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Eoin Doyle

Eoin Doyle

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age38
CitizenshipIreland
Height1.82 m
Footleft
BornMarch 12, 1988
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.33
goals / match
Sligo Rovers
top club · 107 apps

Career highs

€750k
peak value · 2015
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 14/15
30
best season · 14/15
31 · 15%
pens / of goals
624Appearances
206Goals
57Assists
53Yellow cards
2Red cards
93Full matches (90′)
Full nameEoin Doyle
Date of birth1988-03-12 (38 yrs)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
CitizenshipIreland
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height182.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-27
Contract expires
Jul 2023
Transfer: St. Pat's → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — St. Patrick's Athletic
21 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — St. Patrick's Athletic
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — St. Patrick's Athletic
38 matches · 15 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — St. Patrick's Athletic
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2022
Transfer: Bolton → St. Pat's
21/22 · Transfer
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Bolton Wanderers
28 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Swindon Town → Bolton
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Bolton Wanderers
45 matches · 19 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Bradford → Swindon Town
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Transfer: Swindon Town → Bradford
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Bradford → Swindon Town
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bradford City, Swindon Town
36 matches · 25 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: Preston → Bradford
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bradford City
48 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Preston
17/18 · Return from loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Preston → Oldham Athletic
17/18 · Loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Preston
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Transfer: Preston → Oldham Athletic
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Oldham Athletic
34 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Transfer: Portsmouth → Preston
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Preston → Portsmouth
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Preston North End, Portsmouth FC
27 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Cardiff → Preston
16/17 · Transfer
May 2016
Transfer: Preston → Cardiff
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Cardiff → Preston
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Preston North End, Cardiff City
31 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Chesterfield → Cardiff
14/15 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Cardiff City, Chesterfield FC
49 matches · 30 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Chesterfield FC
51 matches · 13 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Chesterfield
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Hibernian FC
41 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Sligo Rovers → Hibernian FC
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sligo Rovers, Hibernian FC
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Sligo Rovers
42 matches · 24 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Sligo Rovers
43 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Sligo Rovers, Shamrock Rovers
24 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Shamrock Rovers → Sligo Rovers
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — Shamrock Rovers
33 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Crumlin United → Shamrock Rovers
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
2007 — Shamrock Rovers
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2002
Transfer: Cherry Orchard FC → Crumlin United
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Shels Academy → Cherry Orchard FC
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,382 min
Minutes played by club
St. Patrick's Athletic 6.6%
Bolton Wanderers 8.8%
Sligo Rovers 24.5%
Shamrock Rovers 5.3%
Swindon Town 1.2%
Bradford City 3.7%
Oldham Athletic 3.7%
Preston North End 13.2%
Portsmouth FC 5.9%
Cardiff City 2.4%
Chesterfield FC 12.1%
Hibernian FC 12.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
St. Patrick's Athletic 4 2022 23/24 64 19 9 557
Bolton Wanderers 2 20/21 21/22 73 27 6 741
Sligo Rovers 4 11/12 2011 107 36 5 2,057
Shamrock Rovers 3 2007 2009 47 6 1 442
Swindon Town 1 19/20 19/20 29 25 4 100
Bradford City 2 18/19 19/20 55 11 6 310
Oldham Athletic 1 17/18 17/18 34 16 9 310
Preston North End 2 15/16 16/17 44 6 2 1,104
Portsmouth FC 1 16/17 16/17 12 2 1 494
Cardiff City 2 14/15 15/16 18 5 1 202
Chesterfield FC 2 13/14 14/15 84 38 9 1,017
Hibernian FC 2 11/12 12/13 57 15 4 1,048

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€188K19€375K28€563K37€750K11/12 — 3 goals (Hibernian FC)11/12 — 1 assists411/1212/13 — 12 goals (Hibernian FC)12/13 — 3 assists1512/1313/14 — 13 goals (Chesterfield FC)13/14 — 3 assists1613/1414/15 — 30 goals (Cardiff City)14/15 — 7 assists3714/1515/16 — 3 goals (Preston North End)15/16 — 1 assists415/1616/17 — 5 goals (Preston North End)16/17 — 2 assists716/1717/18 — 16 goals (Oldham Athletic)17/18 — 9 assists2517/1818/19 — 11 goals (Bradford City)18/19 — 5 assists1618/1919/20 — 25 goals (Swindon Town)19/20 — 5 assists3019/2020/21 — 19 goals (Bolton Wanderers)20/21 — 4 assists2320/212008 — 6 goals (Shamrock Rovers)2008 — 1 assists720082009 — 5 goals (Sligo Rovers)2009 — 1 assists620092010 — 7 goals (Sligo Rovers)2010 — 2 assists920102011 — 24 goals (Sligo Rovers)2011 — 2 assists2620112022 — 15 goals (St. Patrick's Athletic)2022 — 6 assists2120222023 — 4 goals (St. Patrick's Athletic)2023 — 2 assists6202321/22 — 8 goals (Bolton Wanderers)21/22 — 2 assists1021/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/2412/13 — €300K13/14 — €500K15/16 — €750K16/17 — €750K20/21 — €525K22/23 — €350K23/24 — €225KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 3311/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 131313/1414/15: 303014/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 161617/1818/19: 111118/1919/20: 252519/2020/21: 191920/212007: 0020072008: 6620082009: 5520092010: 7720102011: 242420112022: 151520222023: 44202321/22: 8821/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

