Rovu Boyers

Rovu Boyers (born 19 April 2003) is a Solomon Islander footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for South Island United and the Solomon Islands national team.

Club career As a youth, Rovu played for the Royals Football Academy. He left the Solomon Islands in 2018 to join the Star Football Academy in Europe while attending Wentworth International College on a scholarship. Through SFA, he landed at several clubs in England, including Eastbourne United, Hollington United and Eastbourne Borough. He then had stints in Greece with Episkopi and with Syrianska in Sweden. After five years abroad, Boyers returned to Australia in 2023 to reconnect with family.

Boyers played one season for West Adelaide in the State League South Australia, joining the club in 2025. During the season, he was a prolific scorer with twelve league tallies for the club. In late December 2025, it was announced that Boyers had signed for South Island United FC of the OFC Professional League for the league's inaugural season. Boyers scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over PNG Hekari FC on 14 March 2026. In the process, he became the first-ever player to score at least three goals in a single match in league history.

International career Boyers received his first senior international call-up for the Solomon Islands in November 2024 for a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against New Caledonia. He scored his first senior international goal against Vanuatu in the 2024 MSG Prime Minister's Cup in December 2024.

International goals Scores and results list the Solomon Islands' goal tally first.