Ally Roy

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

Ally Roy
Personal information
Full name Alistair Roy
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Club information
Current team
 Airdrieonians
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 11 (2)
2019 Partick Thistle 4 (0)
2019– Airdrieonians 9 (1)
National team
2018 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

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] where he remained for the duration of the League of Ireland season before joining Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle in January 2019.[12]

On 10 June 2019, Roy signed for Airdrieonians.[13]

Career statistics
As of 4 November 2019[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppGoals AppGoals AppGoals AppGoals AppGoals
Heart of Midlothian 2014–15[15] Scottish Championship 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
2015–16[16] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2016–17[17] Scottish Premiership 0000002[lower-alpha 2]020
2017–18[18] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 1000003040
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2015–16[16][14] Scottish League Two 144101000164
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2016–17[17] Scottish League One 283200000303
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18[18] Scottish Championship 16210404[lower-alpha 1]1253
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2018[14] League of Ireland Premier Division 172001000182
Derry City 2018[14][19][20] League of Ireland Premier Division 112350000147
Partick Thistle 2018–19[21] Scottish Championship 4010000050
Airdrieonians 2019–20[22] Scottish League One 9100433[lower-alpha 1]0164
Career total 100148510310112824
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances for Hearts under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs

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. "Signing news: Alistair Roy is a Jag". Partick Thistle FC. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  13. "STRIKER ALLY JOINS THE DIAMONDS". Airdrieonians F.C. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  14. Ally Roy at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  15. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. "Report: Blarney United 2–12 Derry City". SSE Airtricity League. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  20. "Derry City 1–0 St Patrick's Athletic". SSE Airtricity League. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  21. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  22. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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