# Terrence Boyd
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{{short description|American soccer player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Terrence Boyd
| fullname = Terrence Anthony Boyd
| image = Terrence Boyd - Aufstiegsfeier RB Leipzig 2016.JPG
| caption = Boyd in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|16}}[{{FIFA player|353875}}]
| birth_place = [Bremen](/source/Bremen), Germany
| height = 1.88 m
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub = [SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim)
| clubnumber = 13
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = 1. FC Burg
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = TSV Lesum-Burgdamm
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = SC Weyhe
| youthyears4 =
| youthclubs4 = LTS Bremerhaven
| youthyears5 =
| youthclubs5 = [FC Bremerhaven](/source/FC_Bremerhaven)
| years1 = 2009–2011 | clubs1 = [Hertha BSC II](/source/Hertha_BSC_II) | caps1 = 44 | goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = [Borussia Dortmund II](/source/Borussia_Dortmund_II) | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 20
| years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs3 = [Rapid Wien](/source/SK_Rapid_Wien) | caps3 = 59 | goals3 = 28
| years4 = 2014–2017 | clubs4 = [RB Leipzig](/source/RB_Leipzig) | caps4 = 7 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = [RB Leipzig II](/source/RB_Leipzig_II) | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2017–2019 | clubs6 = [Darmstadt 98](/source/SV_Darmstadt_98) | caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = [Toronto FC](/source/Toronto_FC) | caps7 = 11 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019–2022 | clubs8 = [Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC) | caps8 = 85 | goals8 = 39
| years9 = 2022–2024 | clubs9 = [1. FC Kaiserslautern](/source/1._FC_Kaiserslautern) | caps9 = 54 | goals9 = 21
| years10= 2024– | clubs10= [SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim) | caps10= 71 | goals10= 25
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = [United States U20](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-20_soccer_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = [United States U23](/source/United_States_men's_national_under-23_soccer_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2016
| nationalteam3 = [United States](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = May 29, 2026
| nationalteam-update =
}}
'''Terrence Anthony Boyd''' (born February 16, 1991) is a professional [soccer](/source/association_football) player who plays as a [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)) for [SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim), a club in Germany's third tier [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga). Born in Germany, he has also played for the [United States national team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team).
==Early life==
Boyd is the son of an American serviceman and his German wife. Shortly after his birth in Germany the family moved to [Queens](/source/Queens), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). When his parents divorced, Terrence moved to Germany with his mother. She eventually remarried and Boyd credits his stepfather for much of his success, saying in a 2012 interview,[{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/1152629/carlisle-terrence-boyds-painful-decision-to-play-for-the-us |title=Terrence Boyd's painful decision |first=Jeff |last=Carlisle |publisher=[ESPN FC](/source/ESPNsoccernet) |date=September 6, 2012 |accessdate=April 11, 2023}}]I don't think I would have become a pro without him because I am a lazy guy... He was really strict, but he helped me to stay out of the trouble and all the s*** that could do some problems for you. I'm a guy who is trying to get better every day, and that focus, I got it from him.
==Club career==
===Early career===
Boyd grew up playing in various youth systems but made his senior debut with [Hertha BSC II](/source/Hertha_BSC_II) in 2009. After a couple of seasons primarily on the bench, where he made eight appearances[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=German}}] and four appearances,[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=German}}] he found a role in the starting lineup and ended his [final season](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Regionalliga) with 13 goals.[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=German}}] After his contract with Hertha expired, he signed with [Borussia Dortmund](/source/Borussia_Dortmund) in the [Bundesliga](/source/Fu%C3%9Fball-Bundesliga) and debuted with their reserve squad [Borussia Dortmund II](/source/Borussia_Dortmund_II).[{{cite web|url=http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=7929 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628113628/http://yanks-abroad.com/get.php?mode=content&id=7929 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |title=International Soccer, Made in America :: |publisher=Yanks Abroad |date= |accessdate=2012-02-08}}] On October 22, 2011, Boyd received his first call-up to the Borussia Dortmund first team in their Bundesliga match against [1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln). Although he dressed as part of the 18-man squad, Boyd did not play in Dortmund's 5–0 win over 1. FC Köln.[{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/10/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-2.html |title=Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind |publisher=Soccer By Ives |date=2011-10-23 |accessdate=2012-02-08 |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227135120/http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/10/americans-abroad-weekend-rewind-2.html |url-status=dead }}] He did not make any appearances for the first team and scored 20 goals in 32 appearances for the reserve team.[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=German}}]
