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	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	1	(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	21	(2)
National team
2018	Northern Ireland U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 23 January 2021 (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 23 January 2021[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2014–15[15]	Scottish Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2015–16[16]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[17]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	2017–18[18]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Heart of Midlothian Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
East Stirlingshire (loan)	2015–16[16][14]	Scottish League Two	14	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	4
Stenhousemuir (loan)	2016–17[17]	Scottish League One	28	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	3
Dumbarton (loan)	2017–18[18]	Scottish Championship	16	2	1	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	25	3
Sligo Rovers (loan)	2018[14]	League of Ireland Premier Division	17	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	2
Derry City	2018[14][19][20]		11	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	14	7
Partick Thistle	2018–19[21]	Scottish Championship	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Airdrieonians	2019–20[22]	Scottish League One	20	2	0	0	4	3	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	5
	2020-21[23]		1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Airdrieonians Total		21	2	1	0	4	3	3	0	30	5
Career total			112	15	9	5	11	3	10	1	142	24

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.
23. "Games played by Ally Roy in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

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