Tommy Doyle (footballer, born 2001)

Thomas Glyn Doyle (born 17 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City.

Tommy Doyle
Personal information
Full name Thomas Glyn Doyle[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 69
Youth career
2005–2009 Sandbach United
2009–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 1 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 England U16 8 (0)
2017–2018 England U17 11 (3)
2019– England U18 7 (2)
2019– England U19 5 (2)
2020– England U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:13, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Manchester, England, Doyle joined Sandbach United F.C. at the age of 4, before joining Manchester City at the age of 8.[2] Tommy turned down a loan move to Preston North End on deadline day in the autumn of 2020 with the intention of fighting for a place in the first team.

Manchester City

Doyle made his professional debut for Manchester City in a 3–1 EFL Cup win over Southampton on 29 October 2019.[3] On 8 July 2020, Doyle made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute for Riyad Mahrez in a 5–0 win against Newcastle United.[4] On 18 September 2020, Doyle extended his contract until 2025.[5] On 25 November 2020, Doyle made his Champions League debut for City as a substitute for İlkay Gündoğan in a 1–0 away win over Olympiacos in the group stage.[6]

International career

Doyle was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7] He scored a penalty in the opening game against Israel.[8] The following fixture saw him score the winning goal against Italy.[9] A metatarsal injury in the final group match against Switzerland ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.[10][11]

On 13 October 2020, Doyle captained the England U20s on his debut for the age group during a 2–0 victory over Wales at St. George's Park. [12]

Personal life

Doyle's paternal grandfather Mike Doyle and maternal grandfather Glyn Pardoe, were former professional footballers and long-time teammates at Manchester City.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U23 2019–20[14] 000000004343
Manchester City 2019–20[14] Premier League 101010000030
2020–21[15] 00101010—30
Total 102020100060
Career total 1020201043103

1.^ Appearances in EFL Trophy.

Honours

Manchester City

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Tommy Doyle Bio". www.mancity.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. Bray, Joe (29 October 2019). "Tommy Doyle's three word response to making Man City debut vs Southampton". men.
  4. Nicholas Mendola (8 July 2020). "Man City, silky Silva saunter past Newcastle United". www.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. "Doyle pens new city deal" (Press release). Manchester City. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "Olympiakos 0-1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. Stone, Simon (3 May 2018). "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  8. "England start U17 European Championship with victory over Israel". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to last eight despite 1-0 defeat to Switzerland". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. Bajkowski, Simon (21 December 2018). "Tommy Doyle on his Man City ambitions after returning from injury and Steven Gerrard help". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "TWO QUICKFIRE GOALS IN THE FIRST HALF SEAL WIN FOR LEE CARSLEY'S YOUNG LIONS AT SGP". TheFA.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  13. Leigh, Neil (24 April 2019). "Pardoe: I'll be proudest Grandad at FAYC final". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  15. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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