Kevin Doyle

St Patrick's Athletic

Doyle signed for his first professional club St Patrick's Athletic in September 2001 as a free agent. Doyle initially played for the club's under 18 side but within weeks had made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut on 25 November 2001 in a 1–1 draw with Monaghan United at Richmond Park. He made 13 appearances in all competitions for the club.

Cork City

He then had a successful spell with Cork City, who he joined in March 2003 on a two-year deal, linking up with his former St. Patrick's Athletic manager Pat Dolan, who had recently taken over at Turners Cross. 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. For his form he was awarded the eircom/Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Player of the Month for November 2004 Thousands of fans gave him a standing ovation in his final game for Cork City, against Finn Harps, before his transfer to Reading.

Reading

On 7 June 2005, Doyle signed for Reading on a two-year deal from Cork City, Ireland for €117,000 (about £78,000). 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 injuries to Dave Kitson and then Leroy Lita gave him an…

Doyle was first selected for his national team that won the Under-20 UAE invitational tournament in January 2003 He was then part of the squad at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and scored against Colombia Doyle played for the Republic of Ireland U21 team, making his debut on 2 February 2004 against Portugal. With 11 caps, and scoring seven goals making him joint top scorer at that grade. He was called up to the senior Republic of Ireland squad in October 2005, making his full international debut against Sweden at Lansdowne Road on 1 March 2006. His first start in a competitive international was against Germany on 2 September 2006 in a Euro 2008 qualifier. 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. Doyle scored his first goal for Ireland against San Marino in November 2006. 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. His second goal came in a 1–0 victory over Slovakia at Croke Park in March 2007. He also scored against Ecuador on 23 May 2007 securing a valiant 1–1 draw against the South Americans, 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 Euro 2008 qualifying game in Bratislava. His fifth international goal and fourth in the Euro…

Club

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International

As of match played 28 March 2017

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Doyle goal.

Cork City

League of Ireland: 2005 Reading

Football League Championship: 2005–06 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Football League One: 2013–14 Queens Park Rangers

Football League Championship play-offs: 2014 Republic of Ireland

Nations Cup: 2011 Individual

PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2005–06 Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2005–06 Championship Reading Player of the Season: 2005–06 FAI Under 21 International Player of the Year: 2005 FAI Young International Player of the Year: 2006 FAI Senior International Player of the Year: 2008, 2010 FAI International Goal of the Year: 2007 vs. Slovakia, 2010 vs. Andorra, 2012 vs. Kazakhstan Football League Championship Player of the Month: September 2008