Eoin Doyle (born 12 March 1988) is an Irish former professional

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who played as a

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. During his career he played for Shelbourne,

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, Hibernian, Chesterfield,

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and

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Playing career

Youth

Doyle was born in

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and had a very successful underage career which included playing for the U15

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. He first began his sporting career in Gaelic Football from an early age in Dublin. He then began his underage club career at then Irish champions Shelbourne, however after three years he left for Cherry Orchard in 2001. He was widely tipped to make the move to English football within a few years as his coaches believed him to be of such a standard.

Shelbourne

Following a four-year spell with Dublin club

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, Doyle returned to Shelbourne who had just been relegated to the

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. He was one of new boss

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's first signings and was expected to make a large impact at the club. His time there was cut short and he was released midway through the 2007 season without making his league debut following a disappointing spell for him and the club.

Shamrock Rovers

Later on in the 2007 season he signed for

. He was promoted from the U21s to the senior squad during the 2007 season, making his debut against

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on 10 August 2007. In his first full season,

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, he netted five goals in 30 league appearances, with his first league goal coming against Sligo Rovers. It was speculated that he would move to a different club following manager

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's departure, however he remained at the club for the 2009 season. He was a substitute for Stephen Bradley in the first game at

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. Unfortunately for Doyle he did not become a major player under new Rovers manager, Michael O'Neill after the signing of

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Sligo Rovers

Doyle joined

on 16 July 2009. He scored on his debut in a 2–0 win over

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. He also scored in the 2009 FAI Cup Final at

, however Rovers lost the match 2–1 to Sporting Fingal. Doyle contributed 8 goals during the successful 2010 season that saw Rovers win both domestic cups, the

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and the EA Sports Cup. Doyle did very well when forced to play as a centre-forward in the

final win and scored one of two penalties in the shoot-out. The 2011 season proved to be his best to date. Early on in the season he was moved into the centre-forward position. He relished the role, scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 win over

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and at one stage was the league's leading scorer. Doyle ended up scoring 25 goals as Rovers finished second in the league and won the 2011 FAI Cup Final. Doyle scored in the Cup Final penalty shootout, where Rovers ran out victorious 4–1 against Shelbourne. His contract with Rovers expired at the end of the season.

Hibernian

In December 2011, Doyle played in a closed-doors friendly match for Hibernian. Doyle signed an 18-month contract with Hibernian later that week. He made his first team debut in a 3–1 defeat against

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rivals Hearts. Doyle scored his first goal for Hibs on 7 January, in a

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. He scored the only goal of the game in the next round of the Scottish Cup, against

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on 4 February. Doyle did not start a game for more than two months, until an appearance against St Mirren in late April, where he missed some chances as Hibs lost 1–0. A week later, however, Doyle scored his first league goal for Hibs during a 4–0 victory against

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, which secured Hibs' place in the SPL. ''

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'' reported on 3 April 2013 that Doyle had agreed to sign for English

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club Chesterfield. Shortly after this announcement, Doyle scored the equaliser in the

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4–3 after extra time after having initially been behind 3–0. Doyle played his last match for Hibs in the 2013 Scottish Cup Final defeat by

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Chesterfield

Following his agreement to sign for Chesterfield in April 2013, Doyle formally signed for the club on 31 May. Doyle said that the presence of manager

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, who had worked with him at

, was an important factor in his decision to join Chesterfield.

2013–14 season

Doyle scored 13 goals in all competitions in his first season with the club, in a season that saw the club promoted to

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and reach the Football League Trophy Final.

2014–15 season

Doyle started the season brilliantly scoring seven goals in six games including a hat-trick against

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. Three days later Doyle scored another hat-trick this time against Preston. Doyle was named Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for September after seven goals in four games. Doyle continued his form in October scoring three goals in two games against

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and

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Cardiff City

On 2 February 2015, Doyle signed for

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side

for an undisclosed fee. He made his début in a 1–1 draw at Hillsborough against

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, and later scored his first goal on 21 March against

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. Doyle went on to score 5 goals in 16 appearances during the remainder of the season.

Preston North End

Despite being a regular in the Cardiff side the previous season, Doyle was sent on loan to

for the 2015–16 season on 1 September 2015, and made his debut as a substitute against

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on 12 September. It took Doyle a month to find the back the net, where he scored the winner against

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. Doyle signed permanently for Preston for an undisclosed fee on 29 June 2016. After a very public fight on the pitch between Doyle and Preston teammate Jermaine Beckford during the 2016/2017 season, Doyle fell out of favour and was subsequently loaned out to League Two side Portsmouth until the end of the season. During the summer of 2017 after returning from an unsuccessful loan spell at Portsmouth, Doyle featured in new Preston North End manager Alex Neil's plans for the 2017–18 season, battling it out with Jordan Hugill and Sean Maguire to lead the line.

