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{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1983)}}
{{about||the American football player|Kris Boyd (American football)}}
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Krys Boyd, program host at [[KERA (FM)]].}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kris Boyd
| image = Kris Boyd.jpg
| caption = Boyd playing for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 2008
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|18|df=y}}<ref name="SFReview 32">{{Cite book | title = The Bell's Scottish Football Review 2005.06 | year = 2005 | publisher = Cre8 Publishing | isbn = 978-0-9548556-1-1 | page = 32 }}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Irvine, North Ayrshire|Irvine]], Scotland
| height = 1.83 m<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Kris Boyd (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14856/Kris_Boyd.html |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>
| position = [[Centre forward|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1999–2001
| youthclubs1 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| years1 = 2001–2006
| clubs1 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps1 = 153
| goals1 = 63
| years2 = 2006–2010
| clubs2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps2 = 143
| goals2 = 101
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2011
| clubs4 = → [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (loan)
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2011
| clubs5 = [[Eskişehirspor]]
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2012
| clubs6 = [[Portland Timbers]]
| caps6 = 26
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2013–2014
| clubs7 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps7 = 44
| goals7 = 25
| years8 = 2014–2015
| clubs8 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps8 = 29
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2015–2019
| clubs9 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps9 = 109
| goals9 = 33
| totalcaps = 543
| totalgoals = 244
<!--DOMESTIC LEAGUE ONLY. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE END-OF-SEASON PLAY-OFFS.-->
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2003–2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2006–2010
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps3 = 18
| nationalgoals3 = 7
}}

'''Kris Boyd''' (born 18 August 1983) is a Scottish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]], currently working as a sports pundit.

As a player he was a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. Boyd grew up in the [[South Ayrshire]] village of [[Tarbolton]] and started his senior career with Kilmarnock. He transferred to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in January 2006, and was their top goalscorer in each of his seasons at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray |first=Keir |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7397369.stm |title= Rangers player profiles |work=BBC Sport |date=13 May 2008|access-date=15 October 2009}}</ref> He is the top goalscorer in the history of the [[Scottish Premier League]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/128340-kris-boyd-reacts-quickly-to-wage-prospect/ |title=Kris Boyd reacts quickly to wage drop threat |publisher=STV Sport |date=6 October 2009 |access-date=24 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007210049/http://sport.stv.tv/football/128340-kris-boyd-reacts-quickly-to-wage-prospect/ |archive-date=7 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with 167 goals in total.<ref name="soccerbase apps">{{soccerbase|id=24762|name=Kris Boyd}}</ref>

Boyd had a short spell in English football with [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], during which time he was sent on loan to [[Nottingham Forest]]. He signed for Turkish club [[Eskişehirspor]] in 2011, but terminated his contract after five months and moved to the [[Portland Timbers]] of [[Major League Soccer]] in January 2012. He later returned to both Kilmarnock and Rangers.

Having played several games for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]] and [[Scotland B national football team|Scotland B]] teams, Boyd received his first [[cap (sport)|cap]] for the senior [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] in 2006. He scored seven goals in eighteen appearances for the senior national side over four years. He is now a regular pundit on ''[[Sky Sports]] [[Soccer Saturday]]''.

==Early footballing life==
As a youth, Boyd played in 17 matches as a full back for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/boyd-has-youth-on-his-side-for-new-move-kilmarnock-the-leading-scots-scorer-in-the-spl-is-looking-forward-to-learning-which-clubs-will-bid-for-him-in-january-finds-stewart-fisher-1.37490 |title=Boyd has youth on his side for new move |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=13 November 2005|access-date=12 June 2015 |first=Stewart |last=Fisher}}</ref> He was let go, and became a striker when he joined the youth development program at [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], ten miles from his home village,<ref name="long-goodbye">{{cite web|author=Michael Grant |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/rangers/the-long-goodbye-for-kris-boyd-1.925418 |title=The long goodbye for Kris Boyd |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=10 October 2009|access-date=14 October 2009}}</ref> at the age of 12.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20060827/ai_n16697297/ |title=Stewart Fisher reports on coach Alan |newspaper=The Sunday Herald |date=27 August 2006|access-date=14 October 2009}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Kilmarnock (first spell)===
Boyd signed a senior contract with Kilmarnock at the age of sixteen on 25 August 1999,<ref name="SFReview 32"/> and made his debut for the club as a substitute on the last day of the [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01 season]] against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref name=KillieFC1>{{cite web |url=http://www.killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/Kris%20Boyd.htm |title=Do You Remember Kris Boyd? |publisher=KillieFC.com |access-date=14 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612083832/http://www.killiefc.com/DoYouRemember/Kris%20Boyd.htm |archive-date=12 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was given his chance to stake a place in the team the following season with the departures of [[Ally McCoist]] (who finished his career the day of Boyd's debut)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/1340969.stm| title =Mahood sends Killie into Europe |work=BBC Sport |date=20 May 2001|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref> and [[Christophe Cocard]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/1924997.stm| title =Reilly released by Killie|work=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2002|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref> scoring four goals in total.<ref name=ESPNBoyd>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=4213&cc=5739|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219110205/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=4213&cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2006|title=Kris Boyd |work=Soccernet|publisher=ESPN|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref>

