Kevin Doyle
Doyle training with Reading in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kevin Edward Doyle | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wexford Youths | |||
| 2002 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Cork City | 76 | (25) |
| 2005–2009 | Reading | 157 | (55) |
| 2009–2015 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 164 | (30) |
| 2014 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Colorado Rapids | 49 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (6) |
| 2006– | Republic of Ireland | 62 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:29, 23 November 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 May 2016 |
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Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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 fourteen goals in 62 appearances for Ireland, and played at UEFA Euro 2012.
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 début as a substitute on 24 September at Oriel Park.
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. 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. Thousands of fans gave him a standing ovation in his final game for Cork City, against Finn Harps, before his transfer to Reading.
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