Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Alma Mater:
- UCSB, '13
The Bruins in 2022 tied a school record for single-season victories with 22, and their 13-0 start to the season set a new program record. Boyoko and the Bruin staff earned National and Pacific Region Staff of the Year honors by the United Soccer Coaches. In 2023, the Bruins went 16-2-1 and won the Pac-12 Championship, and in 2024, UCLA swept through the Big Ten Conference Tournament with three shutout victories and a conference record five goals in the championship match.
Boyoko came to UCLA from UC Santa Barbara, where he served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator of the womenโs team from 2017-2021. He helped guide the Gauchos to Big West Tournament appearances in 2017, 2018 and 2021, along with an appearance in the 2018 Big West final. Boyoko also served as associate head coach at Santa Barbara City College from 2014-16, leading the Lady Vaqueros to their first Final Four appearance in 2016 and to the Western State North Conference championship in 2014. His SBCC teams went 39-16-12 in his three seasons.
As head coach of the Santa Barbara Soccer Club from 2012-22, Boyoko has helped multiple athletes move on to collegiate soccer. The club won the Surf Cup championships in 2018 and 2019 and was the Coast Soccer Premier League Champion in 2017.
Boyoko has extensive experience in player development and analytics, as well as recruiting both nationally and internationally.
A former team captain for the UCSB men, Boyoko led the Gauchos in scoring in 2013 with eight goals, including five game-winners, and 19 points. He received All-Big West honors and led the team to a NCAA Tournament appearance. He previously played at Auburn Montgomery and earned NAIA first-team All-America honors as a sophomore in 2011 after scoring 17 goals across 19 games. Boyoko was a member of the INF Clairefontaine Academy in France and has additional playing experience with Paris SG, Lille OSC, Real Mallorca and the French Youth National Team.
The Paris, France native graduated from UCSB in 2013 with a degree in Global & International Studies.
