Killian Doyle

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Killian Doyle
Personal information
Irish name Cillian Ó Dúil
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 27)
Raharney, County Westmeath, Ireland
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
2014-present
 Raharney
Club titles
Westmeath titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2015-present
 DCU
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2016-present
 Westmeath 14 (3-79)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:34, 6 June 2022.

Killian Doyle (born 18 April 1997) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-forward with the Westmeath senior team.

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Born in Raharney, County Westmeath, Doyle developed as a hurler during his secondary schooling at St. Joseph's Secondary School in Rochfortbridge. [1] Here he was an All-Ireland runner-up in 2012. Doyle simultaneously made his first appearances for the Raharney club at underage levels, before winning county senior championship medals in 2014 and 2016.

Doyle made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he was selected for the Westmeath minor team. He enjoyed four championship seasons with the minor team. Doyle subsequently joined the Westmeath under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 2016 league.

On 8 September 2022, Doyle was nominated for a PwC All-Star award, Westmeath's first hurling nomination since 1986 when David Kilcoyne won their first and only All-Star. [2] [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2022.
TeamYear National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Westmeath 2016 Division 2A 10-0120-0310-0040-04
201730-0443-0710-0283-13
201840-11--40-11
201960-17-10-0970-26
2020 Division 1A 41-28--41-28
202131-15--31-15
2022 Division 2A 72-3450-58-122-92
Total284-110113-6830-11427-189

Honours

Raharney
Westmeath

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References

  1. ↑ "Colleges SHC 'B': Joseph's to meet Mary's in final". Hogan Stand. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "12 for Limerick with 10 counties having players on 2022 All-Star hurling nominations". The 42. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Limerick lead way as Westmeath's Doyle earns hurling All-Star nomination". RTE Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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