===Rapid Wien===
In June 2012, Boyd signed a three–year deal with Austrian club [Rapid Wien](/source/SK_Rapid_Wien).[{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/06/11/american-exports-rapid-vienna-sign-boyd-three-year-deal |title=American Exports: Rapid Vienna ink Boyd to 3-year deal |publisher=Greg Seltzer |date=2012-06-11 |accessdate=2012-06-11 |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506100538/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/06/11/american-exports-rapid-vienna-sign-boyd-three-year-deal |url-status=dead }}] On July 21, making his professional first team debut, Boyd scored his first and second league goals and added an assist against [Wacker Innsbruck](/source/Wacker_Innsbruck); Boyd was named the Man of the Match. The youngster was impressive for Rapid during his inaugural season in the [Austrian Bundesliga](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Austrian_Football_Bundesliga), second on the team in scoring with 13 goals as the club finished in third place and securing a place in the [third qualifying round](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_UEFA_Europa_League) of the [2013–14 UEFA Europa League](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_UEFA_Europa_League). Boyd scored 37 goals in 80 appearances for Rapid.[{{cite web |title=T. Boyd |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/terrence-boyd/73884/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=February 5, 2019}}]
===RB Leipzig===
In July 2014, Boyd was sold to [RB Leipzig](/source/RB_Leipzig).[{{cite web |url=http://www.skrapid.at/9609+M574c7f54448.html |title=SK Rapid Wien - Kader / Abgang: Terrence Boyd verlässt Rapid |accessdate=2014-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706132012/http://www.skrapid.at/9609+M574c7f54448.html |archivedate=July 6, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}] On October 17, 2014, he made his debut in RB Leipzig's 1–0 loss to Nürnberg.[{{cite web|title=RBL-PREMIERE! T. BOYD FEIERT SEIN LIGA-DEBÜT -ALS 78. ROTER BULLE|url=http://www.dierotenbullen.com/rbl/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Debuetanten-RB-Leipzig.html|accessdate=October 21, 2014|language=de}}] He suffered a torn ACL in December 2014, missing the remainder of the season.[{{cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/08/american-exports-no-timetable-set-terrence-boyds-return-acl-lcl-meniscus-inj |title=American Exports: No timetable set for Terrence Boyd's return from ACL, LCL, meniscus injuries {{pipe}} MLSsoccer.com |website=www.mlssoccer.com |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107152439/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/12/08/american-exports-no-timetable-set-terrence-boyds-return-acl-lcl-meniscus-inj |archive-date=7 January 2015 |url-status=dead}}] Boyd finished the [2014–15 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_RB_Leipzig_season) with three goals in eight appearances.[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=de}}] He did not make any appearances during the [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_RB_Leipzig_season) and [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_RB_Leipzig_season) seasons.[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe146226/terrence-boyd/club-matches/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=February 5, 2019}}]
===Darmstadt 98===
After getting no playing time for Leipzig's senior team in the first half of the [2016–17 season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Bundesliga), Boyd moved to [SV Darmstadt 98](/source/SV_Darmstadt_98) in January 2017.[{{cite web|title=U.S. international Terrence Boyd joins Darmstadt from RB Leipzig|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3045399/us-international-terrence-boyd-joins-darmstadt-from-rb-leipzig |publisher=ESPN FC |date=January 24, 2017 |accessdate=January 24, 2017}}] During the [2017–18 season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_SV_Darmstadt_98_season), he scored four goals in 24 appearances.[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd |url=https://www.kicker.de/terrence-boyd/spieler/3-liga/2024-25/waldhof-mannheim |website=[Kicker](/source/Kicker_(magazine)) |publisher=kicker |access-date=February 5, 2019 |language=de}}]
===Toronto FC===
In February 2019, Boyd signed for Toronto FC.[{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2019/02/05/toronto-fc-sign-terrence-boyd|title=Toronto FC sign Terrence Boyd :: |publisher=MLS |date= |accessdate=2019-02-05}}]
===Hallescher FC===
In July 2019, Boyd returned to Germany, signing for [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga) side [Hallescher FC](/source/Hallescher_FC).[{{cite web |title=Zurück in der Heimat - Hallescher FC e.V. Hallescher Fußball Club, Halle Fussball 3. Liga Sachsen-Anhalt |url=https://www.hallescherfc.de/de/details/zurueck-in-der-heimat.html |website=Hallescher FC e.V. |access-date=8 January 2021 |language=de-DE |date=28 July 2019}}] He scored seven goals and made one assist in 17 league appearances in the [2021–22 season](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_3._Liga).[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd wechselt aus Halle zum 1. FC Kaiserslautern |url=https://www.kicker.de/gaensehaut-inklusive-boyd-wird-ein-roter-teufel-887179/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=January 23, 2022 |language=de |date=January 22, 2022}}]
===SV Waldhof Mannheim===
On 10 January 2024, Boyd signed a contract with [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga) side [SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim).[{{cite web |title=Terrence Boyd wechselt zum SV Waldhof|url=https://svw07.de/terrence-boyd-wechselt-zum-sv-waldhof/|website=svw07.de |access-date=January 13, 2024 |language=de |date=January 10, 2024|publisher=[SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim)}}]