Oldham Athletic (loan)

On 31 August 2017,

signed Doyle on loan until 1 January 2018.

Bradford City

He signed for

in August 2018. He scored 10 goals in 44 games in his debut season with The Bantams

Swindon Town (loan)

On 16 August 2019, Doyle joined fellow League Two side

on a year-long loan deal. In December 2019, he became the first player in any of England's top four leagues to score in eleven consecutive matches since Leicester City's

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in 2015. He was recalled by Bradford on 8 January 2020. He signed permanent deal with Swindon on 30 January 2020.

Swindon Town

Eoin Doyle signed a permanent deal with Swindon on 30 January 2020, following a successful loan with the club during the first half of 2019–20 season.

Bolton Wanderers

On 10 July 2020, Doyle joined newly relegated League Two club

on a three-year deal, turning down offers from

sides

and

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to sign for ''The Trotters''. After scoring three goals in Pre-season, his competitive debut came on 5 September in Bolton's first match of the season, a 1–2 home defeat against

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in the first round of the

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. He scored his first competitive goal on 3 October, scoring Bolton's first goal in a 2–1 win against Harrogate Town. Doyle finished the season as Bolton's top scorer in all competitions, having scored 19 goals in League Two as his side achieved direct promotion to League One. Plus, he was named in the league's

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, together with his team-mate Ricardo Almeida Santos. In January 2022, it was confirmed that, despite leaving

for

, Doyle would take up a role as Bolton's

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for the Ireland region and would combine the role with his on-going playing career. This led to Bolton signing Eoin Toal from Doyle's recommendation.

St Patrick's Athletic

2022 season

On 7 January 2022, it was announced that Doyle had returned home to

, signing for

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runners up and current

holders

on a three-year deal where he would play under their new manager

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, a former teammate of Doyle's at Hibernian. On 11 February 2022, Doyle scored on his debut for the club in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against his former club

. On 11 March 2022, Doyle scored his first league goal for the club by heading home a Chris Forrester free kick to help his side to a 2–0 win away to

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. He followed his first league goal up by opening the scoring in a 2–0 win over UCD at

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3 days later. On 22 April, he scored twice, in another 2–0 win over

, this time at

. On 15 July 2022, Doyle scored his 200th career goal in his 596th career appearance when he opened the scoring in a 1–1 draw at home to

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for his 10th league goal of the season. Doyle made his first appearance in European football for the club on 21 July 2022, assisting Chris Forrester's equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side

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in the

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. Doyle scored a brace of penalties on 3 October 2022, to help his side to a 4–4 draw having previously trailed 4–2 away to rivals Shelbourne at

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. His final goals of the season came in the final game of the year on 6 November 2022 when he scored a brace and also assisted a goal for Anthony Breslin in a 4–0 win over Shelbourne to take him up to 15 goals in all competitions in his first season with the club.

2023 season

Doyle's first goal of the 2023 season came on 24 February when he came off the bench to score the only goal of the game in a 1–0 home win over rivals Shelbourne, his fifth goal in his last three appearances against them. On 17 March 2023, Doyle scored a penalty to level the scores at 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 draw with rivals

. Doyle's third goal of the season came on 10 April 2023 in a 3–1 win away to

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. On 5 June 2023, Doyle scored in a 4–1 win over Derry City at

, a goal that turned out to be his 208th and final goal of his professional career. Doyle's final appearance in professional football was on 20 July 2023, in a

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tie at home to

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Retirement

On 27 July 2023, it was announced that Doyle had retired from professional football at age 35 for personal reasons, after scoring 208 goals in 635 appearances during his career.

Personal life

Doyle is a fully qualified

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. His cousin is

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footballer

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Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Sligo Rovers *

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Chesterfield *

: 2013–14 *

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runner-up: 2013–14 Portsmouth *

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: 2016–17 Swindon Town *EFL League Two: 2019–20 Bolton Wanderers *EFL League Two third-place promotion:

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Individual *

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: 2014–15 League One, 2019–20 League Two, 2020–21 League Two *

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: September 2014 * EFL League Two Player of the Month: October 2019, November 2019, December 2019 *EFL League Two Player of the Year: 2019–20 *EFL League Two Top Scorer: 2019–20

References

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