Walter Boyd (born 1 January 1972, in
Kingston) is a retired
football striker from
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
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Nicknamed ''Blacka Pearl'' or ''The Pearl'', Boyd was an extremely gifted yet controversial player whose off field antics always appeared to get him in trouble. Yet, his behavior on and off the field, combined with his great football skills earned him a cult-hero status with Jamaican football fans.
Club career
On club level he played for Jamaican sides
Naggo Head and
Constant Spring as well as for United States outfit
Colorado Foxes
The Colorado Foxes were a professional soccer team, based in Commerce City, Colorado, that played in the American Professional Soccer League, and later in the A-League, between 1990 and 1997. The Foxes won two APSL titles, in 1992 and 1993. In 19 ...
and Welsh team
Swansea City. While at Swansea he scored twice on his debut but also achieved the unusual distinction of coming on as a substitute and being sent off before play had even resumed. He signed again for Arnett Gardens after Naggo Head relegated to the Jamaican second division after the 2006/2007 seasons. On 8 February 2012 Walter Boyd returned to competitive football after more than two years out of the game, coming on as a substitute for Mountain View and inspiring them to a 4–1 win over Rae Town in a KSAFA Super League match at Excelsior.
International career
Boyd made his debut for the
Reggae Boyz in 1991 and was capped over 60 times. He played three matches as a substitute at the
1998 FIFA World Cup. His final international match was a July 2001 friendly match against
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...
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References
External links
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Profile at Reggaeboyzsc
1972 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
Association football forwards
Jamaican footballers
Jamaica international footballers
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
American Professional Soccer League players
Colorado Foxes players
Arnett Gardens F.C. players
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Jamaican expatriate footballers
Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Wales
Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate footballers in Wales
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
English Football League players
Naggo Head F.C. players
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