Nathan Boyle
{{short description|Association football player from Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nathan Boyle
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|04|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| currentclub = Finn Harps
| clubnumber = 21
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| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = Derry City
| years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Derry City{{cite web | url=http://www.flashscore.com/player/boyle-nathan/pQOWRf3B/ | title=Nathan Boyle (Derry City) - Player Profile - Flashscore.com | publisher=FlashScore.com | accessdate=20 March 2016}}
| caps1 = 75 | goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Finn Harps (loan)
| caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 5
| years4 = 2018– | clubs4 = Finn Harps | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 11
| club-update = 10:13, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
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Nathan Boyle (born 14 April 1994) is a football striker who plays for Finn Harps in the League of Ireland.
Career
Boyle broke into the Derry side during the 2014 season and went on to make 10 appearances that season.
Derry City loaned Boyle to Finn Harps in early 2015,{{cite web | url=http://www.derryjournal.com/sport/derry-city-news/derry-city-boyle-can-help-finn-harps-challenge-for-title-claims-hutton-1-6596320 | title=DERRY CITY: Boyle can help Finn Harps challenge for title - claims Hutton | publisher=Johnston Publishing Ltd. | date=23 February 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016}} where he made his debut as a substitute late in the second half in a 1–0 win over Cabinteely.{{cite web | url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/finn-harps-nathan-boyle-we-need-to-score-more-goals/ | title=Finn Harps' Nathan Boyle: "We need to score more goals" | publisher=Donegal Sport Hub | date=28 August 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016 | author=McNulty, Chris}} The next fixture saw him make his first start for Harps, scoring twice in an away win over Waterford United.{{cite web | url=http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/Republic-of-Ireland/First-Division-2015/match/1999632_Waterford_United_FC_vs_Finn_Harps_FC | title=Waterford United vs Finn Harps Match Statistics | publisher=SoccerPunter.com | accessdate=20 March 2016}}
When with Harps he helped the club gain promotion to the premier league.{{cite web | url=http://www.derrynow.com/sport/derry-striker-helps-harps-to-great-win/53676 | title=Derry striker helps Harps to great win | publisher=Derry Now | date=30 October 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331192603/http://www.derrynow.com/sport/derry-striker-helps-harps-to-great-win/53676 | archive-date=31 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/829-first-division/match-reports-first-division-2015/6392-harps-hang-on-for-vital-win | title=Harps hang on for vital win | publisher=SSE Airtricity League | date=28 August 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016}} 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.donegalsporthub.com/nathan-boyle-re-signs-for-derry-city-ahead-of-2016-season/ | title=Nathan Boyle re-signs for Derry City ahead of 2016 season | publisher=Donegal Sport Hub | date=29 December 2015 | accessdate=10 April 2016 | author=McNulty, Chris}}
Derry then recalled him back into their first team at the end of 2015, in time for the 2016 season.{{cite web | url=http://www.derrydaily.net/2015/12/30/nathan-boyle-re-signs-for-derry-city/ | title=NATHAN BOYLE RE-SIGNS FOR DERRY CITY | publisher=derrydaily.net | date=30 December 2015 | accessdate=20 March 2016}}
After his return, Boyle scored his first goals for Derry, coming on as a substitute, scoring the matchwinner with his second goal,{{cite web | url=http://www.highlandradio.com/2016/03/19/derry-city-reaction-nathan-boyle-dean-jarvis/ | title=Derry City Reaction: Nathan Boyle & Dean Jarvis (Radio Interview) | publisher=Highland Radio | date=19 Mar 2016 | accessdate=10 April 2016}} {{plays audio}} in a victory over Galway in March 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35834691.app | title=League of Ireland: Derry City 2-1 Galway Utd | publisher=BBC | date=18 March 2016 | accessdate=20 March 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2016/03/18/news/substitute-nathan-boyle-secures-win-for-derry-city-456297/ | title=Substitute Nathan Boyle secures win for Derry City | newspaper=The Irish News | date=19 March 2016 | accessdate=8 April 2016 | author=Crudden, Seamus}} The following month in a victory over Sligo Rovers, Boyle scored both Derry's goals,{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36072299 | title=EA Sports Cup second round: Derry City 2-0 Sligo Rovers | publisher=BBC | date=19 April 2016 | accessdate=23 April 2016}} to put Derry through to the EA Sports Cup quarter-finals.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/36100325 | title=EA Sports Cup: Derry to face Cork City in quarter-finals | publisher=BBC | date=21 April 2016 | accessdate=23 April 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.derrycityfc.net/player/nathan-boyle/ Nathan Boyle] Derry City FC player profiles. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{soccerway|nathan-boyle/339075}}
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Category:Association footballers from Derry (city)
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Derry City F.C. players
Category:Finn Harps F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
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