Dylan Michael Boyle (born 15 January 2022) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Spennymoor Town on loan from Fleetwood Town, as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Dylan Michael Boyle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 20)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Spennymoor Town (on loan from Fleetwood Town) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Fleetwood Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → F.C. United of Manchester (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Bamber Bridge (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Spennymoor Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2018–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:26, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Boyle started his career playing youth football for his local side in Belfast, Ridgeway Rovers, where he spent five years before moving across to England to sign a scholarship for the youth team of EFL League One side Fleetwood Town.[3] In January 2020, he signed his first professional contract for the club at the age of seventeen, after impressing the under-18's manager, Simon Wiles.[4] Boyle was captain of the side and had already made his first team debut for Fleetwood in the EFL Trophy defeat to Leicester City U21 in September 2018, having replaced Chris Long as a late substitute.[4]
On 18 December 2020, he was sent out on loan to Northern Premier League Premier Division side F.C. United of Manchester on an initial one-month youth loan.[5] On 13 August 2021, he was again sent out on loan to the Northern Premier League Premier Division, signing for Bamber Bridge.[6] He returned from the club on 28 October 2021, having made fifteen appearances, only missing games when he was representing Northern Ireland U21.[7] Brig First Team Manager, Jamie Milligan, was impressed with Boyle and stated "Dylan has been a pleasure to coach and I’m sure he will go onto big things.[8]
He made his first senior start for Fleetwood against Bolton Wanderers defeat in the EFL Trophy on 30 November 2021, praising interim manager after the match, Stephen Crainey, who had also been his manager for the under-23's in the previous couple of years.[9][7] He signed a new contract with the club on 31 December 2021, committing to the club on a one-year extension until June 2023, with the club holding an option for a further year.[7]
On 21 October 2022, Boyle joined National League North club Spennymoor Town on a one-month loan deal.[10]
Boyle has represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2018–19[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[2] | League One | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Bamber Bridge (loan) | 2021–22[11] | NPL Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Spennymoor Town (loan) | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
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