his professional career when he signed with New Zealand side Waitakere United on 20 October 2014. Waitakere cut ties with Boyens following the 2014–15 season. International Boyens was included in the New Zealand squad for a series of matches against Malaysia in February 2006, but did not play in any of them. He made his national team debut in an unofficial friendly later that year, when he came on as a substitute during New Zealand's 5–1 loss to Spanish club Sevilla FC on 15 August. Boyens' first official international appearance came in May 2007, when New Zealand drew with Wales 2–2. The Observer noted that the defensive back two pairing of Boyens and Ben Sigmund were "boasting 10 minutes international experience between them". He was named in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup New Zealand squad, and gifted David Villa Spain's fifth goal when he "air shot" a routine clearance during Spain's 5–0 rout over New Zealand on Sunday 14 June. On 10 May 2010, Boyens was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Club career statistics Honors New York Red Bulls Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2008 See also New Zealand national football team New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup New Zealand national football team results List of New Zealand international footballers References External links NZ Football Profile 1983 births Living people All-American men's college soccer players Association football defenders Association footballers from Dunedin Chivas USA players LA Galaxy players LA Galaxy non-playing staff Major League Soccer players New Mexico Lobos men's soccer players New York Red Bulls players New Zealand association footballers New Zealand international footballers People educated at Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin Toronto FC draft picks Toronto FC players University of Otago alumni 2004 OFC Nations Cup players 2008 OFC Nations Cup players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players New Zealand expatriate association footballers Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Canada