Colin Doyle
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Colin Doyle | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Colin Doyle | |
Date of birth | August 12, 1985 | |
Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | |
Height | 6ft 5in | |
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Birmingham City | |
Number | 13 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2003- 2004 2004-2005 2005 2005-2006 |
Birmingham City → Chester City (loan) → Nottingham Forest (loan) → Millwall (loan) → Millwall (loan) |
0 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) |
7 (0)
National team | ||
2006- | Ireland U21 | |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Colin Doyle (born August 12, 1985) is an Irish professional footballer who is currently Birmingham City's number 2 goalkeeper.
Having signed a professional contract with Birmingham as an 18 year old, he has had loan spells at Chester City and Nottingham Forest, during neither of which he saw much first-team action.
He played his schoolboy football in Ireland with Douglas Hall in Cork from Under 8 up to Under 15, when he joined Birmingham City. He has progressed through the Birmingham ranks and made his competitive debut against Shrewsbury in the 2006/07 Carling Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win. He followed up this appearance with his League debut against Cardiff City, where the Blues lost 2-0.
In August 2006, he played against Greece away for Ireland Under 21s and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory.
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Birmingham City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Taylor | 2 Kelly | 3 Sadler | 4 Taylor | 6 Clemence | 7 Larsson | 8 Cole | 9 Forssell | 10 Jerome | 11 Gray | 12 Nafti | 13 Doyle | 14 Campbell | 15 Kilkenny | 16 Tébily | 17 Danns | 19 Vine | 21 N'Gotty | 22 Johnson | 23 Birley | 24 Jaïdi | 25 Aluko | 26 Muamba | 27 Bendtner | 28 McSheffrey | 29 Legzdins | 31 Pearce | Manager: Bruce |