| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronan Boyce | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Swilly Rovers | ||
| 2017–2019 | Derry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2025 | Derry City | 156 | (15) |
| 2026– | St Patrick's Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:06, 6 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:30, 21 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ronan Boyce (born 12 May 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right back for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Boyce was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal. He grew up in Ramelton and played youth football with local club Swilly Rovers in the Ulster Senior League.[1][2]
Derry City
[edit]Boyce joined League of Ireland club Derry City's under 17 side in 2017, making his first appearance against Dundalk U17 in July 2017. He played with the club's under-19 side in 2019, before making his senior competitive debut in the League of Ireland Premier Division as a substitute against Cork City later that season in September 2019. Boyce signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2021.[3] He scored his first senior goal in April 2021, securing a 1–1 draw against Drogheda United. Boyce was voted Derry City Players' Player of the Year for the 2021 season[4] and was also named in the 2021 PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year.[5] Boyce made his 100th appearance for Derry City as the club defeated KuPS to reach the third qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[6] On 10 November 2024, he featured in the 2024 FAI Cup final as his side were defeated 2–0 by Drogheda United.[7] On 6 December 2025, Derry confirmed that Boyce had left the club after turning down a new contract offer, having made 175 appearances during his 7 seasons with the club, scoring 15 goals.[8]
St Patrick's Athletic
[edit]On 6 December 2025, Boyce signed for fellow League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.[9]
International career
[edit]Boyce received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in October 2019 ahead of two international friendlies against Denmark at The Showgrounds.[10][11] Boyce was later called up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Luxembourg in August 2021.[12][13]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 1 November 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0[c] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 6 | |||||
| 2022 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 6[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 0[f] | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||||
| 2025 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 156 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 15 | ||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2026 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 156 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Derry City
- FAI Cup (1): 2022
- President of Ireland's Cup (1): 2023
Individual
[edit]- PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year: 2021[5]
- Derry City Players' Player of the Year: 2021[4]
References
[edit]- ^ McNulty, Chris. "How Covid lockdown helped Ronan Boyce reach new levels". donegallive.ie. Donegal Live. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Bonagee United take the points against Swilly Rovers". highlandradio.com. Highland Radio. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Professional Contract for Ronan Boyce". derrycityfc.net. Derry City FC. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b Foley, Alan. "Ramelton's Ronan Boyce named as Derry City Players' Player of the Year". donegallive.ie. Donegal Live. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Bohs earn four spots on PFAI Team of the Year". RTÉ.ie. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ McNulty, Chris. "Ronan Boyce hits century as Derry City advance in Europe". donegallive.ie. Donegal Live. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Branigan, Peter (10 November 2024). "Drogheda outsmart Derry to land second FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Ronan Boyce". 6 December 2025.
- ^ https://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=9887
- ^ "Derry City teenager Ronan Boyce called up to Ireland U19s for Denmark double header". Derry Journal.
- ^ "Ronan Boyce makes Ireland debut in Sligo". highlandradio.com. Highland Radio. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Boyce called up to Republic of Ireland U21s". derrycityfc.net. Derry City FC. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Collins, Simon. "Ronan Boyce 'honoured' to be a part of Ireland U21s Euro campaign which continues in Montenegro". derryjournal.com. Derry Journal. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - R. Boyce - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.