland who plays as a

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for

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Career

Roy was born in Airdrie. On 20 August 2014, Roy debuted for the Hearts first-team at the age of 17, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a

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, replacing Liam Gordon in a 4–1 defeat. Roy went on to make his league debut in a victory over Raith Rovers on 23 August 2014. In July 2015, Roy moved out on loan to

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club

East Stirlingshire East Stirlingshire Football Club is a Scotland, Scottish association football club based in the town of Falkirk. The club was founded in 1881 and competes in the , in the fifth tier of the Scottish football league system. The club's origins ca ...

until January 2016. Roy signed a new one-year deal with the ''Jambos'' in March 2016, and was loaned out to

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club

Stenhousemuir Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk (council area), Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in ...

at the beginning of the 2016–17 season. After signing a new contract with Hearts in the summer of 2017, he joined

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club Dumbarton on loan until January 2018. Roy scored his first goal for the ''Sons'' in a 1–1 draw with

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in August 2017. After making 25 appearances for the ''Sons'', scoring three goals, Roy returned to Hearts in January 2018. Roy was then loaned out to Irish club

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 ...

in February 2018, on a deal due to run until 30 June 2018. Roy departed Hearts and signed for

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in July 2018, where he remained for the duration of the League of Ireland season before joining Scottish Championship club

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in January 2019. This allowed him his first taste of European football as he featured in both legs of the club's

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tie against Dinamo Minsk of

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. Derry lost the first leg 2–0 at home, leaving them with an uphill battle to go through in the second leg. Roy scored in the away leg as Derry bowed out despite winning the game. On 10 June 2019, Roy signed for

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, where he remained for two seasons until 31 May 2021. On 10 June 2021, Roy signed for

club Queen of the South in a one-year deal. On 24 July 2021, Roy scored his first

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for the ''Doonhamers'' at

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in the Premier Sports Cup versus

in a 4–1 win. Following relegation to

, Roy was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 1 June 2022, Roy signed a two-year deal with

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. On 10 January 2023, Roy joined

club

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

on loan until the end of the season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Ally 1997 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Heart of Midlothian F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Derry City F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Scottish people of Northern Ireland descent