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Morgan Boyes
Morgan Marc Boyes (born 22 April 2001) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a left-back. He is a former Wales under-21 international. Early lifeBoyes was born in the Welsh city of St Asaph and moved to Chester in England at the age of five.[3][4] Club careerLiverpoolBoyes made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, starting in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, which finished as a 5–0 loss. He scored an own goal in the match, after blocking a ball from Ahmed Elmohamady, to find it looped over the goalkeeper's head into the corner of the net.[5][6][7] Boyes made another appearance for Liverpool in the 2019–20 season, as he appeared in stoppage time against Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round replay of the FA Cup.[3] On 12 August 2020, Boyes joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan.[8] On 23 September, he made his debut for the Cod Army. Starting at left centre-back in a EFL Cup Third round tie against Everton. He played the full match in a 2–5 defeat.[9] He made kept his place in the squad for the next game. A 0–1 defeat against AFC Wimbledon in the League One.[10] However, he would only make two more appearances before being recalled by Liverpool on 2 January 2021.[11][12] LivingstonOn 4 January 2022, Boyes joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an 18-month contract, with an option of a further year.[13] InvernessOn 1 September 2023 Boyes joined Scottish Championship club Inverness on a loan deal till the end of the 2023/24 season. Greenock MortonFollowing his departure from Livi, Boyes signed for Greenock Morton.[14] International careerBoyes has Wales caps at both under-19 and under-21 levels. In March 2021, he was called up to the Wales national under-21 football team,[15][16] playing all 90 minutes in Wales's 2–1 defeat by Ireland at Colliers Park, Wrexham on 26 March 2021.[17] Manager Paul Bodin then selected a largely unchanged squad, including Boyes, for the side's Euro 2023 qualifying game against Moldova on 4 June 2021.[18] Style of playBoyes is a centre-back but has also been deployed as a left back so far during his career.[19] He has described himself as a "calm defender who likes to play and build up from the back.".[20] Joey Barton, who managed Boyes during his loan spell at Fleetwood, described him as "a young player with plenty of potential".[21] Career statisticsClub
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