Boyd started the [[2002–03 in Scottish football|2002–03 season]], in "impressive" form and won the SPL Young Player of the Month award for August.<ref name="young player">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/2255790.stm |title=Boyd voted top young player |work=BBC Sport |date=13 September 2002 |access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> In total he scored 12 times in the season<ref name=ESPNBoyd/> and won Kilmarnock's Young Player of the Year award.<ref name=KillieFC1/> His form attracted the interest of [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], and he had a trial with the [[Molineux Stadium|Molineux]] club in August 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3138211.stm|title=Boyd impresses Wolves|work=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2003 |access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref> Boyd scored a total of fifteen goals in the [[2003–04 in Scottish football|2003–04 season]].<ref name=ESPNBoyd/> In September 2004, he equalled a [[Scottish Premier League#SPL records|Scottish Premier League record]] when he scored all five of Kilmarnock's goals against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3684144.stm |title= Kilmarnock 5–2 Dundee Utd |work=BBC Sport |date=25 September 2004 |access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s72 |title=Records |publisher=Scottish Premier League |access-date=7 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902090111/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s72 |archive-date= 2 September 2010 }}</ref> He scored 19 goals in all competitions in the [[2004–05 in Scottish football|2004–05 season]],<ref name=ESPNBoyd/> and was then linked with a move to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4514213.stm| title = Killie will listen to Boyd bids |work=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2005|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref>

Boyd's form during the [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06]] attracted interest from [[Football League Championship|Championship]] sides [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] had offers accepted by Kilmarnock, however, Boyd rejected the moves.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/4183208.stm | title = Boyd says no to Cardiff approach|work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4543116.stm| title = Boyd to wait for the right offer|work=BBC Sport |date=19 December 2005|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref>

===Rangers (first spell)===
Following speculation that he would sign in the January [[transfer window]], Boyd officially joined Rangers on 1 January 2006. He was signed for a fee of around £500,000 on a contract lasting until the summer of 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4551646.stm | title = Striker Boyd seals Rangers move|work=BBC Sport |date=22 December 2005}}</ref> He waived half of his £40,000 signing on fee, which Kilmarnock were due to pay him under the terms of his contract, to help fund the youth setup at Kilmarnock.<ref>{{cite web|author=Martin Greig |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/boyd-donation-bridges-gap-in-kilmarnock-development-fund-1.33518 |title=Boyd donation bridges gap in Kilmarnock development fund |work=The Herald|date=28 December 2005|access-date=14 October 2009}}</ref>

He made his debut on 7 January 2006 against [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]] in the [[Scottish Cup]] third round, in which he scored a [[hat-trick]] during a 5–0 win.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/4584896.stm | title = Rangers 5–0 Peterhead |work=BBC Sport |date=7 January 2006}}</ref> He went on to score 20 goals in 17 starts for Rangers in the second half of that season, ending it with a total of 37 goals for Rangers and Kilmarnock. He became the first player to finish top scorer at two clubs in one season, having scored 17 goals for Kilmarnock before his move.<ref>{{cite web|last=Halliday |first=Stephen |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=71&id=594132006 |title=Boyd admits Le Guen factor is in effect |work=The Scotsman |location=UK |date=20 April 2006 |access-date=14 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104195331/http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=71&id=594132006 |archive-date=4 January 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5148450.stm |title=Boyd signs Rangers deal extension |work=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2006|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

After scoring a penalty against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] in January 2007, Boyd was involved in controversy when he held up six fingers, reportedly in a show of solidarity for former club captain [[Barry Ferguson]] (who wore the number six shirt), who had been stripped of his position and dropped from the team following a dispute with [[Paul Le Guen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/scot-premier/scottish-premier-2.html#rangers |title=Scottish Premier League Update January 2007 |publisher=Soccerphile |date=January 2007 |access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> Le Guen left the club days later and was replaced by the then Scotland manager [[Walter Smith]]. By the end of that season, Boyd scored 25 goals for Rangers in all competitions. Boyd scored his 100th [[Scottish Premier League]] goal, and his first against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on 5 May 2007, in a 2–0 victory for Rangers.<ref>{{cite news|last=McGuigan |first=Thomas |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6621893.stm |title= Rangers 2–0 Celtic |work=BBC Sport |date=5 May 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

The 2007–08 season saw Boyd score his 50th and 51st goals in all competitions for Rangers in a League Cup match against [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] on 26 September 2007, 627 days after his debut. This made him the second fastest Rangers player ever to reach 50 goals for the club, behind [[Jim Forrest (footballer born 1944)|Jim Forrest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7015509.stm |title= Smith delighted for 50-goal Boyd |work=BBC Sport |date=26 September 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref>

