 Boyd in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Nicole Boyd[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 25, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Nathan Hale High School | ||
| Crossfire Premiere FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | California Golden Bears | 85 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Chicago Red Stars | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | → HB Køge (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| United States U-18 | |||
| United States U-20 | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emily Nicole Boyd (born July 25, 1996) is an American retired professional soccer player.
Boyd played four years for the University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears. During her time at Cal she made 85 appearances and finished with 36 career shutouts, twice setting the Cal single season shutout record. Her freshman year she was named the First Team Freshman All-American and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. She followed this with All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in her sophomore and junior years. Her senior year she was named to the All-American Second team and All-Pac-12 First team and became the first Cal Bear to win the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year award.[2] While at the University of California-Berkeley Boyd majored in Sports Business and Marketing.[3]
Boyd was drafted in round 2, 15th overall, of the 2018 NWSL College Draft by the Chicago Red Stars.[4][5] She was signed by the team in March 2019.[6] During her first season, 2018, Boyd made 2 starts with 2 shutouts for the Red Stars.[7] Boyd's 2019 season also started off very well, seeing her nominated for the NWSL Save of the Week in two of her first three starts.
She was loaned to HB Køge in August 2020.[8][9] Boyd was injured on October 3, 2020, suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament.[10][11] Boyd returned to Chicago Red Stars in November 2020.[12]
On February 15, 2024, Boyd announced her retirement from professional soccer.[13]
Boyd has been called up to camps by the United States at the U-15, U-18, U-20 and U-23 levels.[3][14]
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 85 | 0 | |
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Playoffs[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chicago Red Stars | 2018 | NWSL | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| HB Køge | 2020–21 | Kvindeligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
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