Kevin Doyle

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Kevin Doyle

Doyle pictured in 2008
Personal information
Full nameKevin Edward Doyle
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983
Place of birthAdamstown, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubQueens Park Rangers
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Number14
Youth career
Wexford Youths
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2003St Patrick's Athletic10(0)
2003–2005Cork City76(25)
2005–2009Reading157(55)
2009–Wolverhampton Wanderers156(30)
2014–→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)1(1)
National team‡
2002–2005Republic of Ireland U2111(6)
2006–Republic of Ireland56(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:40, 28 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:34, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish international footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently on loan at Queens Park Rangers from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He played for St Patrick's Athletic, and Cork City in his homeland before he moved to English side Reading. He was part of Reading's record-breaking promotion to the Premier League in 2006. In June 2009, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £6.5 million.

Doyle made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national team in 2006. He has scored twelve goals in more than 50 appearances for Ireland, and has played at UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Early career

Doyle signed for his first professional club St Patrick's Athletic in September 2001 on a free agent. Doyle initially played for the club's under 18 side but within weeks had made his League of Ireland début as a substitute on 24 September at Oriel Park.

Cork City

He then had a successful spell with Cork City, who he joined in February 2003, linking up with his former St. Patrick's Athletic manager Pat Dolan, who had recently taken over at Turners Cross (stadium). Doyle scored 25 goals for Cork City where he began playing on the right-wing but soon reverted to his natural position of striker. He also scored two goals from six appearances in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, including the winner against Dutch side NEC Nijmegen.[2][3] Thousands of fans gave him a standing ovation in his final game for Cork City, against Finn Harps, before his transfer to Reading.[4]

Reading

On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for Reading on a two-year deal from Cork City, Ireland[5] for €117,000[6] (about £78,000).[7] Despite having left Cork City, Doyle received a championship medal when they won the League of Ireland Premier Division in November 2005. Originally, he was signed as a back-up, but an injuries to Dave Kitson and then Leroy Lita gave him opportunity in the first team which he retained thanks to a number of important goals along the way. He scored 19 in total including the equalising goal at Leicester City on the day the Royals were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history, 25 March 2006. He became an intrinsic part of Reading's Championship-winning 2005–06 squad, and according to the Actim Index was the top player in the Championship.[8] He was named the official Reading F.C. player of the season for 2005–06.[9] In April 2006, he was also named as Championship Fans' Player Of The Year[10] and one of the Championship Team of the Year[11] by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

Doyle played an important role for Reading in the 2006–07 Premier League season. His first Premiership goal came in the Royals 2–1 defeat at Aston Villa, when he headed Reading into a third-minute lead. Doyle began to show a great threat in the air, during the year 2007 he scored more headers than any other player in England's leagues.He was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year but lost out to Cesc Fàbregas. He finished the season with 13 Premier League goals after being curtailed with a torn hamstring for two months. Reading were relegated in the 2007–08 season, but they decided to hold onto Doyle and many of their top players.

On 1 September 2008, he was linked with a move to Aston Villa but in the end the striker remained at Reading.

Doyle remained at Reading to try to help them return to the top flight in the 2008–09 season. He scored 18 league goals but the club failed to achieve promotion after finishing fourth and losing in the play-offs to Burnley.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Doyle playing for Wolves in 2012

Doyle joined newly promoted Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 June 2009 when he signed a four-year contract for a club record fee, reportedly £6.5 million.[12][13] However, he immediately had to undergo an operation to remove a hernia, which hindered his first pre-season at his new club.[14] He picked up another minor injury while on international duty with Ireland that caused him to miss the start of the league season. He finally made his debut for Wolves on 22 August 2009, as a half time substitute at Manchester City.[15]

He scored his first Wolves goal on 20 September 2009 to earn a 2–1 win over Fulham.[16] Throughout much of the season he operated as a lone striker in a 4–5–1 formation. His contribution helped the club finish 15th in their first season in the Premier League.[17] He also won the club's Player’s Player of the Season Award and their Top Goalscorer Award after reaching nine goals.[18]

Doyle continued to play the lone striker role throughout most of the 2010–11 season, despite the arrival of Steven Fletcher who equalled Doyle's club record fee. After Mick McCarthy rotated systems using various strikers, he eventually reverted to his previously successful 4–5–1 formation, with Doyle playing the lone front man role. He went on to score five goals for Wolves in the second half of the season – including the winner against Manchester United that halted their 29 match unbeaten run.[19] On 26 March 2011, Doyle tore a knee ligament while on international duty with Ireland, which kept him out of action for up to 6 weeks.[20] He returned to action on 14 May against Sunderland, coming on as a substitute,[21] but played no part in their final game in which they narrowly escaped relegation.

