Terrence Anthony Boyd (born February 16, 1991) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for SV Waldhof Mannheim, a club in Germany's third tier 3.
She eventually remarried and Boyd credits his stepfather for much of his success, saying in a 2012 interview,[2]I don't think I would have become a pro without him because I am a lazy guy...
I'm a guy who is trying to get better every day, and that focus, I got it from him.Boyd grew up playing in various youth systems but made his senior debut with Hertha BSC II in 2009.
[15] After getting no playing time for Leipzig's senior team in the first half of the 2016–17 season, Boyd moved to SV Darmstadt 98 in January 2017.
FC Kaiserslautern in January 2022 and is currently their top scorer with 9 goals in 13 games for the German soccer club.
[21] Born to an African American serviceman and a German mother, Boyd holds dual citizenship.
For Boyd, the process of obtaining a passport forced him to deal with the pain of his family's breakup, as he needed his biological father to sign the necessary paperwork.
On May 20, Boyd was announced as one of the final additions to the U.S. squad for a five-game series set to culminate in two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
[25] He cemented his status as an American in international soccer by playing in the FIFA World Cup qualifier on June 8, 2012, against Antigua and Barbuda.
[26] Later in 2012, Boyd played a major role in a landmark result for the U.S. in a friendly match against Mexico at the Estadio Azteca.
His back heel allowed Michael Orozco Fiscal to score the only goal of the match, the United States' first ever victory at the stadium.