| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 14, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Hollywood, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Washington Huskies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998 | Colorado Rapids | 10 | (0) |
| 1998 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999 | Miami Fusion | 9 | (0) |
| 1999 | → MLS Pro 40 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Orange County Zodiac | 27 | (14) |
| 2002 | Seattle Sounders | 13 | (1) |
| 2004 | Utah Blitzz | 5 | (3) |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Orange County Blue Star | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Hollywood United | ||
| 2015– | Outbreak FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994 | United States U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jason Boyce is a retired professional American soccer forward who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL A-League. He has four children, Jayson, Melia, Grace and Samuel Boyce. He coaches youth soccer for Pateadores, Newport/Costa Mesa 04 and 03. As well as the Women's Varsity soccer coach at Costa Mesa High School.
While born in Hollywood, California, Boyce grew up in Newport Beach. He graduated from Corona del Mar High School where he was a 1993 Parade Magazine High School All American soccer player. He was also a California state finalist in the long jump his senior year.[1] Boyce attended the University of Washington, playing on the men's soccer team from 1994 to 1997. He was a 1997 Second Team All American.[2]
On February 1, 1998, the Colorado Rapids selected Boyce in the second round (twenty-third overall) of the 1998 MLS College Draft.[3] In July 1998, the Rapids sent Boyce on loan to MLS Pro 40.[4] On August 14, 1998, the Rapids traded Boyce and Tyrone Marshall to the Miami Fusion in exchange for David Vaudreuil.[5] He played five league games and one playoff game with the Fusion, then another four league games during the 1999 season before being waived in June 1999.[6] He signed with the Orange County Zodiac of the USL A-League. He remained with the team, renamed the Orange County Wave in 2000. He broke his foot near the end of the 2000 season and sat out the 2001 season. He returned to the University of Washington to finish his degree. In June 2002, Boyce signed with the Seattle Sounders after the team was hit with several injuries.[7] In 2004, he signed with the Utah Blitzz for that team's last season.[8] In 2005, he played for the Los Angeles Galaxy reserve team. Boyce played for Hollywood United in 2007 and 2008.[9] In 2010, he again played for the Galaxy reserve team.[10]
In 2016, his amateur team, Outbreak FC qualified to play in the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and were drawn against Seattle Sounders U-23.
In 1994, Boyce played several games for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team.