Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Alma Mater:
- UCSB, '13
Boyoko served as UCLA's associate head coach for the past two seasons after joining the staff in 2022 as an assistant coach. Over four years, his teams compiled a 67-13-9 (.803) overall record and a 33-5-6 (.818) conference record, with NCAA Tournament appearances in each year. In 2022, he and the UCLA coaches earned recognition by the United Soccer Coaches as the National and Pacific Region Staff of the Year after recording a program-best 13-0 start, ultimately earning a school record-tying 22 victories and winning the national title. 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. UCLA lead the nation in team defense in 2024 with a 0.41 goals against average and ranked second in 2025 with a conference-best 0.47 goals against average.
Player development has been strong under Boyoko, as he has coached 21 Bruins who went on to professional playing careers both domestically and internationally, along with multiple national and youth national team players. UCLA players won six major conference awards during Boyoko's four years on staff, including Defender of the Year three times in a row (Lilly Reale) and Freshman of the Year the last two seasons (Nicki Fraser in 2024 and Bella Winn in 2025).
Boyoko previously served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator of the UC Santa Barbara women's team from 2017-21. 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. He also served as the 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. He was also the head coach of the Santa Barbara Soccer Club from 2012-22, winning two Surf Cups and the 2017 Coast Soccer Premiere League Championship.
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.
Boyoko, who grew up in Paris, France, graduated from UCSB in 2013 with a degree in Global & International Studies. He and his wife Rachel have two children, Khai and Enzo.
