Michael Doyle (footballer, born 1991)
James Michael Doyle (born 1 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Cove Rangers. His youth career was spent at Celtic, then Kilmarnock, without having made any first-team appearances. Doyle has since played for Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical. CareerDoyle began his career as a youth player with Celtic[2] before joining Kilmarnock at under-19 level.[3][4] Stirling AlbionIn January 2011, Doyle signed on loan for Scottish First Division club Stirling Albion and made his first-team debut on 2 January 2011, in a 4–2 defeat versus Falkirk.[5] Doyle featured in 19 league matches for the Binos. Alloa AthleticOn 12 July 2011, Doyle signed for Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic[6] after impressing on trial during pre-season.[7] Doyle's first-team debut was on 23 July 2011, versus Peterhead in the Challenge Cup[8] and his league debut was on 6 August 2011, versus Stranraer in a 3–2 win at Stair Park.[9] Doyle scored his first competitive goal on 17 September 2011, versus Queen's Park.[10] Doyle featured in 132 league matches and scored two league goals for the Wasps. St. JohnstoneDoyle signed for St Johnstone on 4 February 2016, as cover for club captain, Dave Mackay who had been ruled out for the rest of that season with a hip injury,[11] although he eventually only featured in two league matches. Greenock MortonIn May 2016, Doyle signed for Championship club Greenock Morton[12] and although he extended his contract with the Greenock club for a further year, Doyle was then released in the close season of 2018, having featured in 64 league matches and scoring one goal.[13] Queen of the SouthOn 13 July 2018, Doyle signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South after featuring in two pre-season friendly matches at Palmerston Park versus Livingston and Hearts respectively.[14] FalkirkOn 21 June 2019, Doyle signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One club Falkirk.[15] Queen's ParkOn 28 July 2020, Doyle signed for Queen's Park.[16] Hamilton AcademicalIn July 2022 Doyle moved to Hamilton Academical.[17] In February 2023, Doyle joined Alloa Athletic on loan.[18] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the season. Cove RangersAfter several months out with an injury sustained as a trialist, Doyle signed with Cove Rangers in October 2023.[19][20] Career statistics
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