Liam Doyle (footballer)

Liam Doyle (born 1 July 1992) is a Manx former professional footballer who played as a defender. Doyle is currently the Director of Soccer Operations for MLS Next Pro club Huntsville City FC.

For the player from Northern Ireland, see Liam Doyle (Gaelic footballer).

Liam Doyle
Liam Doyle with Ellan Vannin national team in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992
Place of birth Isle of Man
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2014 St. Marys
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cincinnati State Surge 39 (18)
2014–2015 Ohio State Buckeyes 45 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Harrisburg City Islanders 32 (0)
2017 Swope Park Rangers 18 (2)
2018–2019 Nashville SC 54 (1)
2019–2020 Memphis 901 21 (1)
2020–2021 San Antonio FC 14 (0)
2021 → Indy Eleven (loan) 3 (0)
2022 LA Galaxy II 33 (0)
Total 175 (4)
International career
2010 Isle of Man 4 (0)
2014–2016 Ellan Vannin 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:59, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Liam was formally drafted by D.C. United in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[1]

Liam is also a United States Green Card holder.[2]

Career

Youth and college

Doyle played soccer at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2012 and 2013, before transferring to Ohio State University in 2014, where he stayed for two years.[3]

Professional

Doyle has played for St Marys on his native Isle of Man. The team competes in the Isle of Man Football League.[4] On 19 January 2016, Doyle was selected 67th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft by DC United.[5] However, after trialling with the club he was not signed.

Doyle signed with United Soccer League side Harrisburg City Islanders in April 2016 and made his debut as a late substitute on 2 April 2016 against Charlotte Independence.[6]

Doyle moved to USL side Swope Park Rangers on 6 December 2016.[7]

Doyle was signed by USL side Nashville SC on 14 December 2017.[8]

Following a mutual termination of his contract with Nashville, Doyle subsequently joined USL side Memphis 901.[9]

On 18 September 2020, Doyle moved to USL Championship side San Antonio FC for the remainder of the season.[10]

On 13 September 2021, Doyle joined Indy Eleven on loan for the reminder of the season.[11]

Following his release from San Antonio, Doyle signed with USL Championship side LA Galaxy II on 3 March 2022.[12]

Doyle announced his retirement from professional football on 18 November 2022.[13]

International

Doyle was called up to the Isle of Man national team for the first time in 2010.[4]

Post-playing career

On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Doyle had been named Director of Soccer Operations at MLS Next Pro side Huntsville City FC ahead of their inaugural season.[14][15]

References
  1. Liam Doyle: The Isle of Man international commanding defences in America englishplayersabroad.com
  2. "Nashville SC". 20 June 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Liam Doyle Bio :: The Ohio State University :: official athletic site". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. "Manning names island squad for new year". iomtoday.co.im. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. "DCU picks Liam Doyle in the MLS draft's 4th round". 19 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. "Harrisburg City Islanders at Charlotte Independence - 2016 Regular Season". www.uslsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. USLSoccer.com Staff (5 December 2016). "Rangers Add Doyle to Defensive Corp". Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  9. USLChampionship com Staff (5 August 2019). "Memphis Adds Doyle to Back Line". USL Championship.
  10. "San Antonio Fc Adds Defender Liam Doyle and Midfielder Ethan Bryant to Roster". 18 September 2020.
  11. "INDY ELEVEN ACQUIRES DEFENDER LIAM DOYLE ON LOAN FROM SAN ANTONIO FC". Indy Eleven. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. "LA Galaxy II Announce 2022 Player Signings | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
  13. "Football: Manxman Liam Doyle announces retirement". ManxRadio.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  14. "News | HuntsvilleCityFC.com". HNT.
  15. Wright, Ben (14 December 2022). "Liam Doyle joins Huntsville City FC as Director of Soccer Operations".
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