Doyle was part of the Wolves squad who suffered successive relegations in consecutive seasons, to drop from the Premier League to League One during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. He is contracted to Wolves until summer 2015.[22]

Loan to Queens Park Rangers

On 31 January 2014 he joined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on loan for the remainder of the season.[23] He scored on his debut against Burnley on 1 February 2014.[24]

International career

Doyle has played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, making his debut on 2 February 2004 against Portugal. With 11 caps, and scoring six goals making him joint top scorer at that grade, he was also a member of the Irish FIFA World Youth Championship squad in 2003.[25] Scored against Colombia[26]

He was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad in October 2005,[27] making his full international debut against Sweden at Lansdowne Road on 1 March 2006.[28] His first start in a competitive international was against Germany on 2 September 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifier.[29] With this appearance, his family also won a €100 bet at 100/1 they had placed two years earlier on Doyle playing competitively for Ireland.[30]

Doyle scored his first goal for Ireland against San Marino in November 2006.[31] He was then named the official Football Association of Ireland Young Player of 2006 on 4 February 2007, also receiving a nomination for the senior award.[32]

His second goal came in a 1–0 victory over Slovakia at Croke Park in March 2007.[33] He also scored against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 securing a valiant 1–1 draw against the South Americans,[34] and he scored his best goal for Ireland, with a long-range left-foot shot into the top corner to the keeper's right, in a 2–2 draw against Slovakia on 9 September 2007 in the 2008 European Championships qualifying game in Bratislava.[35] His fifth international goal and fourth in the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign came away to Wales as Ireland drew 2–2.

During 2010 World Cup qualifying, Doyle established himself as Robbie Keane's ideal strike partner in the national team's attacking quartet that included Damien Duff and Aiden McGeady.[36] He played in 8 of the 10 games, scoring two goals, including the first in a 2–1 win in the opening game against Georgia. He also scored against Cyprus, his seventh international goal, in a 2–1 win in Nicosia. In the absence of Robbie Keane, Shay Given and other players who had been allowed to return to their clubs, Doyle captained Ireland for the first time in a friendly against South Africa on 8 September 2009.[37]

Doyle was nominated as the Football Association of Ireland Player of the Year for 2007 and won the award in 2009,[38][39] as well as for Goal of the Year for his goal against Slovakia in September 2007.[38] Doyle scored his ninth international goal, and first in 2012 European Championships qualification, against Andorra at the Aviva Stadium on 7 September 2010. On 6 February 2011, Doyle was named Republic Of Ireland Player of the Year for 2010, while he also earned the Goal of the Year award for Ireland, for his superb strike in last September's Euro 2012 qualifier against Andorra.[40]

Doyle was sent off against Armenia on 11 October 2011.[41] He reached 50 international caps against Italy at UEFA Euro 2012.

In the first game of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C, Ireland were in a bad way against Kazakhstan, the team ranked 142nd in the world. Ireland were 1–0 down with 89 minutes gone. Doyle came off the bench to assist with the equalising goal (a Robbie Keane penalty) and then scored the winner himself![42] His reward was being named captain in an international friendly against Oman four days later, the second time he would captain his country.[43] He scored again in that game.[44]

Towards the end of the Trapattoni era, Doyle fell out of favour and was dropped from the squads but he was recalled by Interim manager Noel King for the qualifiers against Germany and Kazakhstan.[45] Doyle played the full 90 minutes in both qualifiers against Germany and Kazakhstan in an unfamiliar role playing out on the wings.[46][47]

International goals

Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition #
15 Nov 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin  San Marino 2–0 5–0 Euro 2008 qualifying 1
28 Mar 2007 Croke Park, Dublin  Slovakia 1–0 1–0 Euro 2008 qualifying 2
23 May 2007 Giants Stadium, New York  Ecuador 1–1 1–1 Friendly 3
9 Sep 2007 Tehelné Pole, Bratislava  Slovakia 1–2 2–2 Euro 2008 qualifying 4
17 Nov 2007 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff  Wales 1–2 2–2 Euro 2008 qualifying 5
6 Sep 2008 Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz  Georgia 0–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying 6
5 Sep 2009 Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia  Cyprus 0–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying 7
25 May 2010 RDS Arena, Dublin  Paraguay 1–0 2–1 Friendly 8
7 Sep 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin  Andorra 2–0 3–1 Euro 2012 qualifying 9
7 Oct 2011 Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella  Andorra 1–0 2–0 Euro 2012 qualifying 10
7 Sep 2012 Astana Arena, Astana  Kazakhstan 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying 11
11 Sep 2012 Craven Cottage, London  Oman 3–0 4–1 Friendly 12

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2014[48][49]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[50] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Patrick's Athletic 2002 1000000–100
Cork City 2003 ?5????–?5
2004 ?13????–?13
2005 ?7????62?9
Total 7625????628227
Reading 2005–06 45183130–5119
2006–07 32131010–3413
2007–08 3660000–366
2008–09 42180000104318
Total 1556541401016466
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2009–10 3491020–379
2010–11 2652132–318
2011–12 3342010–364
2012–13 4291010–449
2013–14 233101000253
Total 1583071820017333
Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2013–14 110000–00
Career Total 38912011212272419126

International

National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland 200651
2007104
200881
200991
201072
201171
201272
201330
Total5612

Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2013[51]

