Nathan Boyle

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Nathan Boyle
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Finn Harps
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2014 Derry City [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Derry City [2] 75 (10)
2015 → Finn Harps (loan) [2] 12 (5)
2018– Finn Harps 40 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:13, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

Nathan Boyle (born 14 April 1994) is a football striker who plays for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland.

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Career

Boyle broke into the Derry side during the 2014 season and went on to make 10 appearances that season. [2]

Derry City loaned Boyle to Finn Harps in early 2015, [1] where he made his debut as a substitute late in the second half in a 1–0 win over Cabinteely. [3] The next fixture saw him make his first start for Harps, scoring twice in an away win over Waterford United. [4]

When with Harps he helped the club gain promotion to the premier league. [5] [6] Despite suffering hamstring issues in the later half of the season, he had scored a total of 5 goals for Harps during his loan period. [7]

Derry then recalled him back into their first team at the end of 2015, in time for the 2016 season. [8]

After his return, Boyle scored his first goals for Derry, coming on as a substitute, scoring the matchwinner with his second goal, [9] in a victory over Galway in March 2016. [10] [11] The following month in a victory over Sligo Rovers, Boyle scored both Derry's goals, [12] to put Derry through to the EA Sports Cup quarter-finals. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Nathan Boyle (Derry City) - Player Profile - Flashscore.com". FlashScore.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  3. ↑ McNulty, Chris (28 August 2015). "Finn Harps' Nathan Boyle: "We need to score more goals"". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Waterford United vs Finn Harps Match Statistics". SoccerPunter.com. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Derry striker helps Harps to great win". Derry Now. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Harps hang on for vital win". SSE Airtricity League. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  7. ↑ McNulty, Chris (29 December 2015). "Nathan Boyle re-signs for Derry City ahead of 2016 season". Donegal Sport Hub. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "NATHAN BOYLE RE-SIGNS FOR DERRY CITY". derrydaily.net. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Derry City Reaction: Nathan Boyle & Dean Jarvis (Radio Interview)". Highland Radio. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.( Speaker Icon.svg Page will play audio when loaded)
  10. ↑ "League of Ireland: Derry City 2-1 Galway Utd". BBC. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  11. ↑ Crudden, Seamus (19 March 2016). "Substitute Nathan Boyle secures win for Derry City". The Irish News. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "EA Sports Cup second round: Derry City 2-0 Sligo Rovers". BBC. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "EA Sports Cup: Derry to face Cork City in quarter-finals". BBC. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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