Boyd won the first trophy of his career on 16 March 2008 when Rangers defeated [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] to win the [[2008 Scottish League Cup Final|2008 League Cup]]. He scored both of Rangers' goals in the 2–2 draw and scored the winning penalty in the subsequent penalty shootout.<ref name="rangers lc">{{cite news|last=McGuigan |first=Thomas |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7296157.stm |title= Dundee Utd 2–2 Rangers |work=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2008|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> He also scored a double in the [[2008 Scottish Cup Final]], a 3–2 win over [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]].<ref name="2008 cup">{{cite news|title=Queen of the South 2–3 Rangers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7416622.stm|work=BBC Sport|last=Lindsay|first=Clive|date=24 May 2008|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref> He finished that season with 25 goals in all competitions for Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=24762|title=Kris Boyd season 2007–2008|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=17 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202154802/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=24762|archive-date=2 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2009, speculation surfaced about a possible move to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] to play for former Rangers manager, [[Alex McLeish]]. Rangers accepted a bid of nearly £4&nbsp;million; however, Boyd could not agree personal terms and decided to stay at Rangers.<ref name="long-goodbye" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7813579.stm | title = Blues end bid to sign Gers' Boyd |work=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2009|access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref> In season 2008–09 Boyd won his first [[Scottish Premier League]] title and another Scottish Cup. Having also been linked to [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] and sporting director [[Igli Tare]] being quoted as stating his admiration for the player, club president [[Claudio Lotito]] responded by claiming he did not know who Boyd was.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/4800694/lazio-who-is-kris-boyd|title=Lazio – who is Kris Boyd?|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=16 January 2009|accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref> He finished as top scorer again for Rangers with 31 goals in all competitions, his highest total yet, and was awarded the club's first [[Sam English Bowl]] for top Rangers scorer in a season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Firstteamprofilesindex/0,,5~20013,00.html |title= First Team Profiles , Kris Boyd |publisher=Rangers F.C. |access-date=14 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208061710/http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/kris-boyd-rangers_2254699_20013 |archive-date=8 December 2009}}</ref>

On 30 December 2009, Boyd scored five goals in a 7–1 victory over [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]; in doing so, he passed [[Henrik Larsson]] as the all-time leader in goals in the Scottish Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Ewan |last=Murray |title=Record-breaker Kris Boyd hits five as Rangers crush Dundee United |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/dec/30/scottish-premier-league-rangers-dundee-united |work=The Guardian|location=UK |date=30 December 2009|access-date=31 December 2009 }}</ref> On 1 May 2010, Boyd scored his 100th league goal for Rangers at [[Tannadice]] against Dundee United.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2010/05/02/i-m-delighted-kris-boyd-netted-100th-spl-goal-for-rangers-after-barren-spell-says-walter-smith-86908-22227933/ |title=I'm delighted Kris Boyd netted 100th SPL goal for Rangers |newspaper=Daily Record |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505214342/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2010/05/02/i-m-delighted-kris-boyd-netted-100th-spl-goal-for-rangers-after-barren-spell-says-walter-smith-86908-22227933/ |archive-date=5 May 2010 }}</ref>

In the 2009–10 season, Boyd was the top scorer with Rangers and the Scottish Premier League again with 26 goals in 40 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=9162&back=home |title=Review of 2009/10 |publisher=Scottish Premier League|date=20 May 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010}}</ref> With this return he won the Sam English Bowl for the second time<ref>{{ cite news|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20090612/rangers-player-of-the-year-2010_2254659_1691310 |title=Rangers Player of the Year 2010 |publisher=Rangers FC |date=18 April 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104152928/http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20090612/rangers-player-of-the-year-2010_2254659_1691310 |archive-date=4 January 2011 }}</ref> and the [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League|Scottish Premier League]] and [[2010 Scottish League Cup Final|League Cup]] both for the second time.<ref>{{ cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/05/middlesbrough-kris-boyd-rangers |title=Middlesbrough confirm Kris Boyd signing from Rangers |work=The Guardian|location=UK |date=July 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010 }}</ref> On 28 May 2010, Rangers admitted that Boyd would be leaving once his contract runs out.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8710929.stm|title=Striker Kris Boyd to leave Rangers in summer|work=BBC Sport |date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

===Middlesbrough===
On 5 July 2010, Boyd signed a two-year contract with Championship side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], with a weekly wage estimated to be around £30,000.<ref>{{ cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_6246007,00.html| title = Boyd finalises Boro move|publisher=Sky Sports|date=5 July 2010}}</ref> On 22 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Middlesbrough in a 1–0 victory against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8919057.stm Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Sheff Utd] BBC Sport, 22 August 2010</ref> His second followed on 28 September against [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9031719.stm Derby 3 – 1 Middlesbrough] BBC Sport, 28 September 2010</ref> Boyd scored in a 2–1 defeat against [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] on 16 October 2010,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9085033.stm Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Leeds United] BBC Sport, 16 October 2010</ref> which was [[Gordon Strachan]]'s final game in charge of the club.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/9103816.stm Gordon Strachan resigns as manager of Middlesbrough] BBC Sport, 18 October 2010</ref> He scored his fourth of the season against [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] in [[Tony Mowbray]]'s first game as Boro boss.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/9129352.stm |title=Middlesbrough 1–2 Bristol City |work=BBC Sport |date=30 October 2010}}</ref> On 9 November 2010, Boyd scored the opener in Middlesbrough's 2–0 win over Scunthorpe.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/9156375.stm |work=BBC News | title=Scunthorpe 0–2 Middlesbrough | date=9 November 2010}}</ref> Boyd achieved his 200th club career goal on 1 February 2011, in scoring the first in Middlesbrough's 2–0 home victory over Scunthorpe by latching onto a long ball from Seb Hines before lobbing the goalkeeper.<ref>[http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/20110201/middlesbrough-2-scunthorpe-0_70605_53424 Middlesbrough | Error | Error]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On 8 March 2011, Boyd joined [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.<ref name="ForestMove" />

====Loan to Nottingham Forest====
Despite speculation during the January [[transfer window]], Boyd remained at Middlesbrough and had not started a match for a month by the time the loan deal was signed, having only started 19 games the whole season for Middlesbrough. Boyd's loan deal was signed until the end of the 2010–11 season and Boyd was issued with the number 22 jersey. Nottingham Forest goalkeeper [[Paul Smith (footballer born 1979)|Paul Smith]] moved in the opposite direction because of injuries at Middlesbrough.<ref name="ForestMove">{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/9418009.stm|title=Nottingham Forest sign Middlesbrough striker Kris Boyd|work=BBC Sport |access-date=8 March 2011|date=8 March 2011}}</ref> The same day he made his move to Forest, Boyd debuted from the bench in a 2–1 defeat to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]. He scored six goals in ten league appearances for Forest, taking his total in the [[Football League Championship]] to twelve.

===Eskişehirspor===
[[File:Boyd26.jpg|thumb|right|Boyd during his time with [[Eskişehirspor]]]]
Boyd signed a three-year contract with Turkish [[Süper Lig]] club [[Eskişehirspor]] on 8 July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14044978.stm|first=Jonathan|last=Sutherland|work=BBC Sport|date=8 July 2011|access-date=8 July 2011|title=Kris Boyd moves from Middlesbrough to Eskisehirspor}}</ref>

Boyd terminated his contract on 19 December 2011 and started legal proceedings against Eskişehirspor claiming he had never been paid during his stay at the club.<ref name="Boyd leaving Turkey">{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7387190/Boyd-leaving-Turkey |title=Boyd leaving Turkey |date=19 December 2011|access-date=19 December 2011|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> He played just 76 minutes of league football for Eskişehirspor.<ref name="Boyd leaving Turkey"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/world-football/2011/11/26/kris-boyd-told-to-improve-or-turkish-dream-could-become-a-nightmare-86908-23589480/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728190924/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/world-football/2011/11/26/kris-boyd-told-to-improve-or-turkish-dream-could-become-a-nightmare-86908-23589480/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2012 |first=Ed |last=Casey |title=Kris Boyd told to improve or Turkish dream could become a nightmare |date=26 November 2011 |access-date=26 November 2011 |work=Daily Record }}</ref>

===Portland Timbers===
On 23 January 2012, Boyd declined a contract offer from [[Major League Soccer]] side [[Houston Dynamo]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lovell|first=Darrell|title=Scottish striker Boyd passes on chance with Dynamo|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/23/scottish-striker-boyd-passes-chance-dynamo|access-date=31 January 2012|date=23 January 2012}}</ref> Boyd instead signed with [[Portland Timbers]] of MLS on 30 January 2012, becoming the club's second [[Designated Player Rule|Designated Player]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Timbers sign Designated Player Kris Boyd |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/01/timbers-sign-designated-player-kris-boyd |publisher=Portland Timbers |access-date=31 January 2012 |date=30 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131185121/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/01/timbers-sign-designated-player-kris-boyd |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref> As Houston held exclusive rights within MLS to negotiate with Boyd, Portland were forced to trade a first-round pick in the [[2013 MLS SuperDraft]] to the Dynamo for the right to sign him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dynamo, Timbers agree to terms of trade|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2012/01/dynamo-timbers-agree-terms-trade|publisher=Houston Dynamo|access-date=30 January 2012|date=30 January 2012|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202204212/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2012/01/dynamo-timbers-agree-terms-trade|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Boyd scored his first goal for the Timbers on 4 March 2012 during a pre-season exhibition against [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] of [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Boyd scores winner in Timbers win over AIK |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/03/boyd-scores-winner-timbers-win-over-aik |publisher=Portland Timbers |access-date=13 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307234809/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2012/03/boyd-scores-winner-timbers-win-over-aik |archive-date=7 March 2012 }}</ref> Eight days later, Boyd made his league debut in their season opener, where he scored Timbers' second goal of a 3–1 victory against [[Philadelphia Union]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Boys gets first MLS goal in 3–1 Timbers' win over Union|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/boys-gets-first-mls-goal-in-3-1-timbers-win-over-union/2012/03/12/gIQAVJ9b8R_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=13 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Boyd featured less frequently, however, after head coach [[John Spencer (Scottish footballer)|John Spencer]] was fired.<ref name = "options">{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/9/25/3383826/timbers-kris-boyd-future |title=Timbers Face Several Option With Kris Boyd, None of Them Are Good|first=Jeremiah |last=Oshan |work=[[SB Nation]] |date=25 September 2012 |access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref> He scored seven goals in 26 appearances for Portland in the [[2012 Major League Soccer]] season. On 31 January 2013, the Timbers announced that they had mutually agreed to end Boyd's contract.<ref name="Boyd out">{{cite web|title=Timbers, Kris Boyd mutually agree to part ways |url=http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-kris-boyd-mutually-agree-part-ways |access-date=1 February 2013 |date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205063804/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/02/timbers-kris-boyd-mutually-agree-part-ways |archive-date= 5 February 2013 }}</ref>

===Kilmarnock (second spell)===
Boyd signed a short-term deal until the end of the 2012–13 season with [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21554769|title= Kilmarnock re-sign striker Kris Boyd until end of the season|date=10 February 2013|work=BBC Sport|access-date=4 March 2013 }}</ref> Boyd was given the number eleven shirt. In [[2013–14 Scottish Premiership|2013–14]], Boyd went on to have his most prolific season for Kilmarnock, scoring 22 goals in 37 matches. His success in front of goal garnered a Scotland recall and a Player of the Year nomination.

===Rangers (second spell)===
Boyd signed a one-year contract with Rangers, of the [[Scottish Championship]], on 27 June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28052969 |title=Rangers: Kris Boyd signs one-year contract at Ibrox |work=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7090-boyd-is-back|title=Boyd Is Back!|date=27 June 2014|publisher=[[Rangers F.C.]]|access-date=27 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701172434/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/7090-boyd-is-back|archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref> He made his first competitive appearance of his second spell at Ibrox on 5 August 2014; playing in Rangers' 2–1 win over [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] in the first round of the [[Challenge Cup]]. A fortnight later, Boyd scored his first goals of the season; netting a hat-trick in an 8–1 rout of [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] in the second round of the Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=Games involving Boyd, Kris in Season 2014/2015|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player_games.php?playerid=1142&page=1|publisher=FitbaStats|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> Boyd was released by Rangers at the end of the season, along with several other players, after the club failed to gain promotion to the [[Scottish Premiership]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/king-mccall-is-still-in-the-running-to-be-rangers-manager.1433769197 |title=Mohsni, Black, Smith, Daly, Foster, Hutton, Simonson, Robinson and Faure have all left Rangers |first=Christopher |last=Jack |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=8 June 2015 |access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref>

=== Kilmarnock (third spell) ===
Boyd signed a three-year contract with [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33307500 |first=Kenny |last=Macintyre |title=Kris Boyd: Kilmarnock sign striker for a third spell at club |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref> On 13 August 2016, Boyd scored his 100th goal for Kilmarnock, in a 2–1 win away to [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Killie hitman Kris Boyd desperate for more after hitting his 100th goal for the Ayrshire club|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/killie-hitman-kris-boyd-desperate-8633522|newspaper=Daily Record|last=Ralston|first=Gary|date=15 August 2016|access-date=20 August 2016}}</ref> He scored the fastest goal in [[Scottish Premiership]] history after just 10 seconds on 28 January 2016, in a 3–2 home defeat of [[Ross County F.C.|Ross County]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.football.co.uk/kilmarnock/kilmarnock-32-ross-county-match-report/8296997/#rEfU7gAcMdwFjuxu.97 | title=Kilmarnock 3–2 Ross County: Match Report | work=FB | date=28 January 2017 | access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> Boyd scored his 200th top flight league goal, in a 2–1 home defeat to [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] on 6 March 2017,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/kilmarnock-1-2-motherwell-double-centurion-kris-boyd-misses-penalty-as-well-secure-big-win-1-4383209 | title=Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Motherwell: Double centurion Kris Boyd misses penalty as Well secure big win | work=[[The Scotsman]] | date=4 March 2016 | access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> becoming the fifth post-war player to reach that milestone.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15093080.Jim_Jefferies_hails_his_former_striker_as__predator__Kris_Boyd_eyes_up_200th_league_goal/?commentSort=score | title=Jim Jefferies hails his former striker as 'predator' Kris Boyd eyes up 200th league goal | work=[[Evening Times]] | date=15 February 2017 | access-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, Boyd scored both Kilmarnock goals in a 2–1 win against Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42375784 |title=Kilmarnock 2–1 Rangers |first=Jonathan |last=Sutherland |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=23 December 2017 |access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>

Boyd enjoyed a renaissance in his fortunes in the 2017–18 season,<ref name = "2018 recall"/> under the management of [[Steve Clarke]]. He finished as the top goalscorer in the [[2017–18 Scottish Premiership]] with 18 goals, and was nominated for both the [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year|PFA (Players')]] and [[SFWA Footballer of the Year|SWFA (Writers')]] Player of the Year awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43944186 |title=Scott Brown: Celtic captain voted PFA Scotland player of the year 2017/18 |work=BBC Sport |date=29 April 2018 |access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>

