Eoin Doyle is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 footballer currently playing for Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers F.C.

Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...

 in the League of Ireland

League of Ireland

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. He is also known in many Sligo's pubs as "the Green Messi "

Underage

Doyle had a very successful underage career which included playing for the U15 Republic of Ireland national football team

Republic of Ireland national football team

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. He began his underage club career at then Irish champions Shelbourne however after three years he for left for Cherry Orchard in 2001. He was widely tipped to make the move to English football within a few years as his coaches believed him to be of such a standard.

Shelbourne

Doyle returned to Shels just as they were demoted after the 2006 League of Ireland season, following a four year spell with Dublin club Crumlin United. He was one of new boss Dermot Kelly's first signings and was expected to make a large impact at the club, his time there was cut short and he was released soon afterwards after a disappointing spell for him and the club.

Shamrock Rovers

Later on in the 2007 season he signed for the Hoops. He was promoted from the U21s to the senior squad during the 2007 season, making his debut against Waterford United on the 10th of August 2007. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/reports/2007_10_Aug_vWaterford.php. It was speculated that he would move to a different club following former manager Pat Scully's departure however he remained at the club for the 2009 season.

He was a substitute for Stephen Bradley

Stephen Bradley

Stephen Bradley plays the trumpet, keyboard, and sings in the band No Doubt. Influenced by Level 42, A Tribe called Quest, Stevie Wonder, and The Beatles, he grew up wanting to play the drums...

 at the first game at Tallaght Stadium

Tallaght Stadium

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 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/0313/shamrockrovers_sligorovers.html.

Sligo Rovers

Unfortunately for Eoin he did not become a major player under new Rovers manager Michael O'Neill's side and he joined Sligo Rovers on 16th July 2009. He scored for Sligs on his debut in a 2-0 win over St. Patrick's Athletic http://www.sligorovers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=796:new-signings-off-to-flyer-against-pats&catid=25:match-reports&Itemid=98.

He also scored in the 2009 FAI Cup Final

2009 FAI Cup Final

The 2009 FAI Cup Final was competed in by Sligo Rovers and Sporting Fingal who were 2-1 winners in only their 2nd year in the League of Ireland....

 at Tallaght Stadium

Tallaght Stadium

Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...

, however Sligo would go on to lose the match 2-1 to Sporting Fingal

Sporting Fingal F.C.

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 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html.

Doyle contributed 8 goals during the successful 2010 season that saw Sligs win both domestic cups, the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

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 and the EA Sports Cup. Doyle did very well when forced to play as a centre-forward in the FAI Cup

FAI Cup

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 final win and scored one of Rovers two penalties in the shoot-out. The 2011 Season

Sligo Rovers 2011 Season

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 has so far proved to be his best to date. Early on in the season he was moved into the centre-forward position and has relished the role scoring 14 goals so far including a hat-trick in the 3-1 win over Bray Wanderers and at one stage was the league leading scorer.

Honours

• FAI Cup
  FAI Cup
  The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
  
  : 2
  • Sligo Rovers
    Sligo Rovers F.C.
    Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...
    
     - 2010
    2010 FAI Cup
    The 2010 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2010 FAI Ford Cup, is the 87th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland....
    
    , 2011
    2011 FAI Cup
    The 2011 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2011 FAI Ford Cup, is the 88th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland...
    
    
• League of Ireland Cup: 1
  • Sligo Rovers
    Sligo Rovers F.C.
    Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...
    
     - 2010
    2010 League of Ireland Cup
    The 2010 League of Ireland Cup, also known as the 2010 EA Sports Cup, was the 37th season of the Irish football knockout competition.The competition was won by Sligo Rovers who defeated Monaghan United in the final on 25 September 2010 at the Showgrounds, Sligo.A total of 29 teams competed in the...