11/12: 1111/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 9917/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 4420/212007: 0020072008: 1120082009: 1120092010: 2220102011: 2220112022: 6620222023: 22202321/22: 2221/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 UECL Quali St. Patrick's Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 UECL Quali St. Patrick's Athletic 4 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Bolton Wanderers 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Trophy Bolton Wanderers 4 2 1 0 0 128
21/22 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 0 90
21/22 League One Bolton Wanderers 21 5 1 1 0 328
2023 Premier Division St. Patrick's Athletic 21 4 2 2 1 257
2022 FAI Cup St. Patrick's Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Premier Division St. Patrick's Athletic 36 14 6 2 0 210
2022 President's Cup St. Patrick's Athletic 1 1 0 0 0 90
2011 FAI Cup Sligo Rovers 5 1 0 1 0 480
2011 League of Ireland Cup Sligo Rovers 3 3 0 0 0 100
2011 Premier Division Sligo Rovers 34 20 2 2 0 129
2010 FAI Cup Sligo Rovers 4 0 0 1 0 0
2010 League of Ireland Cup Sligo Rovers 4 1 0 0 0 360
2010 Premier Division Sligo Rovers 35 6 2 4 0 361
2009 FAI Cup Sligo Rovers 5 2 0 0 0 218
2009 League of Ireland Cup Shamrock Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Premier Division Shamrock Rovers 2 0 0 1 0 0
2009 Premier Division Sligo Rovers 15 3 1 4 0 409
2008 FAI Cup Shamrock Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 League of Ireland Cup Shamrock Rovers 2 1 0 0 0 112
2008 Premier Division Shamrock Rovers 30 5 1 5 0 330
2007 Premier Division Shamrock Rovers 10 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Bolton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 League Two Bolton Wanderers 43 19 3 1 0 195
19/20 EFL Cup Bradford City 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Swindon Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League Two Swindon Town 28 25 4 6 0 100
19/20 League Two Bradford City 6 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Bradford City 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League One Bradford City 44 11 5 5 0 310
17/18 EFL Trophy Oldham Athletic 3 2 3 0 0 126
17/18 FA Cup Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Oldham Athletic 30 14 6 5 0 184
16/17 Championship Preston North End 11 1 0 0 1 527
16/17 EFL Cup Preston North End 4 2 1 1 0 127
16/17 FA Cup Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League Two Portsmouth FC 12 2 1 2 0 494
15/16 Championship Preston North End 28 3 1 0 0 450
15/16 Championship Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Cardiff City 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Cardiff City 16 5 1 2 0 202
14/15 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 6 3 2 0 0 190
14/15 League Cup Chesterfield FC 1 1 0 0 0 120
14/15 League One Chesterfield FC 26 21 4 4 0 110
13/14 EFL Trophy Chesterfield FC 5 1 0 0 0 303
13/14 FA Cup Chesterfield FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Chesterfield FC 1 1 0 0 0 67
13/14 League Two Chesterfield FC 43 11 3 2 0 227
12/13 Premiership Hibernian FC 36 11 3 2 0 223
12/13 Scot. League Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 4 1 0 0 0 228
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Sligo Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premiership Hibernian FC 13 1 1 0 0 499
11/12 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 3 2 0 0 0 98
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Shels Academy Cherry Orchard FC Transfer 0
02/03 2002-08-01 Cherry Orchard FC Crumlin United Transfer 0
07/08 2008-01-01 Crumlin United Shamrock Rovers Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers Transfer 45000
11/12 2012-01-01 Sligo Rovers Hibernian FC Transfer 75000
13/14 2013-07-01 Hibernian FC Chesterfield Transfer 500000
14/15 2015-02-02 Chesterfield Cardiff Transfer 350000 €1.00m
15/16 2015-09-01 Cardiff Preston Loan 750000
15/16 2016-05-31 Preston Cardiff Return from loan 750000
16/17 2016-07-01 Cardiff Preston Transfer 750000
16/17 2017-01-31 Preston Portsmouth Loan 650000
16/17 2017-05-31 Portsmouth Preston Return from loan 650000
17/18 2017-08-31 Preston Oldham Athletic Loan 650000
17/18 2018-01-01 Oldham Athletic Preston Return from loan 650000
17/18 2018-01-31 Preston Oldham Athletic Loan 650000
17/18 2018-05-31 Oldham Athletic Preston Return from loan 650000
18/19 2018-08-01 Preston Bradford Transfer 650000
19/20 2019-08-16 Bradford Swindon Town Loan 650000
19/20 2020-01-08 Swindon Town Bradford Return from loan 650000
19/20 2020-01-30 Bradford Swindon Town Transfer 650000
20/21 2020-07-10 Swindon Town Bolton Transfer 525000
21/22 2022-01-07 Bolton St. Pat's Transfer 525000
23/24 2023-07-27 St. Pat's Retired Transfer 225000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
21/22 Calf injury 2021-11-12 2021-11-21 10 3
Current
Peak€750k
Low
Δ since start−€45k
€188k€375k€563k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €525k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €45k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Tendayi Darikwa 2 0 0
Lloyd Isgrove 2 5 0
Ricardo Santos 2 0 0
Sam Morsy 2 2 0
Dan Gardner 2 4 0
Chris Forrester 2 3 0
Anto Breslin 2 3 0
Jay O'Shea 2 2 0
Raff Cretaro 2 3 0
Gethin Jones 2 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
19/20 League Two Swindon Town 25 34
14/15 League One Chesterfield FC 21 26
2011 Premier Division Sligo Rovers 20 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 League One Oldham Athletic 6 30
2022 Premier Division St. Patrick's Athletic 6 36
18/19 League One Bradford City 5 44

