Colin Doyle (footballer)
Doyle with Birmingham City in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Colin Anthony Doyle | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bradford City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2015 | Birmingham City | 31 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Chester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Millwall (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Millwall (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Millwall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Coventry City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Blackpool | 33 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bradford City | 22 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:02, 27 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:46, 16 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Colin Anthony Doyle (born 12 June 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bradford City and the Republic of Ireland national team. Doyle spent twelve years as a professional with Birmingham City. He made his debut in the Football League in April 2005 while on loan to Championship club Nottingham Forest, and also had loan spells at Chester City, Millwall and Coventry City. In 2015, he signed for Blackpool.
At international level, Doyle has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21, B and senior levels. He made his full international debut in May 2007 against Ecuador.
Doyle was born in Cork, County Cork. He played both Gaelic football and hurling with his local club, Douglas, before taking up association football with Cork side Douglas Hall. He joined Birmingham City as an academy scholar during 2001, before signing his first professional contract in 2003. He made his first senior appearance for the club during the 4–0 victory over the Malaysian national team during the first Premier League Asia Trophy on 26 July 2003, replacing Ian Bennett with 13 minutes of the game remaining.
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