Kris Boyd was born on 18 August 1983 and is a Scottish former professional footballer and sports pundit.
38 Facts About Kris Boyd
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Kris Boyd transferred to Rangers in January 2006, and was their top goalscorer in each of his seasons at Ibrox.
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Kris Boyd is the top goalscorer in the history of the Scottish Premier League, with 167 goals in total.
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Kris Boyd had a short spell in English football with Middlesbrough, during which time he was sent on loan to Nottingham Forest.
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Kris Boyd signed for Turkish club Eskisehirspor in 2011, but terminated his contract after five months and moved to the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in January 2012.
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Kris Boyd scored seven goals in eighteen appearances for the senior national side over four years.
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Kris Boyd is a regular pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.
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Kris Boyd was let go, and became a striker when he joined the youth development program at Kilmarnock, ten miles from his home village, at the age of 12.
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Kris Boyd was given his chance to stake a place in the team the following season with the departures of Ally McCoist and Christophe Cocard, scoring four goals in total.
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Kris Boyd's form attracted the interest of Wolverhampton Wanderers, and he had a trial with the Molineux club in August 2003.
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Kris Boyd went on to score 20 goals in 17 starts for Rangers in the second half of that season, ending it with a total of 37 goals for Rangers and Kilmarnock.
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Kris Boyd became the first player to finish top scorer at two clubs in one season, having scored 17 goals for Kilmarnock before his move.
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Kris Boyd won the first trophy of his career on 16 March 2008 when Rangers defeated Dundee United to win the 2008 League Cup.
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Kris Boyd finished that season with 25 goals in all competitions for Rangers.
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Kris Boyd finished as top scorer again for Rangers with 31 goals in all competitions, his highest total yet, and was awarded the club's first Sam English Bowl for top Rangers scorer in a season.
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On 1 May 2010, Kris Boyd scored his 100th league goal for Rangers at Tannadice against Dundee United.
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On 28 May 2010, Rangers admitted that Kris Boyd would be leaving once his contract runs out.
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Kris Boyd scored his fourth of the season against Bristol City in Tony Mowbray's first game as Boro boss.
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Kris Boyd scored six goals in ten league appearances for Forest, taking his total in the Football League Championship to twelve.
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Kris Boyd signed a three-year contract with Turkish Super Lig club Eskisehirspor on 8 July 2011.
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Kris Boyd terminated his contract on 19 December 2011 and started legal proceedings against Eskisehirspor claiming he had never been paid during his stay at the club.
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Kris Boyd played just 76 minutes of league football for Eskisehirspor.
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On 23 January 2012, Kris Boyd declined a contract offer from Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo.
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Kris Boyd instead signed with Portland Timbers of MLS on 30 January 2012, becoming the club's second Designated Player.
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Kris Boyd scored his first goal for the Timbers on 4 March 2012 during a pre-season exhibition against AIK of Sweden.
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Kris Boyd featured less frequently after head coach John Spencer was fired.
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Kris Boyd scored seven goals in 26 appearances for Portland in the 2012 Major League Soccer season.
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Kris Boyd signed a one-year contract with Rangers, of the Scottish Championship, on 27 June 2014.
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Kris Boyd was released by Rangers at the end of the season, along with several other players, after the club failed to gain promotion to the Scottish Premiership.
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Kris Boyd signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock in June 2015.
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Kris Boyd announced his retirement from professional football in June 2019.
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Kris Boyd was regularly selected for the Scotland under-21 team, winning eight caps and scoring once.
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On 11 October 2008, Kris Boyd stated that he would not play international football again under manager George Burley.
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Kris Boyd was recalled to the squad for a friendly match with Norway in November 2013, but he did not play.
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Kris Boyd said that he was open to a recall, but stated his belief that the national team needed to develop younger players.
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Kris Boyd is typically defined as a goal poacher, whose key attribute is his strike rate.
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Kris Boyd scored an average of two goals for every three games when he arrived at Rangers; many of which came from the substitute bench, making his goals-to-games ratio even more impressive.
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Kris Boyd prefers to play in the penalty box, where he can play off the shoulder of defenders who are close to their goals.