PLAYER PROFILE

Colin Doyle

Position: Goal

Height: 6'5

Weight: 14st 5lbs

Date of Birth: 1985-08-12 Cork, Republic Of Ireland

Colin Doyle

Republic of Ireland under-21 keeper Colin Doyle is second choice goalkeeper at Birmingham City.

He signed a professional contract with the club at the age of 15 and has since spent time at Nottingham Forest, Millwall and Chester City on loan.

He has only ever played a handful of games for Alex McLeish's side since 2003, but his youth and rapidly-growing experience marks him out as one to look out for and a more than capable deputy to Maik Taylor.

During City's promotion campaign in 2008/09 Doyle found his first team chances severely restricted as Maik Taylor continued to possess the number one shirt at St Andrews.

Doyle made just one league start during the whole of the campaign and another as a substitute. He also made two starts in the League Cup but, despite full international caps for Ireland, remains very much the number two at the Blues.