Tommy Doyle (footballer, born 2001)

Thomas Glyn Doyle (born 17 October 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City.

Tommy Doyle
Personal information
Full name Thomas Glyn Doyle[1]
Date of birth (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cardiff City
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 22
Youth career
2005–2009 Sandbach United
2009–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Manchester City 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Hamburger SV (loan) 6 (1)
2022– → Cardiff City (loan) 19 (2)
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)
2021– England U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Manchester, England, Doyle joined Sandbach United F.C. at the age of four, before joining Manchester City at the age of eight.[3] 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.[4] On 18 September 2020, he extended his contract until 2025.[5]

Hamburger SV (loan)

On 31 August 2021, Doyle joined 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on loan for the 2021–22 season.[6][7]

Cardiff City (loan)

On 20 January 2022, Doyle joined EFL Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 February 2022 in a 2–1 loss to Huddersfield Town.[9]

International career

Doyle was a member of the England under-17 squad that hosted the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10] He scored a penalty in the opening game against Israel.[11] The following fixture saw him score the winning goal against Italy.[12] A metatarsal injury in the final group match against Switzerland ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.[13][14]

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.[15]

On 27 August 2021, Doyle received his first call up for the England U21s.[16] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2-0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK.[17]

Personal life

Doyle's paternal grandfather Mike Doyle and maternal grandfather Glyn Pardoe, were former professional footballers and long-time teammates at Manchester City.[18]

Career statistics
As of 8 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U23 2019–20[19] ————4[lower-alpha 1]343
Manchester City 2019–20[19] Premier League 101010000030
2020–21[20] Premier League 0020101[lower-alpha 2]00040
Total 1030201043113
Hamburger SV (loan) 2021–22[21] 2. Bundesliga 6110——0071
Cardiff City (loan) 2021–22[21] EFL Championship 13210——00143
Career total 20350201043327
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. "Cole Palmer". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. "Tommy Doyle Bio". www.mancity.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. Bray, Joe (29 October 2019). "Tommy Doyle's three word response to making Man City debut vs Southampton". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Doyle pens new city deal" (Press release). Manchester City. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. "On loan: HSV sign Tommy Doyle". Hamburger SV (in German). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  7. "Manchester City transfer news: Tommy Doyle loaned to Hamburg". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "Loan: Tommy Doyle links up with the Bluebirds". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 20 January 2022.
  9. "Huddersfield 2-1 Cardiff". BBC. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  10. Stone, Simon (3 May 2018). "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. "England start U17 European Championship with victory over Israel". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. "European Under-17 Championship: England fight back to beat Italy 2-1". BBC Sport. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  13. "European Under-17 Championship: England progress to last eight despite 1-0 defeat to Switzerland". BBC Sport. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. 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.
  15. Veevers, Nicholas (13 October 2020). "Two quickfire goals in the first half seal win for Lee Carsley's young Lions at SGP". The Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  16. Veevers, Nicholas (27 August 2021). "Carsley names first MU21s squad". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  17. "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". BBC Sport. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. Leigh, Neil (24 April 2019). "Pardoe: I'll be proudest Grandad at FAYC final". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  19. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  20. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  21. "Games played by Tommy Doyle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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