Tommy Doyle (footballer, born 2001)

Thomas 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 Doyle[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 69
Youth career
2005–2006 Sandbach United F.C
2006–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 0 (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:30, 20 November 2019

Club career

Doyle made his professional debut for Manchester City in a 3–1 EFL Cup win over Southampton on 29 October 2019.[3]

International career

Doyle was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4] He scored a penalty in the opening game against Israel.[5] The following fixture saw him score the winning goal against Italy.[6] A metatarsal injury in the final group match against Switzerland ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.[7][8]

Personal life

Doyle's paternal grandfather Mike Doyle and maternal grandfather Glyn Pardoe, were former professional footballers and long-time teammates at Manchester City.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2019–20[10] Premier League 001010000020
Career total 001010000020

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Tommy Doyle - Manchester City". 26 April 2016.
  3. Bray, Joe (29 October 2019). "Tommy Doyle's three word response to making Man City debut vs Southampton". men.
  4. Stone, Simon (3 May 2018). "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. "England start U17 European Championship with victory over Israel". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  7. "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to last eight despite 1-0 defeat to Switzerland". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. Leigh, Neil (24 April 2019). "Pardoe: I'll be proudest Grandad at FAYC final". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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