Jake Doyle-Hayes

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Jake Doyle-Hayes
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Doyle-Hayes in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth Ballyjamesduff, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2017 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2019 → Cambridge United (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 30 (1)
2020–2021 St Mirren 22 (1)
2021–2025 Hibernian 52 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 4 (0)
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2016 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2018–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:59, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes (born 30 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. He has represented Ireland as a youth international. Doyle-Hayes is a product of the Aston Villa Academy and spent six years at the club, making appearances in the Football League Cup in 2017 and 2018 before loan spells at Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town, he left Villa in June 2020. After a season with St Mirren, he signed for Hibernian in June 2021.

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Club career

Aston Villa

In his early teens, he was spotted by scouts while playing for Cavan-Monaghan, a regional representative side. There was interest from Manchester United and Chelsea but he ultimately chose Aston Villa where former Ireland captain Roy Keane was the assistant manager. [3] Doyle-Hayes made his debut for Aston Villa in the League Cup on 22 August 2017, starting the match in midfield in a 4-1 victory over Wigan Athletic. [4]

On 5 September 2017 Doyle-Hayes agreed a new three-year contract with the club. [5]

On 31 January 2019, Doyle-Hayes joined Cambridge United on a 6-month loan. [6] However, he struggled to cement a place in the first team due to injury and international call-ups and only made 6 appearances. [7]

On 1 August 2019, Doyle-Hayes joined EFL League Two side Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan. [8] He impressed Cheltenham fans immediately, and was voted player of the month for August. [9] Doyle-Hayes scored his first ever goal at senior level on 17 September 2019, in a 3-2 victory over Bradford City. [10]

On 25 June 2020, Doyle-Hayes was released by Aston Villa. [11]

St Mirren

On 3 November 2020, Doyle-Hayes signed a short-term contract with Scottish Premiership side St Mirren, due to last until the end of the 2020–21 season. [12] Doyle-Hayes explained that while he had had "a lot of interest" since leaving Aston Villa, the opportunity to work with manager Jim Goodwin excited him the most. [13]

Doyle-Hayes made his debut on 6 November 2020, in a 0-0 draw in the Scottish Premiership against Dundee United. [14] Doyle-Hayes scored his first goal in the Scottish Premiership on 22 November 2020, in a 1–0 victory at Livingston. [15] He made 30 appearances in total for St Mirren, before choosing to leave the club at the end of his contract. [16]

Hibernian

Doyle-Hayes signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in June 2021. [16] On 19 February 2022, Doyle-Hayes scored both goals in Hibernian’s 2–0 win over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. [17] Hibs accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers for Doyle-Hayes in December 2022, [18] but he rejected that proposal. [19] His appearances over the next two seasons were limited by persistent injuries, and he was released from his contract in January 2025. [20]

Career statistics

As of 15:12, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2017–18 Championship 000020—20
2018–19 000010—10
Total0000300030
Cambridge United (loan) 2018–19 League Two 600000—60
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2019–20 30130102 [α] 0361
St Mirren 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2214040—301
Hibernian 2021–22 Scottish Premiership34230403 [β] 0442
2022–23 1700020—190
2023–24 1000004 [γ] 050
Total522306070682
Career total1104100140901434

Honours

Aston Villa U23s

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