On 6 April 2019, Boyd scored from the penalty-spot in a 2–0 victory over [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ_5ouY7-C0&feature=onebox |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/sZ_5ouY7-C0 |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Kilmarnock 2–0 St Johnstone – Kilmarnock Go Six Games Undefeated! – Ladbrokes Premiership|publisher=SPFL|date=6 April 2019|access-date=2 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> With the goal, Boyd became the club's joint-second league goalscorer of all time, level with [[Eddie Morrison]] on 121 goals.<ref name="belly" /> It was also Boyd's 300th goal in his professional football career across his various clubs and with Scotland.<ref name="belly">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/kris-boyd-makes-belly-joke-16097311|title=Kris Boyd makes belly joke after being denied record-breaking Kilmarnock goal|publisher=Football Scotland|date=8 April 2019|access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref>

He announced his retirement from professional football in June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48674593|title=Kris Boyd: Kilmarnock and former Rangers and Scotland striker retires|date=18 June 2019|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==International career==
Boyd was regularly selected for the [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland under-21]] team, winning eight caps and scoring once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=491 |title=Challenge Matches 2003–2004 |access-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308173314/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland_matches.cfm?curpageid=491 |archive-date=8 March 2005}}</ref>

On 11 May 2006, he made his debut for the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] and scored twice in a 5–1 win over [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] in the [[Kirin Cup]].<ref name="internationals1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4760205.stm |title= Scotland 5–1 Bulgaria |work=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2006|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> Boyd then took part in [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|European Championship qualifying]], scoring twice against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] in a 6–0 win and also against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] in a 2–1 win, his fifth goal in six games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=63810|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918132105/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=63810|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2012|title=SCOTLAND v GEORGIA|publisher=Scottish FA|date=24 March 2007|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref>

On 11 October 2008, Boyd stated that he would not play international football again under manager [[George Burley]]. His decision came after Burley had left Boyd on the substitute bench in a 0–0 [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] qualifying match against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], opting to bring on debutant [[Chris Iwelumo]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/3185990/George-Burleys-gamble-fails-to-pay-off-as-Scotland-stutter-in-World-Cup-qualifier-Football.html |title=George Burley's gamble fails to pay off as Scotland stutter in World Cup qualifier |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=19 September 2023| first=Roddy | last=Forsyth | date=12 October 2008|url-access=subscription}}</ref> When asked about the decision, Burley stated that Boyd had "to establish himself in the Rangers team, which he hasn't done".<ref name="quit">{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7665985.stm |title= Boyd quits Scotland under Burley |work=BBC Sport |date=12 October 2008|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> After hearing those comments, Boyd contacted Burley to inform him of his decision, and confirmed his decision with [[Gordon Smith (footballer born December 1954)|Gordon Smith]], the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association.<ref name="quit" /> At a press conference on 13 October 2008, Burley hinted that the door might not be closed should Boyd reconsider, stating that Boyd, rather than he, had "made the decision", and that "...&nbsp;if [Boyd] is totally committed, that's what the country needs".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7666954.stm |title= Burley hits back at striker Boyd |work=BBC Sport |date=13 October 2008|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> On 16 November 2009, Burley was sacked as manager of Scotland after winning just three out of fourteen games as manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8361602.stm|title=Burley sacked as Scotland manager |date=16 November 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

After [[Craig Levein]] was appointed manager of Scotland in December 2009, Boyd stated that he was "ready and willing" to play for Scotland again.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8434114.stm|title=Boyd 'ready' for Scotland return |date=29 December 2009|work=BBC Sport |access-date=30 December 2009}}</ref> He was called up to the Scotland squad to play against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] in a friendly on 3 March, and he received his sixteenth cap in the second half of the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8527942.stm | title= Injured keeper Allan McGregor omitted from Scots squad |work=BBC Sport |date=22 February 2010|access-date=23 February 2010}}</ref> His most recent international appearance was in a [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying|Euro 2012 qualifier]] against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] on 7 September 2010. Boyd was recalled to the squad for a [[friendly match]] with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in November 2013, but he did not play.

His performances for Kilmarnock during the 2017–18 season led to suggestions that Boyd could be recalled to the national squad, aged 34. Boyd said that he was open to a recall,<ref name = "2018 recall">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43360165 |title=Kilmarnock: Kris Boyd open to Scotland call-up but not expecting one |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=11 March 2018 |access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref> but also stated his belief that the national team needed to develop younger players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43469559 |title=Kris Boyd: Kilmarnock striker says his 'Scotland days are gone' |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=20 March 2018 |access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref>

==Style of play==
Boyd is typically defined as a [[Glossary of association football terms|goal poacher]], whose key attribute is his strike rate. He scored an average of two goals for every three games when he arrived at Rangers; many of which came from the substitute bench, making his goals-to-games ratio even more impressive. He prefers to play in the penalty box, where he can play off the shoulder of defenders who are close to their goals. Former Rangers manager [[Alex McLeish]] compared him to rival [[Ally McCoist]] in goalscoring ability.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

