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Ally Roy
Personal information
Full name	Alistair Roy
Date of birth	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
2014–2018	Heart of Midlothian
2015–2016	→ East Stirlingshire (loan)
2016–2017	→ Stenhousemuir (loan)
2017–2018	→ Dumbarton (loan)
2018	→ Sligo Rovers (loan)
2018	Derry City
2019	Partick Thistle
2019–2021	Airdrieonians
2021–2022	Queen of the South
2022–2023	Glentoran
2023	→ Greenock Morton (loan)
2024	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)
International career
2018	Northern Ireland U21
	*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
Club	Season	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	Scottish League One	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