Caolan Boyd-Munce

Early life and career Boyd-Munce was born in Belfast where he attended De La Salle College.

Club career Birmingham City After leaving school Boyd-Munce came to England where he took up a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City F.C.'s Academy in July 2016. Academy coach Steve Spooner described him as a "good technician [who] has a very good engine and displays the capabilities of a real box to box midfield player." He was not offered professional terms after his two years, instead accepting a third scholarship year.

In August 2018, Boyd-Munce spent a month on loan to Redditch United. He played four matches in the Southern League Premier Division South and, according to senior development coach Richard Beale, found it an eye-opening experience. He was offered a two-year deal in March 2019, and signed it in June.

Boyd-Munce made his competitive debut for Birmingham on 6 August 2019 in the EFL Cup first round. Manager Pep Clotet fielded an inexperienced team for the visit to Portsmouth, and Boyd-Munce came into the 3–0 defeat as a second-half substitute, replacing Jude Bellingham after 81 minutes. He made his first appearance in the Championship on 7 February 2020, as a very late substitute in a 3–1 win away to Bristol City, and made a further five, all from the bench, in the last few matches of the 2019–20 season. Later that month, he injured an ankle and did not return to first-team training until the end of the following March. Although he regained sufficient fitness to help Birmingham's U23 team beat Sheffield United U23 in the national final of the 2020–21 Professional Development League, he had no matchday involvement with the first team in what remained of the season. However, he had no further involvement with the first-team matchday squad, and Bowyer suggested he was likely to be leaving.

Middlesbrough On 7 January 2022, Boyd-Munce signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with another Championship club, Middlesbrough, for an undisclosed fee. He started the next day's FA Cup third-round tie away to League Two club Mansfield Town, scored his side's second goal after 14 minutes of a 3–2 victory and, according to the TeessideLive reporter, made a positive contribution both in and out of possession in the hour he spent on the pitch. He made only two Championship appearances over the next 12 months, both as a substitute, and his contract was terminated by mutual consent at the end of the January 2023 transfer window.

St Mirren Boyd-Munce signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership club St Mirren in March 2023. On 31 May 2023, Boyd-Munce signed a one-year contract extension with St Mirren and on 5 April 2024 the contract was extended until the summer of 2025 after he met the terms of an appearance-based clause.

He departed the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Wycombe Wanderers On 16 June 2025, Boyd-Munce agreed to join League One club Wycombe Wanderers upon the expiration of his St Mirren contract.

International career Boyd-Munce has represented Northern Ireland at under-15, under-16, in the squad for the 2014–15 Victory Shield, under-17, playing in qualifiers for the 2017 European U17 Championships,

Boyd-Munce was called up to the senior Northern Ireland squad in March 2022.

Boyd-Munce made his debut for the senior squad on 8 June 2024 in a friendly against Spain at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. He started the game and was substituted at half-time as Spain won 5–1.

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