When he fails to score, however, his overall contribution to the team is sometimes questioned. Manager Walter Smith occasionally chose not to play him owing to his lack of contribution to the overall team performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADsECmBwwDw|title=YouTube|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2017}} With Smith's common 4–5–1 formation, Boyd was not seen to be an effective lone striker.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/sep/18/kris-boyd-rangers|title=Kris Boyd struggles to convince Rangers he is more than a flat-track bully – Ewan Murray|first=Ewan|last=Murray|date=18 September 2009|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2016, Boyd's younger brother Scott [[suicide|took his own life]] aged 27 without explanation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/kris-boyd-reveals-heartbreak-after-brother-is-found-dead-1-4224802/amp|title=Kris Boyd reveals heartbreak after brother is found dead|work=The Scotsman|date=8 September 2016 |access-date=18 October 2018 }}</ref> 16 months later, the Kris Boyd Charity was established with the aim of assisting persons with [[mental health]] problems and to encourage discussion of the issues causing them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thekrisboydcharity.co.uk/who-we-are/|title=About us: Why I Started The Charity|publisher=The Kris Boyd Charity|date=12 January 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="soccerbase apps" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/kris-boyd/2/|title=Kris Boyd » Club matches|website=worldfootball.net|date=14 March 2014 }}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Cup]], [[FA Cup]], [[Turkish Cup]], [[U.S. Open Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|[[2000–01 Scottish Premier League|2000–01]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2000|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="6"|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
|[[2001–02 Scottish Premier League|2001–02]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2001|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|28||4||2||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=UEC|Appearance in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||32||4
|-
|[[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2002|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|38||12||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||40||12
|-
|[[2003–04 Scottish Premier League|2003–04]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2003|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|37||15||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||40||15
|-
|[[2004–05 Scottish Premier League|2004–05]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2004|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|30||17||3||2||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||35||19
|-
|[[2005–06 Scottish Premier League|2005–06]]<ref name="KB05">{{soccerbase season|24762|2005|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|19||15||0||0||1||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||20||17
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!153!!63!!8!!2!!6!!2!!1!!0!!colspan=2|—!!168!!67
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2005–06 Rangers F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="KB05"/>
|rowspan="5"|Scottish Premier League
|17||17||2||3||0||0||2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan=2|—||21||20
|-
|[[2006–07 Rangers F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2006|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|32||20||1||2||2||1||8{{efn|name=UEC}}||3||colspan=2|—||43||26
|-
|[[2007–08 Rangers F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2007|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|28||14||6||6||3||5||4{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||colspan=2|—||41||25
|-
|[[2008–09 Rangers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2008|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|35||27||5||1||4||3||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|—||46||31
|-
|[[2009–10 Rangers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2009|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|31||23||5||3||2||0||2{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan=2|—||40||26
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!143!!101!!19!!15!!11!!9!!18!!3!!colspan=2|—!!191!!128
|-
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|[[2010–11 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="KB10">{{soccerbase season|24762|2010|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|27||6||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||29||6
|-
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="KB10"/>
|Championship
|10||6||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[EFL Championship play-offs|Championship play-offs]]}}||0||12||6
|-
|[[Eskişehirspor]]
|[[2011–12 Süper Lig|2011–12]]<ref name="KBSW">{{soccerway|kris-boyd/839|accessdate=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Süper Lig]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0
|-
|[[Portland Timbers]]
|[[2012 Portland Timbers season|2012]]<ref name="KBSW"/>
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|26||7||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||7
|-
|rowspan="3"|Kilmarnock
|[[2012–13 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2012|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|8||3||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||3
|-
|[[2013–14 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2013|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|36||22||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||37||22
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!44!!25!!2!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!colspan=2|—!!46!!25
|-
|Rangers
|[[2014–15 Rangers F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2014|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Championship]]
|29||3||3||2||4||2||colspan=2|—||7{{efn|Four appearances and three goals in [[Scottish Challenge Cup]], three appearances in [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Scottish Premiership play-offs]]}}||3||43||10
|-
|rowspan="5"|Kilmarnock
|[[2015–16 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2015|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|Scottish Premiership
|29||5||0||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|Appearances in [[2015–16 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Scottish Premiership play-offs]]}}||1||33||7
|-
|[[2016–17 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2016|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|27||8||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||29||8
|-
|[[2017–18 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2017|access-date=15 November 2017}}</ref>
|34||18||4||2||4||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||42||23
|-
|[[2018–19 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|24762|2018|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>
|19||2||2||0||4||4||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||25||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!109!!33!!7!!2!!11!!8!!colspan=2|—!!2!!1!!129!!44
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!543!!244!!41!!21!!33!!21!!19!!3!!11!!4!!647!!293
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|2006||6||4
|-
|2007||8||3
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
|2010||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||18||7
|}

