Ally Roy

Ally Roy
Personal information
Full name Alistair Roy
Date of birth (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Number 10
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 (0)
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)
2019–2021 Airdrieonians 32 (2)
2021–2022 Queen of the South 35 (4)
2022–2023 Glentoran 20 (1)
2023 → Greenock Morton (loan) 9 (0)
2024 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 17 (5)
International career
2018 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:08, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

Alistair Roy (born 26 May 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League Two club Stirling Albion.

Career

Roy was born in Airdrie. On 20 August 2014, Roy debuted for the Hearts first-team at the age of 17,[1] coming on as a 65th-minute substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match versus 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 out on loan to Scottish League Two club East Stirlingshire until January 2016.[4] Roy signed a new one-year deal with the Jambos 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 contract with Hearts in the summer of 2017, he joined Scottish Championship club Dumbarton on loan until January 2018.[7] Roy scored his first goal for the Sons in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk in August 2017.[8] After making 25 appearances for the Sons, scoring three goals, Roy returned to Hearts in January 2018.[9] Roy was then loaned out to Irish club Sligo Rovers in February 2018, on a deal due to run until 30 June 2018.[10]

Roy departed 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 club Partick Thistle in January 2019.[12]

This allowed him his first taste of European football as he featured in both legs of the club's 2018–19 UEFA Europa League tie against Dinamo Minsk of Belarus. Derry lost the first leg 2–0 at home, leaving them with an uphill battle to go through in the second leg.[13] Roy scored in the away leg as Derry bowed out despite winning the game.[14]

On 10 June 2019, Roy signed for Airdrieonians,[15] where he remained for two seasons until 31 May 2021.

On 10 June 2021, Roy signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South in a one-year deal.[16] On 24 July 2021, Roy scored his first hat-trick for the Doonhamers at Palmerston in the Premier Sports Cup versus Airdrieonians in a 4–1 win.[17] Following relegation to Scottish League One, Roy was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[18]

On 1 June 2022, Roy signed a two-year deal with Glentoran.[19] On 10 January 2023, Roy joined Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on loan until the end of the season.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of 10 January 2023[22]
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 Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2015–16 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2015–16[23][22] Scottish League Two 14 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 4
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2016–17 Scottish League One 28 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 3
Dumbarton (loan) 2017–18 Scottish Championship 16 2 1 0 4 0 4 1 25 3
Sligo Rovers (loan) 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division 17 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 2
Derry City 2018 LOI Premier Division 11 2 3 5 0 0 2[a] 1 - 16 8
Partick Thistle 2018–19 Scottish Championship 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Airdrieonians 2019–20 Scottish League One 20 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 27 5
2020–21 12 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 17 3
Total 32 5 1 0 5 3 5 1 46 9
Queen of the South 2021–22 Scottish Championship 26 4 2 0 4 6 4 2 36 12
Glentoran 2022–23 NIFL Premiership 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Greenock Morton (loan) 2022–23 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 163 23 11 5 15 9 19 4 208 41
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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.[permanent dead link‍]
  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. 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. ^ "UEFA Europa League - Derry-Dinamo Minsk". UEFA.com.
  14. ^ "UEFA Europa League - Dinamo Minsk-Derry". UEFA.com.
  15. ^ "STRIKER ALLY JOINS THE DIAMONDS". Airdrieonians F.C. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  16. ^ "QosFC: Welcome - Ally Roy".
  17. ^ "QoS : Report - Airdrieonians 24.7.21".
  18. ^ "QosFC: Squad Update". www.qosfc.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Signing News: Welcome Ally Roy | Glentoran FC".
  20. ^ "Glentoran striker joins Morton on loan". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Ally Roy Joins on loan from Glentoran". Greenock Morton FC. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b Ally Roy at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  23. ^ "Games played by Ally Roy in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.