Boyce's current-season form is up 911% on last season (Season 9→91), while his Rating climbed 15→18. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Heart Of Midlothian · 7th	10	0	2	6.58	18	91
2023/24	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	15	1	3	6.89	15	9
2022/23	Heart Of Midlothian · 4th	5	1	0	6.48	16	3
2021/22	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	31	10	3	6.95	30	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

L. Boyce is a 35-year-old centre-forward at Derry City, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20% of available minutes). He brings 7.5 goal contributions per 90 (7.5 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Boyce.

On the season, Boyce graded 91 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 0 assists in 1 appearance (7.5 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 91). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18. At 35 Boyce is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

17.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

91.1

Seasoni

elite — among the best in the position

20%

Minutes

limited game time

7.5

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Derry City finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

3 goals in 1 appearance (3 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 7.5 goal contributions per 90 (7.5 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 20% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 17.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (7.5 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20%

Available fixtures2 of 2

Goals / 907.5

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 907.5

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 902.5

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~36), then tapers with age. At 35, Boyce sits on 10.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Boyce's projected Rating — 17.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.