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boyd goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Kris Boyd<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26913| title=Kris Boyd | publisher=EU-football.info|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan="2"|11 May 2006 || rowspan="2"|[[Home's Stadium Kobe|Kobe Wing Stadium]], [[Kobe]], Japan || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center" rowspan="2"|5–1<ref name="internationals1"/> || rowspan="2"|[[Kirin Cup]]
|-
| 2. || align="center"|2–1
|-
| 3. || rowspan="2"|2 September 2006 || rowspan="2"|[[Celtic Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || rowspan="2"|{{fb|FRO}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center" rowspan="2"|6–0<ref name="internationals2">{{cite news|last=Moffat |first=Colin |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/5292876.stm |title= Scotland 6–0 Faroe Islands |work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2006|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> || rowspan="2"|[[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group B|Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
| 4. || align="center"|5–0
|-
| 5. || 24 March 2007 || [[Hampden Park]], Glasgow, Scotland || {{fb|GEO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"| 2–1<ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor |first=Julian |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6449543.stm |title= Scotland 2–1 Georgia |work=BBC Sport |date=24 March 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> || Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
| 6. || 22 August 2007 || [[Pittodrie Stadium]], Aberdeen, Scotland || {{fb|RSA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"| 1–0<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6955671.stm |title= Scotland 1–0 South Africa |work=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 7. || 8 September 2007 || Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland || {{fb|LTU}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"| 3–1<ref>{{cite news|last=Moffat |first=Colin |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6981599.stm |title= Scotland 3–1 Lithuania |work=BBC Sport |date=8 September 2007|access-date=14 March 2009}}</ref> || Euro 2008 qualifying
|}

==Honours==

=== Club ===
'''Rangers'''
* [[Scottish Premier League]]: [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|2008–09]],<ref>{{ cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8062744.stm|work=BBC Sport| publisher=BBC | first=Andy |last=Campbell| date=24 May 2009 | title=Dundee United 0–3 Rangers}}</ref> [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8638892.stm|title=Hibernian 0–1 Rangers|date=25 April 2010|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC | first=Andy |last=Campbell}}</ref>
* [[Scottish Cup]]: [[2008 Scottish Cup Final|2007–08]],<ref name="2008 cup"/> [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rangers 1–0 Falkirk|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm|work=BBC Sport|last=Moffat|first=Colin|date=30 May 2009|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2008 Scottish League Cup Final|2007–08]],<ref name="rangers lc"/> [[2010 Scottish League Cup Final|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite news|title=St Mirren 0–1 Rangers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8576203.stm|work=BBC Sport|last=Campbell|first=Andy|date=21 March 2010|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]<ref name="uefa08">{{cite news |date=14 May 2008 |title=Zenit St Petersburg 2–0 Rangers |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7393752.stm |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref>

===International===
'''Scotland'''
*[[Kirin Cup]]: [[Kirin Cup#2006 Kirin Cup|2006]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4765811.stm| title=Japan 0–0 Scotland | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC | date=13 May 2006 }}</ref>

=== Individual ===
* [[Scottish Premier League Golden Boot|Scottish league top goalscorer]] (5): [[2005–06 Scottish Premier League#Top scorers|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Scottish Premier League#Top scorers|2006–07]], [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League#Top scorers|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League#Top scorers|2009–10]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/top-scorer-award-for-boyd-2010-05-09 | title=TOP SCORER AWARD FOR BOYD | publisher=[[SPFL]] | date=9 May 2010 | access-date=11 May 2011}}</ref> [[2017–18 Scottish Premiership|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/boyd-is-premiership-top-scorer | title=BOYD IS PREMIERSHIP TOP SCORER | publisher=[[SPFL]] | date=15 May 2010 | access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League Golden Boot]] (broke SPL goalscoring record): January 2010<ref>{{cite web | url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/golden-boot-for-boyd-2010-01-02 | title=GOLDEN BOOT FOR BOYD | publisher=SPFL | date=2 January 2010 | access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year]] (shortlisted): 2005–06,<ref name="award double">{{cite web | title=Old Firm pair up for award double | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/4924006.stm | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=19 April 2006 | access-date=11 May 2019}}</ref> 2009–10,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8621078.stm | work=BBC News | title=Rangers quartet vie for top award | date=15 April 2010}}</ref> 2013–14,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27183434 |title=Celtic's Kris Commons named Premiership player of year |work=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2014 |date=27 April 2014}}</ref> 2017–18<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43891579 |title=Kris Boyd, John McGinn & Celtic's Scott Brown & James Forrest up for PFA award |work=BBC Sport |date=25 April 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>
* [[PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year]] (shortlisted): 2005–06<ref name="award double"/>
* [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]] (shortlisted): 2005–06.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2335663/Why-the-writers-voted-for-a-safe-pair-of-hands.html | title=Why the writers voted for a safe pair of hands | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=21 April 2006 | access-date=12 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|Scottish Premier League Player of the Month]] (3): [[2005–06 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2005]], [[2005–06 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|January 2006]], [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|December 2009]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8461272.stm |title=Walter Smith and Kris Boyd rewarded for Rangers form |date=15 January 2010|work=BBC Sport |access-date=15 January 2010}}</ref>
* [[List of Scottish Professional Football League monthly award winners|Scottish Premiership Player of the Month]]: December 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42692369 |title=Kilmarnock: Kris Boyd and Steve Clarke win December awards |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=15 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[List of Scottish Premier League monthly award winners|Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month]]: August 2002,<ref name="young player"/> January 2003<ref>{{cite news|title=Boyd surprised at award|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/2730831.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=13 February 2003|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2022 |title=Trio inducted into Kilmarnock FC Hall of Fame |url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/trio-inducted-into-kilmarnock-fc-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=11 April 2025 |website=Kilmarnock FC |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of footballers in Scotland by number of league goals]] (200+)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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