| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Joseph Gerard Boyle | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Norwich City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009 | Dumbarton | 20 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Partick Thistle | 54 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Clyde (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011- | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Patrick Joseph Gerard Boyle (born 20 March 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer currently playing as a left back for Dunfermline Athletic. He has represented his country at under 19 level.
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Boyle signed terms for Everton's academy in 2003, from Scottish side Livingston. He performed well in his first two years for the academy and reserves and in July 2005 the defender was rewarded with a one year professional contract. Boyle was named on the substitutes bench for a FA Cup 4th Round tie against Chelsea in March 2006. In the summer of 2006 he signed a one year extension to his contract and made his first appearances for the first team in the 2006 pre-season.
Boyle joined Championship side Norwich City on a one month loan deal and made his debut for the club on 16 September against Crystal Palace at Carrow Road. His loan spell at Norwich ended on October 17 due to Boyle picking up a back injury. This injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006/07 season.
He signed for League One side Crewe Alexandra on 21 January on loan. After impressing in his first month Boyle's contract was extended by a further 2 months making him a part of the Alex squad until April 19th 2008[1] After making a total of 17 appearances for Crewe Alexandra, Boyle returned to Everton.
On 14 May 2008 he was, along with many other young players, released by Everton.
After appearing as a trialist in 3 matches, on 31 January 2009, Boyle signed with Scottish Third Division side Dumbarton. In the remainder of the 2008–09 season he made 17 league appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals. This contribution helped Dumbarton win the Third Division championship, and promotion to the Second Division.
Boyle signed for Partick Thistle on 9 July 2009 on a 2 year contract.[2]
On 5 March 2010, Boyle joined Clyde on loan for a month, joining Partick team-mates William Kinniburgh and Kris Doolan, who were already on loan at Broadwood Stadium.[3] He made 8 appearances in his spell at Clyde, before returning to Partick at the start of April.
On Thistle's first home league match of Season 10/11, Boyle scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over title favourites Dundee at Firhill. On the 1st of April Boyle rejected the offer of a new two year contract from Thistle amidst rumours of interest from Scottish Premier League teams.
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