Kevin Doyle
Kevin Edward Doyle (born 18 September 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Doyle playing with Colorado Rapids in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Edward Doyle | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wexford | |||
| 2002 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | St Patrick's Athletic | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Cork City | 76 | (25) |
| 2005–2009 | Reading | 157 | (55) |
| 2009–2015 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 164 | (30) |
| 2014 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Colorado Rapids | 75 | (17) |
| Total | 490 | (128) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 11 | (7) |
| 2006–2017 | Republic of Ireland | 62 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for Wexford F.C. (formerly Wexford Youths), St Patrick's Athletic, and Cork City in his homeland before he moved to English side Reading. He was part of Reading's record-breaking promotion to the Premier League in 2006. In June 2009, he moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a then-club record £6.5 million and finished his career in the United States with Colorado Rapids.
Doyle made his debut for the Republic of Ireland national team in 2006. He scored fourteen goals in 62 appearances for Ireland, and played at UEFA Euro 2012.
In February 2018, Doyle took a job with the Wexford GAA Under-20s football team as an advisor to the team.