Boyes was born in the Welsh city of St Asaph and moved to Chester in England at the age of five.[3][4]
Club career
Liverpool
Boyes made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, starting in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, which finished as a 5–0 loss. He scored an own goal in the match, after blocking a ball from Ahmed Elmohamady, to find it looped over the goalkeeper's head into the corner of the net.[5][6][7] Boyes made another appearance for Liverpool in the 2019–20 season, as he appeared in stoppage time against Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round replay of the FA Cup.[3]
On 12 August 2020, Boyes joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan.[8] On 23 September, he made his debut for the Cod Army. Starting at left centre-back in a EFL Cup Third round tie against Everton. He played the full match in a 2–5 defeat.[9] He made kept his place in the squad for the next game. A 0–1 defeat against AFC Wimbledon in the League One.[10] However, he would only make two more appearances before being recalled by Liverpool on 2 January 2021.[11][12]
Boyes is a centre-back but has also been deployed as a left back so far during his career.[20] He has described himself as a "calm defender who likes to play and build up from the back.".[21]Joey Barton, who managed Boyes during his loan spell at Fleetwood, described him as "a young player with plenty of potential".[22]
