Colin Doyle

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Colin Doyle
Personal information
Full name Colin Doyle
Date of birth August 12, 1985
Place of birth    Cork, Ireland
Height 6ft 5in
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Birmingham City
Number 13
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003-
2004
2004-2005
2005
2005-2006
Birmingham City
Chester City (loan)
Nottingham Forest (loan)
Millwall (loan)
Millwall (loan)
07 (0)
00 (0)
03 (0)
04 (0)
10 (0)   
National team
2006- Ireland U21

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 27 February 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Colin Doyle (born August 12, 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who is currently Birmingham City's number 2 goalkeeper.

Having signed a professional contract with Birmingham as an 18 year old, he has had loan spells at Chester City and Nottingham Forest, during neither of which he saw much first-team action.

He played his schoolboy football in Ireland with Douglas Hall in Cork from Under 8 up to Under 15, when he joined Birmingham City. He has progressed through the Birmingham ranks and made his competitive debut against Shrewsbury in the 2006/07 Carling Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win. He followed up this appearance with his League debut against Cardiff City, where the Blues lost 2-0.

In August 2006, he played against Greece away for Ireland Under 21s and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory.

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Birmingham City F.C. - Current Squad

1 Taylor | 2 Kelly | 3 Sadler | 4 Taylor | 6 Clemence | 7 Larsson | 8 Cole | 9 Forssell | 10 Jerome | 11 Gray | 12 Nafti | 13 Doyle | 14 Campbell | 15 Kilkenny | 16 Tébily | 17 Danns | 19 Vine | 21 N'Gotty | 22 Johnson | 23 Birley | 24 Jaïdi | 25 Aluko | 26 Muamba | 27 Bendtner | 28 McSheffrey | 29 Legzdins | 31 Pearce | Manager: Bruce