Jake Doyle-Hayes
Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes (born 30 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays 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.
| Doyle-Hayes in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake Billy Doyle-Hayes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ballyjamesduff, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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– | 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) | |||
Club career edit
Aston Villa edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
Career statistics edit
- As of 15:12, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2019–20 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[α] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| St Mirren | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Hibernian | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[β] | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[γ] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Aston Villa U23s
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Aston Villa" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Jake Doyle-Hayes". 11v11. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Enright, Seamus. "World at His Feet". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Aston Villa 4-1 Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Doyle-Hayes signs new deal". www.avfc.co.uk. Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ O'Hehir, Paul (31 January 2019). "Ireland youth international Jake Doyle-Hayes joins Cambridge United on loan from Aston Villa". Irish Mirror.
- ^ Georgeson, Andrew (13 April 2019). "Consistency is key for Aston Villa loanee Jake Doyle-Hayes". Cambridgeshire Live.
- ^ Preece, Ashley (1 August 2019). "Aston Villa let midfielder leave on season-long loan deal". Birmingham Mail.
- ^ Saunders, Luke (10 September 2019). "Jake Doyle-Hayes chosen as Autovillage Player of the Month". Cheltenham Town Official Website.
- ^ "Cheltenham 3-2 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Premier clubs publish 2019/20 released listLeague s". Premier League. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "St Mirren sign Irish midfielder Doyle-Hayes after Villa exit". BBC Sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Gunn, Kyle (3 November 2020). "Jake Doyle-Hayes joins St Mirren as Jim Goodwin strengthens squad for relegation battle". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 November 2020). "St Mirren 0-0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Livingston 0-1 St Mirren: Jake Doyle-Hayes seals visitors' first win since August". Sky Sports. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Jake Doyle-Hayes: Hibs sign former St Mirren midfielder amid Dundee Utd interest". BBC Sport. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Herrall, Jack (19 February 2022). "Hibernian 2–0 Ross County". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers bids for Hibs' Jake Doyle-Hayes and St Mirren's Ethan Erhahon accepted". BBC Sport. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (14 January 2023). "What Hibs boss Lee Johnson said about Jake Doyle-Hayes as he confirmed Forest Green decision". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Match report: Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!". Aston Villa Football Club. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links edit
- Jake Doyle-Hayes at Soccerbase