{{Distinguish|Nathan Boyles}}{{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 = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|04|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland | currentclub = Finn Harps | clubnumber = 21 | height = | position = Forward | youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = Derry City<ref name=loan/> | years1 = 2014–2018 | clubs1 = Derry City<ref name="stats">{{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}}</ref> | caps1 = 75 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Finn Harps (loan)<ref name="stats"/> | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 5 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Finn Harps | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 11 | club-update = 10:13, 27 November 2019 (UTC) }}
'''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.<ref name="stats"/>
Derry City loaned Boyle to Finn Harps in early 2015,<ref name=loan>{{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}}</ref> where he made his debut as a substitute late in the second half in a 1–0 win over Cabinteely.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The next fixture saw him make his first start for Harps, scoring twice in an away win over Waterford United.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
When with Harps he helped the club gain promotion to the premier league.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Derry then recalled him back into their first team at the end of 2015, in time for the 2016 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
After his return, Boyle scored his first goals for Derry, coming on as a substitute, scoring the matchwinner with his second goal,<ref>{{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}}</ref> in a victory over Galway in March 2016.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The following month in a victory over Sligo Rovers, Boyle scored both Derry's goals,<ref>{{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}}</ref> to put Derry through to the EA Sports Cup quarter-finals.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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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}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Nathan}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people 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 {{NorthernIreland-footy-bio-stub}}