Ally Roy

Ally Roy
Personal information
Full name Alistair Roy
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 9
Youth career
0000 Kilsyth Rangers
0000–2014 Stirling Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Heart of Midlothian 4 (0)
2015–2016 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 14 (4)
2016–2017 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 28 (3)
2017–2018 → Dumbarton (loan) 16 (2)
2018 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 17 (2)
2018– Derry City 6 (6)
National team
2018– Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Alistair Roy (born 26 May 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Derry City.

Career

Roy was born in Airdrie. On 20 August 2014, he made his first team competitive debut for Hearts aged 17,[1] coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Livingston, replacing Liam Gordon in a 4–1 defeat.[2] Roy went on to make his league debut in a victory over Raith Rovers on 23 August 2014.[3]

In July 2015, Roy moved to Scottish League Two side East Stirlingshire until January 2016 as part of a development loan.[4] He signed a new one-year with Hearts in March 2016,[5] and was loaned out to Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir at the beginning of the 2016–17 season.[6]

After signing a new deal with Hearts in the summer of 2017, he joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on loan until January 2018.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk in August 2017.[8] After making 25 appearances for 'the Sons', scoring three times, he returned to Hearts in January 2018.[9] Roy was then loaned to Irish club Sligo Rovers in February 2018, on a deal due to run until 30 June.[10]

Roy left Hearts and signed for Derry City in July 2018.[11]


Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2018 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppGoals AppGoals AppGoals AppGoals AppGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2014–15[13] Championship 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2015–16[14] Premiership 0000000000
2016–17[15] 0000000000
Total 1000001020
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2015–16[14] League Two 144100000154
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2016–17[15] League One 283200000303
Dumbarton 2017–18[16] Championship 16210404[lower-alpha 1]1253
Career Total 5994040517210
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Hearts coach defends decision to field a team of rookies". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jordan White's double helped Livingston on their way to a comfortable win over Hearts". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jambos clear at the top". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shire Make Double Striker Swoop". eaststirlingshirefc.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Collin, Iain (30 March 2016). "Teenager Ally Roy eyes Hearts start after signing new deal". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Lindsay, Clive. "Scottish Premiership ins and outs – summer 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Galloway, Andy. "Loan news: Roy joins from Hearts". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Falkirk 1–1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Galloway, Andy (15 January 2018). "ALLY RETURNS TO TYNECASTLE". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Scottish forward joins Sligo Rovers on loan from Hearts". www.the42.ie. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "ROY MOVES TO DERRY CITY". Heart of Midlothian FC. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Ally Roy at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Ally Roy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Ally Roy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Ally Roy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ally Roy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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