==International career==
Born to an African American serviceman and a German mother, Boyd holds dual citizenship. His path to the U.S. national team began when his Hertha youth teammate [Bryan Arguez](/source/Bryan_Arguez), then a [United States U-20](/source/United_States_U-20_men's_national_soccer_team) international, told then U-20 Head Coach [Thomas Rongen](/source/Thomas_Rongen) that there were several Americans on Hertha's books that Rongen needed to recruit.[ Rongen soon invited him to a U-20 training camp, but Boyd did not yet have a [U.S. passport](/source/United_States_passport). For Boyd, the process of obtaining a passport forced him to deal with the pain of his family's breakup, as he needed his biological father to sign the necessary paperwork. He eventually connected with other relatives on [Facebook](/source/Facebook) and used his paternal aunt as a go-between to get his papers signed.][
With his passport in hand, Boyd made several appearances for the [United States U-20](/source/United_States_U-20_men's_national_soccer_team) team. Boyd was called into the U-23 camp in Europe in November 2011.][{{cite web |title=Tweet by Brian Sciaretta @BrianSciaretta |url=https://www.twitter.com/briansciaretta/statuses/128548233877274624 |access-date=8 January 2021}}] Boyd also participated in the December 2011 U-23 camp in Florida. Boyd was initially called into the U-23 pre-Olympic Qualifying camp and was set to join the team for its February 29, 2012 match against Mexico's U-23 team. However, he instead made his debut with the full U.S. national team in its February 29 victory over Italy, coming on in the second half.[{{cite web|title=U.S. MNT Garners First Victory Against Four-Time World Cup Champion Italy on Wednesday|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2012/02/US-MNT-Earns-First-Win-Against-Italy.aspx|accessdate=March 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303163715/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2012/02/US-MNT-Earns-First-Win-Against-Italy.aspx|archivedate=March 3, 2012|df=mdy-all}}]
[[File:Austria vs. USA 2013-11-19 (116).jpg|thumb|150px|Boyd for [U.S. National Team](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) against [Austria](/source/Austria_national_football_team) in 2013]]
Boyd was called to the U-23 Olympic Qualifying squad in March 2012.[{{cite web|title=Caleb Porter Names 19 Players to U-23 Men's National Team Training Camp Roster|url=http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-MNT/2012/03/Caleb-Porter-Names-19-Players-to-U23-Training-Camp-Roster.aspx|publisher=US Soccer|accessdate=March 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314092937/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-23-MNT/2012/03/Caleb-Porter-Names-19-Players-to-U23-Training-Camp-Roster.aspx|archivedate=March 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}] He scored two goals in the U-23 team's must-win game against [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador_national_football_team), but a late goal conceded sent the team out of the tournament in the group stage.
On May 20, Boyd was announced as one of the final additions to the U.S. squad for a five-game series set to culminate in two [2014 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) matches. On May 26, he earned his first start ever for the [United States](/source/United_States_men's_national_soccer_team) in a 5–1 win against [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_football_team).[{{cite web|last=Ramsey|first=Allen|title=Boyd's First Start Turned Out Very Well|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/1679/us-national-team/2012/05/26/3129779/terrence-boyds-first-start-for-usa-turned-out-really-well|publisher=Goal.com}}] He cemented his status as an American in international soccer by playing in the FIFA World Cup qualifier on June 8, 2012, against [Antigua and Barbuda](/source/Antigua_and_Barbuda_national_football_team).[{{cite web|title=Grading the U.S. in World Cup qualie|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8028079/us-defeats-antigua-barbuda-world-cup-qualifying-brent-latham|work=ESPN.com|date=June 9, 2012 }}]
Later in 2012, Boyd played a major role in a landmark result for the U.S. in a friendly match against [Mexico](/source/Mexico_national_football_team) at the [Estadio Azteca](/source/Estadio_Azteca). His back heel allowed [Michael Orozco Fiscal](/source/Michael_Orozco_Fiscal) to score the only goal of the match, the United States' first ever victory at the stadium.
Boyd was included on Jürgen Klinsmann's 30-man preliminary roster for the [2014 FIFA World Cup](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup); however, he did not make the final 23-man roster for Brazil.[{{cite news |title=Donovan among 7 cuts on US World Cup roster |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/donovan-among-7-cuts-us-220050316--sow.html |access-date=8 January 2021 |work=sports.yahoo.com}}]
Boyd has affirmed his commitment to the [USMNT](/source/USMNT) by getting a tattoo of the [American flag](/source/American_flag) on his arm.[{{cite news |last1=Popko |first1=Dan |title=So, Terrence Boyd Has a New American Flag Tattoo, Which is Nice |url=http://confessionsofanamericansoccerjunkie.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/so-terrence-boyd-has-a-new-american-flag-tattoo-which-is-nice/ |work=American Soccer Junkies |date=12 April 2013 |language=en}}]
==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played on November 12, 2022}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal), [Austrian Cup](/source/Austrian_Cup)}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Hertha BSC II](/source/Hertha_BSC_II)
|[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Regionalliga)