Callum Doyle

Callum Doyle

Personal information
Full name	Callum Craig Doyle [1]
Date of birth	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Manchester City
Youth career
0000–2021	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Manchester City	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Sunderland (loan)	36	(1)
2022–2023	→ Coventry City (loan)	41	(0)
2023–2024	→ Leicester City (loan)	17	(0)
International career‡
2021	England U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	England U19	14	(1)
2022–2023	England U20	6	(0)
2023–	England U21	3	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing   England UEFA European Under-19 Championship Winner 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:20, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Callum Craig Doyle (born 3 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Manchester City.

As an academy player for Manchester City, Doyle was loaned to various EFL sides in the past years. He has achieved promotion in all but one of his loan spells. He won the play-offs with Sunderland in League One in 2022, and won the Championship with Leicester City in 2024. The only time he failed to get promoted was a loss in penalties with Coventry City in the play-off final in 2023.

Doyle has represented England at various youth levels.

Club career

Doyle began his career with Manchester City, moving on loan to Sunderland in July 2021. ^[3] He made his professional debut on 7 August 2021, in a 2–1 league victory against Wigan Athletic, and he scored his first professional goal on 30 December 2021, in a 5–0 league win against Sheffield Wednesday. ^[4] He made 44 appearances for the club in all competitions, ^[4] as the club won promotion to the Championship via the play-offs. ^[5]

On 12 July 2022, Doyle joined Championship club Coventry City on a season-long loan. ^{[6] [7]}

On 14 July 2023, Doyle joined Championship club Leicester City on a season-long loan. ^{[8] [9]}

International career

Having represented England U18s, ^[3] Doyle made his debut for the England U19s during a 2–0 victory over Italy U19s at St. George's Park on 2 September 2021. ^[10]

On 17 June 2022, Doyle was included in the England U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. ^[11] The England team won the tournament, beating Israel 3–1 in the final, with Doyle scoring England's first goal in that match. ^{[12] [13]}

On 10 May 2023, Doyle was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. ^{[14] [15]} However, he did not arrive at the tournament until after the group stages due to Coventry City's participation in the 2023 EFL Championship play-off final. ^[16] His only appearance of the tournament was as a late substitute in their round of sixteen defeat against Italy. ^[17]

On 11 September 2023, Doyle made a goalscoring debut for England U21 during a 3–0 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Luxembourg. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played on 4 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	2020–21 [19]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2021–22 [4]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23 [20]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023–24 [21]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sunderland (loan)	2021–22 [4]	League One	36	1	1	0	4	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	44	1
Coventry City (loan)	2022–23 [20]	Championship	41	0	1	0	1	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	0	46	0
Leicester City (loan)	2023–24 [21]	Championship	17	0	4	0	2	0	–		23	0
Career total			94	1	6	0	7	0	8	0	115	1

1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy for the U21s.
2. Appearances in League One play-offs
3. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Sunderland

• EFL League One play-offs: 2022 ^[22]

Leicester City

• EFL Championship: 2023–24 ^[23]

England U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2022 ^[12]

References

1. "England – C. Doyle – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
2. "Callum Doyle". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "Callum Doyle: Sunderland sign Manchester City defender on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
4. "Games played by Callum Doyle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. Peddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland back in Championship after play-off win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
6. Lowe, Alex (11 July 2022). "TRANSFER: Callum Doyle joins Sky Blues on loan!". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
7. "Callum Doyle: Coventry City sign Manchester City centre-back on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
8. "Leicester City Confirm Loan Arrival Of Callum Doyle". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
9. "Leicester sign Man City defender Doyle on loan". BBC Sport.
10. Veevers, Nicholas (2 September 2021). "England MU19s 2-0 Italy". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
11. Smith, Frank (17 June 2022). "Ian Foster has picked his 21-strong squad for this month's UEFA U19 EURO Finals in Slovakia". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
12. "'We should be so proud' - England win U19 Euros". BBC Sport. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
13. Honeyman, Sam (1 July 2022). "Israel 1-3 England (aet): Chukwuemeka and Ramsey the extra-time heroes as Young Lions fight back". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
14. Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
15. "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
16. Dorsett, Rob (16 May 2023). "FIFA U20 World Cup: Crying shame players will miss once-in-a-lifetime tournament, says England boss Ian Foster". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
17. "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
18. Dickson Jefford, Oli (11 September 2023). "Report: Luxembourg 0-3 England MU21s". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
19. "Games played by Callum Doyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
20. "Games played by Callum Doyle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
21. "Games played by Callum Doyle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
22. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
23. "Championship: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
    "Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

External links

• Callum Doyle at WorldFootball.net