29 Facts About Martin Boyle

Martin Callie Boyle was born on 25 April 1993 and is a professional football player who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Martin Boyle is a right sided winger who is capable of playing as a forward.

Martin Boyle signed a senior contract in August 2010 and scored his first goal for the first team in a victory over Clyde soon after.

Martin Boyle followed that up by scoring the winner against Arbroath in the Scottish Cup and ended the season with four goals.

Martin Boyle signed a new deal in 2011 and made nine starts and sixteen further substitute appearances in his first season, scoring three goals.

Martin Boyle received an award for scoring most goals in the Scottish Football League.

Martin Boyle made four appearances at the outset of the new season.

Martin Boyle signed for Scottish Premier League club Dundee in August 2012.

In January 2013, Martin Boyle was linked with a move to Alloa Athletic on loan, but the move was cancelled due to a rule which prohibits players from playing for three clubs in one season, having already featured for Dundee and Montrose.

Martin Boyle was offered a new contract by Dundee after the loan was completed, but he decided to sign permanently with Hibernian.

Martin Boyle moved to Hibernian in January 2015, in a loan exchange for Alex Harris.

Martin Boyle later scored two goals in the last two games of the season against Alloa Athletic and Falkirk, but suffered a knee injury that caused him to miss the end of season play-offs.

Martin Boyle moved to Hibs on a permanent basis in June 2015, signing a two-year contract.

Martin Boyle was an unused substitute as the club won the 2016 Scottish Cup Final.

Martin Boyle signed a new two-year contract with Hibernian in June 2017.

Martin Boyle returned to first team action in July 2019, but suffered a recurrence of the knee injury during a League Cup match at Elgin City.

Martin Boyle was not expected to return to playing until 2020, but he returned sooner than expected and made his comeback on 30 October.

Martin Boyle won the Scottish Premiership Player of the Month for August 2021, having scored four goals in four league games that month.

On 21 January 2022, Martin Boyle left Hibs for an "undisclosed seven-figure sum" to join Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly.

Martin Boyle scored on his second debut for Hibs a day later, a late equaliser in an Edinburgh derby with Hearts.

The recovery from that operation took several months, with Martin Boyle making his return to competitive action in August 2023.

Martin Boyle was eligible to play for Scotland, the land of his birth, and Australia national team, as his father Graeme was born in Sydney.

Martin Boyle currently holds dual citizenship in both Australia and the United Kingdom.

In March 2018, Martin Boyle said that he had applied for an Australian passport.

Martin Boyle was selected for the Australia squad in October 2018, but was unable to play in their match with Kuwait as he did not yet have an Australian passport.

Martin Boyle was selected for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad, but had to withdraw due to a knee injury sustained in a warm-up match against Oman.

Martin Boyle was recalled to the Australia squad in November 2019, soon after recovering from a knee operation.

Martin Boyle was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November 2022.

In 2012, Martin Boyle began a relationship with Aberdonian Scotland women's international footballer Rachael Small; they had known each other since their schooldays at Northfield Academy.