Monday 8th January, 2024 at 4:59pm
Partick Thistle WFC are delighted to announce the signing of Motherwell striker Carla Boyce, subject to SFA approval.
Carla, who turned 25 just a few days ago, had been a mainstay of the Motherwell side since joining them from Hibernian in 2021.
Carla joins Brian Graham’s squad with an impressive pedigree. She started her career with Glasgow City, where she sampled Champions League football, before going on to have spells with Spartans (on loan), Rangers and Hibernian, prior to her switch to Motherwell.
Additionally, Carla has been capped by Scotland at under at under 16, under 17 and under 19 levels, winning a total of 29 caps across those three levels.
Last season Carla bagged an impressive 15 goals for Motherwell as they were edged out by Thistle in the race to secure a top six place.
In the first half of the current season Carla continued that fine scoring form with 7 goals, including a hat-trick against Hamilton.
Her signature is seen as a major boost to Thistle’s aspirations of securing a second successive top six finish.
Carla was in attendance at Petershill Park on Sunday as Thistle defeated her old side 4-2 in the Scottish Cup and will be available for selection as Thistle face Aberdeen next Sunday at Petershill Park with a 4:10pm Kick-off.
Said manager Brian Graham,
“I’m absolutely delighted to get Carla on board. She’s a player I’ve been impressed with every time we’ve come up against her. I think it shows what we are building here that she’s made the decision to leave Motherwell to come join us.
We wanted to add more firepower up front in January and Carla was our number 1 target so to get her in this early in the window is fantastic.
The two additions so far of Carla and Rebecca McAllister add even more quality to our squad and really show the direction we are heading”
Carla Boyce said: “I’m excited to be a Partick Thistle player, It’s a team that I’ve come up against a lot in the last few seasons and one that really looks to be going places.
“The togetherness and team spirit is clear for everyone to see and every player want’s to be part of a team like that.
Brian has made it clear the goals the team has and I want to come in and help achieve those goals and help the team as much as possible”
