Mark Doyle (born 19 November 1998) is an Irish professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for USL Championship club Rhode Island, having previously spent six seasons at

Drogheda United Drogheda United Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is a semi-professional Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division. They play their home matches ...

and two seasons with

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Club career

Youth career

A native of

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, County Dublin, Doyle began playing underage football with Skerries Town, before moving to Glebe North in nearby

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, later moving to

where he progressed through their under-17's and under-19's sides to the first team in their 2015, 2016 & 2017 seasons.

Drogheda United

2016 season

Doyle made his debut in senior football on 22 February 2016 in a Leinster Senior Cup match against

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. His League of Ireland First Division debut came on 4 March 2016 when he came on as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Waterford. He made 8 first team appearances in all competitions over the season as his side won promotion to the

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2017 season

On 1 February 2017, he scored his first goals at senior level when he scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Cabinteely in a pre-season friendly. Doyle's first league start and first

appearance came on 7 April 2017 in a 2–1 win against

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in which Doyle was named Man of the Match. His first competitive goal at senior level came on 13 August 2017 in a 4–0 win away to Evergreen in the

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First Round. Doyle's first League of Ireland goal came on 29 September 2017, scoring a late consolation goal away to

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after coming on as an 80th minute substitute. He ended the season with 2 goals in 16 appearances in all competitions as his side were relegated.

2018 season

During pre-season, Doyle discharged himself from hospital to attend a training session with the team due to his determination to earn his place in the starting 11, training with the tube from an IV drip still in his hand following treatment for a serious chest infection. He started the

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season off in fine form, scoring a brace in a 6–0 win in the opening game of the season against

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, as well as goals in an 8–1 win away to Wexford and a 2–2 draw with

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to take his tally to 4 goals in the first 3 games of the season. The season ended in disappointment for Drogheda as they missed out on promotion after being knocked out of the Play-Offs by Finn Harps at the semi-final stage. Doyle scored 8 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions over the season.

2019 season

Doyle scored as many as 4 braces over the course of the 2019 season to help his side to a second-placed finish. Unfortunately for Doyle and Drogheda, they again tasted heartbreak as they were beaten in the 2019 League of Ireland Promotion and Relegation Play-Off Final by Finn Harps. He made a total of 29 appearances in all competitions over the season, scoring 13 goals.

2020 season

Doyle won the first medal of his senior career on 27 October 2020 when his side won the

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title after a 2–0 win away to Cabinteely in the final game of the season. Doyle scored an impressive 13 goals in 18 league games to help his side to the title. On 1 November 2020, Doyle was named as

Supporters' Player of the Year. In December 2020, he was named PFAI First Division Player of the Year for the

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season as well as being named in the 2020 PFAI First Division Team of the Year by his fellow players.

2021 season

On 20 August 2021, Doyle scored a brace in a 2–1 win in the Louth derby against Dundalk, a first win at Oriel Park in 9 years for Drogheda. On 19 November 2021, he scored against

in the final game of the season, his 50th goal for the club in what turned out to be his final appearance for them. Doyle featured in all 37 of Drogheda's games over the 2021 season, scoring 13 league goals to make him third top goalscorer in the division, behind

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and

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. Following his form in his first season back in the top flight, Doyle was reportedly attracting interest from Scottish Premiership side

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, as well as

rivals

and Shelbourne.

St Patrick's Athletic

2022 season

On 18 December 2021, it was announced that Doyle had signed for

, following

manager

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to Inchicore for the 2022 season, becoming one of his first signings at the club. On 11 February 2022, he made his debut for the club in the

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against

at Tallaght Stadium, scoring in the penalty shootout as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. On 18 February 2022, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Shelbourne at Tolka Park in the opening game of the season. On 14 March 2022, he scored a 25-yard half volley in a 2–0 win over UCD at Richmond Park. On 1 July 2022, he scored the final goal in a 3–0 win over his former club

at Richmond Park. Doyle made his first appearance in European football on 21 July 2022 in a 1–1 draw with Slovenian side NŠ Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League and was shown a straight red card in injury time for an off the ball incident. On 9 September 2022 he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win away to his old club

to help his team to their fifth consecutive win. On 14 October 2022, he scored in a 3–1 win at home to

. Doyle scored 5 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions during his first season with the club.

2023 season

Doyle's first goal of the

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on 7 April 2023, scoring the final goal in a 4–0 win over Cork City at Richmond Park. A week later on 14 April 2023, he scored what turned out to be the winning goal in a 3–2 win away to league leaders

at Dalymount Park. Doyle opened the scoring away to

on 15 May 2023, in an eventual 3–2 defeat at Tallaght Stadium. On 26 May 2023, he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win over Dundalk at Richmond Park. On 5 June 2023, Doyle came off the bench in the 64th minute of a 4–1 win at home to

and scored the final goal of the game in the 80th minute. On 12 July 2023, his first European goal came when he scored in the 94th minute of a 2–1 loss against F91 Dudelange in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League at the

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. On 29 September he secured all 3 points for his side in a 1–0 win away to Cork City, heading home a Jamie Lennon cross in the 77th minute at Turners Cross. 9 days later he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win in the

Semi-Final, again away to Cork City. He scored in a third consecutive game on 20 October 2023, opening the scoring in a 2–0 win away to

. On 12 November 2023, Doyle scored the equalising goal in an eventual 3–1 win for his side over

in the

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, at the Aviva Stadium.

Rhode Island

Doyle signed for USL Championship club Rhode Island on November 21, 2023, as part of the expansion club's inaugural squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Drogheda United * League of Ireland First Division:

;St Patrick's Athletic *

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Individual

* PFAI First Division Player of the Year:

* PFAI First Division Team of the Year:

Supporters' Player of the Year:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Mark 1998 births Living people People from Skerries, Dublin Sportspeople from Fingal Men's association football forwards Drogheda United F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Rhode Island FC players Irish expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Irish expatriate sportspeople in the United States