Liam Boyce

Werder Bremen Boyce eventually signed for German club Werder Bremen on 31 August 2010. He was released by the German club in October 2011, having only made three appearances for the club's reserves side.

Return to Cliftonville Boyce rejoined Cliftonville in January 2012. In the 2012–13 season, he helped Cliftonville win the league title for the first time since 1998, finishing as the league's top scorer with 29 league goals. He was also named as the 2012–13 Ulster Footballer of the Year and Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year. He won a second league title with the north Belfast club in 2013–14, scoring another 21 league goals before, in July 2014, the club announced that it had withdrawn its offer of a new contract to Boyce. During this spell at the Reds, Boyce made eight appearances in European football, scoring once against Kalmar FF in the qualifiers of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Ross County On 13 June 2014, it was announced Boyce had signed a pre-contract with Ross County. On 13 April 2015, Boyce scored County's first ever top-flight hat-trick in a 3–0 win at St Mirren. He then enjoyed a prolific season in 2015–16, scoring 17 goals in 24 games. He was the top goalscorer in the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, with 23 goals.

Burton Albion On 20 June 2017, Boyce became a club record signing for EFL Championship side Burton Albion, agreeing a three-year contract with the club. Just weeks later, in a pre-season friendly match against Shrewsbury Town, Boyce suffered a serious knee injury that would keep him out of action for most of the 2017–18 season. He returned to action on 3 February 2018, scoring as Burton lost 3–2 to Aston Villa. On 21 April, Boyce scored an injury-time winner that relegated Sunderland.

Heart of Midlothian Boyce signed for Heart of Midlothian in January 2020 on a three-and-a-half-year deal. He scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute of his debut against Rangers.

Derry City On 11 January 2025, Boyce signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City on a two-year contract. Boyce scored 11 goals in 26 appearances in all competitions, before his first season with the club was ended three months prematurely on 16 August 2025, following a hamstring injury in his side's FAI Cup exit at home to Drogheda United.

International career On 31 January 2011, Boyce received his debut call-up to the Northern Ireland national team for the Nations Cup. This call-up came after his move to German club Werder Bremen in September 2010. On 9 February 2011, Boyce made his debut against Scotland, when he came on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Niall McGinn. He received his second call-up for Northern Ireland's Group C match against Serbia in Belgrade on 25 March 2011.

On 2 June 2017, Boyce scored his first goal for Northern Ireland in a 1–0 friendly victory over New Zealand at Windsor Park.

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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2008–09

2009–10

2019–20

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

Hearts Scottish Championship: 2020–21 Scottish Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2021–22

Individual Ulster Footballer of the Year: 2012–13