Adam Boyes

York City

Born in Lingdale, North Yorkshire, Boyes played for his local team Lingdale before being spotted by a scout for York City. He went on trial with York and subsequently joined the club's Centre of Excellence in 2005. He signed a two-year scholarship with York in June 2007 and was part of the team that progressed to the third round of the 2007–08 FA Youth Cup. While still a first-year scholar, he made his first-team debut on 16 March 2008 as an 84th minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Torquay United in the semi-final second leg of the FA Trophy. After scoring a hat-trick for the reserve team against Barnsley, he made his league debut on 8 April as a substitute during York's 4–0 Conference Premier victory away to Stafford Rangers. Following this appearance, manager Colin Walker said "I thought he looked the part and that can only be good for York City football club". He went on to make two further appearances during the 2007–08 season, which he finished with four appearances. He was handed a one-week trial with Premier League champions Manchester United in May 2008, and after this was extended for a second week he played in a youth tournament that included Hibernian, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur and a Russian team. During the tournament, he scored for United after intercepting the ball from an attempted header back to goal from an opposition player against Premier Soccer League team Supersport United in a 1–1 draw. Following this, he had "etched out a…

Boyes was named in the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in February 2009, for a friendly against the Malta under-21 team, after initially being placed on standby for the match. He entered the match as a second-half substitute as England won 4–0. It was over two years before Boyes made his next England C appearance, which came on 15 November 2011 after starting a 3–1 defeat away to Gibraltar in a friendly. This was followed by a substitute appearance against Italy in a 1–1 draw on 28 February 2012 in the 2011–2013 International Challenge Trophy. He earned three caps for England C from 2009 to 2012.

Boyes plays as a striker, although he has also been used as a left winger, and in this position his retention of the ball was "exemplary". He has described himself "as a player who holds the ball up, although I like to work down the channels as well. I see myself as a decent finisher too." He was said to display "a level of awareness that is rare in a 17-year-old".

Boyes attended York College one and a half days a week while with York City.