Kamari Olivier Doyle (born 1 August 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Exeter City on loan from the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kamari Olivier Doyle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 2005 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Exeter City (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Southampton | ||
| 2024 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Exeter City (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | England U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 27 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:36, 12 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editDoyle was born to an English-Jamaican mother and a Rwandan father.[3] Doyle trained with Southampton staff in Bath, Somerset from the age of seven. He would later travel down from Bristol with his grandfather to attend Southampton academy sessions.[4]
Career
editSouthampton
edit2021–22
editDoyle played as a sixteen year-old for Southampton in the EFL Trophy away against Charlton Athletic on 5 October 2021.[5][6] During the season Doyle signed a pre-contract agreement that his first professional contract with Southampton that would come into effect upon his seventeenth birthday.[7] Doyle and Southampton won the Under-18 Premier League South in 2021–22.[8]
2022–23
editDuring the 2022–23 season, Doyle played as Saints B won the Premier League 2 Division 2, it was the second consecutive youth league in for Doyle.[9] He also featured prominently as the Southampton under-18 team reached the semi-finals of the 2022–23 FA Youth Cup.[10]
On the penultimate week of the season he was one of three academy players promoted to train with the first team squad for the Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion on 21 May 2023.[11] Doyle was subsequently named in the match day squad and appeared in the second half as a substitute for his senior professional debut.[12][13]
Brighton & Hove Albion
editOn 26 January 2024, he joined the youth academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[14]
Loan to Exeter
editOn 16 August 2024, Doyle joined League One side Exeter City on a season-long loan deal.[15] He registered his first senior goal on 31 August 2024, scoring directly from a free kick during a 2–0 away win against Bolton Wanderers.[16]
Style of play
editConsidered a two-footed player, who can receive and pass with either foot as well as strike free-kicks with either foot, it has been reported that Doyle has been mentored to a degree by James Ward-Prowse at Southampton. He has played for Southampton and England U-18s in a wide range of central midfield roles, and even in a withdrawn number 10 role.[17]
International career
editAn England youth international, Doyle scored his first goal for the England U17s against Norway in June 2022.[18]
On 6 September 2023, Doyle made his England U19 debut during a 1–0 defeat to Germany in Oliva.[19]
On 15 November 2024, Doyle made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 4-0 win over Germany at Chesterfield.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2022–23[21] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[22] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 2023–24[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Exeter City (loan) | 2024–25[23] | League One | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Career total | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Kami Doyle". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Edmund Okai Gyimah (14 October 2024). "Doyle eyes national team football". The New Times. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Tanswell, Jacob (19 May 2023). "Kami Doyle and Dom Ballard: Southampton's last 2 games key for pathway development". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Colman, Jonty (9 October 2021). "Southampton coach pays glowing tribute to growing academy star likened to James Ward-Prowse". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Charlton vs Southampton 4–1". Soccerway. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Crocker, Tom (5 August 2022). "Doyle's delight at signing first pro contract with Southampton FC". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ House, Alfie (28 April 2023). "Southampton crowned Premier League 2 Division Two champions". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ House, Alfie (11 May 2023). "Southampton B crowned as winners of Premier League 2 Division 2". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Saints U18s to face West Ham in FA Youth Cup semi-finals". Southampton FC. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ House, Alfie (19 May 2023). "Selles hints Southampton academy trio could feature at Brighton". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Brighton vs. Southampton". Soccerway. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Mann, Mantej (21 May 2023). "Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Talbot, Bruce (26 January 2024). "Kamari Doyle joins Albion from Southampton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Kamari Doyle is a Grecian!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Bolton 0-2 Exeter". Sky Sports. 31 August 2024.
- ^ Tanswell, Jacob (5 April 2023). "Introducing Southampton under-18s - the best since class of Ward-Prowse, Shaw and Reed". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Norway U17 vs. England U17 0–3". Soccerway. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Smith, Frank (6 September 2023). "England MU19s 0–1 Germany". England Football. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Gibson, Thomas (15 November 2024). "Report: England ELS 4-0 Germany". England Football.
- ^ "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.