Honours

Club

Cork City
Reading

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  2. ↑ The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0712/Pg035.html#Ar03501:0945ED0C462108366A09768609666B09D68509D66A0A76866A93E76CC4036B77CF6D47E710C5361625E915D53620F5E936B85F3948790535EE08962105366B06168506066A07C68610973B1337551C75F11F160B22266D24C68728573C2AE75618B78F1B67A919F7A41CA7BE1CA7A41CF7BE1CD7A41D67BE41577B41D79541D77B4457954FB84B52486567A3E76A440368D5F26B660C68D6C06B76DA68D7286B774468B7CF6B17E7 |url= missing title (help). 
  3. ↑ The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2004/0726/Pg031.html#Ar03106:87D4878AB4B886A50087C51D87D50288251C88250088C51D87C8C18978D783E4888754B983F50086651D8535CE87B5EA85468887C6A28EA73E9127578C37678EA7818588C187A8D7 |url= missing title (help). 
  4. ↑ Williams, George (7 June 2005). "Doyle signs off with a double". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2005. 
  5. ↑ "Reading complete double Cork deal". BBC Sport. 7 June 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2008. 
  6. ↑ "Own Goal – The Slow Death of Irish Soccer". The Dubliner. October 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2008. 
  7. ↑ Doyle, Paul (16 August 2006). "Bargain buy set to hit the heights". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 28 March 2008. 
  8. ↑ "Coca-Cola Championship Top 10 players". PA Sport. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006. 
  9. ↑ "Doyle wins player of the season after his superb first campaign for the Royals". 2 May 2006. 
  10. ↑ "Rooney's top dog in the Prem – and there are divisional awards for Doyle, Flahavan and Hawley too". Professional Footballers' Association. 26 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006. 
  11. ↑ "The PFA Team of the Year: Coca-Cola Championship". Professional Footballers' Association. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006. 
  12. ↑ "Wolves make Doyle record signing". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009. 
  13. ↑ "Doyle – No Wolves doubts". Sky Sports. 30 June 2009. 
  14. ↑ "Doyle has hernia operation". Sky Sports. 22 July 2009. 
  15. ↑ McNulty, Phil (22 August 2010). "Man City 1–0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 
  16. ↑ "Wolves 2–1 Fulham". BBC News. 20 September 2009. 
  17. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Premier_League
  18. ↑ "End Of Season Dinner – Live!". wolves.co.uk. 4 May 2010. 
  19. ↑ "Wolves 2–1 Man Utd". BBC News. 5 February 2011. 
  20. ↑ "Wolves top scorer Kevin Doyle could miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 28 March 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Sunderland 1–3 Wolves". BBC News. 14 May 2011. 
  22. ↑ "New contract for Doyle". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 28 September 2011. 
  23. ↑ "QPR sign Kevin Doyle from Wolves". BBC Sport. 31 January 2014. 
  24. ↑ "QPR 3-3 Burnley". BBC. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  25. ↑ "FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 – Ireland Squad". FIFA. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2006. 
  26. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=6537/matches/match=65370044/report.html
  27. ↑ "Doyle called up to Republic squad". BBC Sport. 27 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
  28. ↑ "Rep of Ireland 3–0 Sweden". BBC Sport. 1 March 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
  29. ↑ "Germany 1–0 Republic of Ireland". BBC Sport. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
  30. ↑ "Father to collect on Doyle bet". The Times (London). 2 September 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2008. 
  31. ↑ Jackson, Lyle (15 November 2006). "Rep of Ireland 5–0 San Marino". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
  32. ↑ "Doyle receives top Irish young player award". ReadingFC.co.uk. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007. 
  33. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 1–0 Slovakia". BBC Sport. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2007. 
  34. ↑ "Ecuador 1–1 Ireland". ESPNsoccernet. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2007. 
  35. ↑ "Slovakia 2–2 Rep of Ireland". BBC Sport. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007. 
  36. ↑ Quartet key to Irish formula
  37. ↑ Kevin Doyle's fast-track to the top
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "FAI and eircom announce nominations for eircom International Awards". Football Association of Ireland. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007. 
  39. ↑ "Duo up for player of the year". ReadingFC.co.uk. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2007. 
  40. ↑ "Doyle lands top award". Irish Independent. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
  41. ↑ "Cox hails team-mates as 'heroes' after Republic win". BBC Sport. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011. 
  42. ↑ "Kazakhstan 1–2 Republic of Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012. 
  43. ↑ Mackey, Liam (11 September 2012). "Kevin Doyle, who captains Ireland for just the second time, when they play Oman at Craven Cottage this evening...". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  44. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 4–1 Oman". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012. 
  45. ↑ "Ireland recall Reid, Gibson and Doyle in first squad since Trapattoni's exit". 30 September 2013. 
  46. ↑ "Germany 3-0 Republic of Ireland". 11 October 2013. 
  47. ↑ "Republic of Ireland 3-1 Kazakhstan". 15 October 2013. 
  48. ↑ "Kevin Doyle Soccerbase". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  49. ↑ "Kevin Doyle Football Database EU". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  50. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Championship play-offs and UEFA Intertoto Cup
  51. ↑ "Kevin Doyle". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad
Republic of Ireland squad – UEFA Euro 2012
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