Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes (born 30 December 1998) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a

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for Scottish club Hibernian. He has represented

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as a youth international. Doyle-Hayes is a product of the

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and spent six years at the club, making appearances in the

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in 2017 and 2018 before loan spells at Cambridge United and

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, he left Villa in June 2020. After a season with St Mirren, he signed for Hibernian in June 2021.

Club career

Aston Villa

In his early teens, he was spotted by scouts while playing for Cavan-Monaghan, a regional representative side. There was interest from

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and Chelsea but he ultimately chose Aston Villa where former Ireland captain

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was the assistant manager. Doyle-Hayes made his debut for Aston Villa in the League Cup on 22 August 2017, starting the match in midfield in a 4-1 victory over

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. On 5 September 2017 Doyle-Hayes agreed a new three-year contract with the club. On 31 January 2019, Doyle-Hayes joined Cambridge United on a 6-month loan. However, he struggled to cement a place in the first team due to injury and international call-ups and only made 6 appearances. On 1 August 2019, Doyle-Hayes joined

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side

on a season-long loan. He impressed Cheltenham fans immediately, and was voted player of the month for August. Doyle-Hayes scored his first ever goal at senior level on 17 September 2019, in a 3-2 victory over

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. On 25 June 2020, Doyle-Hayes was released by Aston Villa.

St Mirren

On 3 November 2020, Doyle-Hayes signed a short-term contract with

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side St Mirren, due to last until the end of the 2020–21 season. Doyle-Hayes explained that while he had had "a lot of interest" since leaving Aston Villa, the opportunity to work with manager

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excited him the most. Doyle-Hayes made his debut on 6 November 2020, in a 0-0 draw in the Scottish Premiership against Dundee United. Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal in the Scottish Premiership on 22 November 2020, in a 1–0 victory at

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. He made 30 appearances in total for St Mirren, before choosing to leave the club at the end of his contract.

Hibernian

Doyle-Hayes signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in June 2021. On 19 February 2022, Doyle-Hayes scored both goals in Hibernian’s 2–0 win over Ross County in the

. Hibs accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers for Doyle-Hayes in December 2022, but he rejected that proposal.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U23s * Premier League Cup: 2018–19

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle-Hayes, Jake 1998 births Living people Aston Villa F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Republic of Ireland association footballers Sportspeople from County Cavan Association football midfielders People from Ballyjamesduff Hibernian F.C. players