Emmerson Boyce

Personal information
Full name	Emmerson Orlando Boyce
Date of birth	24 September 1979 (1979-09-24) (age 30)
Place of birth	Aylesbury, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Wigan Athletic
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2004	Luton Town	185	(8)
2004–2006	Crystal Palace	69	(1)
2006–	Wigan Athletic	100	(4)
National team‡
2008–	Barbados	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:43, 16 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:49, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Emmerson Orlando Boyce (born 24 September 1979 in Aylesbury, England) is an English-born Barbadian footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 Wigan 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Boyce played for Luton Town for six years before his contract expired. Boyce moved to Crystal Palace in July 2004 on a free transfer, following a short trial.

At Crystal Palace, Boyce established himself at right back in the first team. He was a favourite with Palace fans and was voted "Player of the Year" in 2006. He scored one league goal during his time at Palace, in a 2-0 win over Coventry City in November 2005.^[1]

[edit] Wigan

Boyce was signed by Wigan Athletic on a 4 year deal on 1 August 2006.^[2] He made his debut for Wigan Athletic on 19 August 2006 in a league match against Newcastle United. Two years later, on 15 November 2008, he received his first red card in Wigan colours against Newcastle United, after receiving a second yellow.

On 29 November 2008, Boyce scored his first goal for Wigan, a header from the edge of the area in a 2-1 win against West Bromwich Albion.^[3]

[edit] International career

Though born in England, Boyce's Barbados-born parents made him eligible to play for the Barbados national football team. Boyce earned his first international call-up on 20 March 2008, at age 28, stating that "The appeal is to play international football. I consider myself a Barbadian and I feel it's the right thing to do to play for my country. I am really looking forward to it."^[4] He made his debut for Barbados in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Dominica on 26 March 2008, in a 1-0 win which advanced Barbados to the second round of qualifying.^[5]

[edit] Personal life

Boyce attended Quarrendon Upper School.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Official site

• Emmerson Boyce career stats at Soccerbase

Preceded by Andrew Johnson

Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year 2006

Succeeded by Leon Cort

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