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-01-08 Swindon Town Bradford Return from loan €650k
19/20 2019-08-16 Bradford Swindon Town Loan €650k
17/18 2018-05-31 Oldham Athletic Preston Return from loan €650k
17/18 2018-01-31 Preston Oldham Athletic Loan €650k
17/18 2018-01-01 Oldham Athletic Preston Return from loan €650k
17/18 2017-08-31 Preston Oldham Athletic Loan €650k
16/17 2017-05-31 Portsmouth Preston Return from loan €650k
16/17 2017-01-31 Preston Portsmouth Loan €650k
15/16 2016-05-31 Preston Cardiff Return from loan €750k
15/16 2015-09-01 Cardiff Preston Loan €750k

Teams faced most often by Eoin Doyle's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Walsall FC 75 29 19 27 104 92 +12 39%
Scunthorpe United 74 28 21 25 103 106 -3 38%
Milton Keynes Dons 70 23 20 27 87 110 -23 33%
Port Vale FC 68 31 19 18 108 74 +34 46%
Rochdale AFC 67 27 21 19 106 85 +21 40%
Colchester United 67 16 28 23 83 86 -3 24%
Gillingham FC 65 23 23 19 84 86 -2 35%
Crewe Alexandra 61 30 11 20 96 66 +30 49%
Shrewsbury Town 61 29 11 21 85 63 +22 48%
Peterborough United 61 25 7 29 91 96 -5 41%
Coventry City 60 19 26 15 78 71 +7 32%
Sheffield United 60 12 18 30 58 98 -40 20%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
14/15 Goal #50 (career)
19/20 Goal #100 (career)
2010 Goal #150 (career)
21/22 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 28 546 1 0 0 0.16
2023 21 257 2 0 1 1.05
2022 38 300 2 0 0 0.6
2011 42 709 3 0 0 0.38
2010 43 721 5 0 0 0.62
2009 24 627 5 0 0 0.72
2008 33 442 5 0 0 1.02
20/21 45 195 1 0 0 0.46
19/20 36 100 6 0 0 5.4
18/19 48 310 5 0 0 1.45
17/18 34 310 5 1 0 1.74
16/17 27 1,148 3 0 1 0.31
14/15 49 622 6 0 0 0.87
13/14 51 597 2 1 0 0.45
12/13 41 451 2 0 0 0.4

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
132 apps
57 G
12 A
Premier Division
183 apps
52 G
14 A
League One
121 apps
51 G
16 A
Premiership
49 apps
12 G
4 A
Championship
55 apps
9 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
14 apps
5 G
5 A
League of Ireland Cup
11 apps
5 G
0 A
FA Cup
15 apps
4 G
2 A
League Cup
12 apps
4 G
1 A
FAI Cup
16 apps
3 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Eoin Doyle

Who is Eoin Doyle?

Eoin Doyle is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Eoin Doyle?

Eoin Doyle is 38 years old. He was born on March 12, 1988 in Dublin.

What position does Eoin Doyle play?

Eoin Doyle plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Eoin Doyle play for?

Eoin Doyle currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Eoin Doyle scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Eoin Doyle has scored 206 goals in 624 appearances.