Colin Doyle

Colin Anthony Doyle (born June 12 1985 in Cork (city), Republic of Ireland) is an Republic of Ireland football (soccer) who plays for Birmingham City F.C. as a goalkeeper (football).

Club career

Having signed a professional contract with Birmingham as an 18 year old, he has had loan spells at Chester City F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C., during neither of which he saw much first-team action. His first competitive match in English football was a 1–0 win for Chester against Rochdale F.C. on November 2 2004 in the Football League Trophy.

He played his schoolboy football in Ireland with Douglas Hall in Cork from Under 8 up to Under 15, when he joined Birmingham City. He has progressed through the Birmingham ranks and made his competitive debut against Shrewsbury Town F.C. in the 2006–07 Football League Cup, keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 win. He followed up this appearance with his League debut against Cardiff City F.C., where Birmingham lost 2–0. In February 2007 he started a run of first team appearances in the Football League Championship, including a game against Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in which he made a series of good saves and saved a penalty in the latter stages of the game from Wolves midfielder Michael McIndoe, the game ending with Birmingham City winning 3–2 and returning to the top of the Championship.

International career

In August 2006, Doyle played against Greece away for Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team and kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory.