Mark Coyle (born 13 February 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shelbourne where he serves as club captain. He has previously played for Finn Harps and Cockhill Celtic.
Club career
Early career
Coyle was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal. He grew up in Burt. He played Gaelic football for Donegal's minor and under-21 teams which he credits for shaping him into a leader.[1]
Finn Harps
Coyle played with Finn Harps' U19 side in 2014, and made his senior debut for the club away to Wexford Youths on 30 September 2014, his only league appearance of that season. He continued to be play with the U19 squad for the 2015 season and made one appearance in 2016, before joining Ulster Senior League club Cockhill Celtic in January 2017. He played there for a year before returning to Finn Harps in January 2018 and was included in the senior squad for their Premier Division campaign.[2] He continued to play for the club until the end of the 2021 season, at which point he was voted Player of the Year by his teammates and fans.
Shelbourne
Coyle signed for Shelbourne on 6 December 2021.[3] He was appointed club captain for the 2024 season.[4] He won the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division with the club and became the first winning League of Ireland team captain from Donegal.
Career Statistics
- As of match played 7 March 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finn Harps | 2014 | LOI First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cockhill Celtic | 2016–17 | Ulster Senior League | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2017–18 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Finn Harps | 2018 | LOI First Division | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 110 | 4 | |||
| Shelbourne | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 181 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 203 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ Includes League of Ireland Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in LOI Premier Division promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in President of Ireland's Cup
Honours
Club
- Cockhill Celtic
- Shelbourne
Individual
- PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year: 2024
- Finn Harps Players' Player of the Year: 2021
References
- ^ Breslin, Conor. "Mark Coyle reflects on how Donegal GAA shaped his Shelbourne journey". donegallive.ie. Donegal Live. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ https://highlandradio.com/2019/12/16/delap-and-coyle-sign-on-at-harps/
- ^ "Shelbourne signs midfielder Mark Coyle from Finn Harps". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Mark Coyle named club captain". shelbournefc.ie. Shelbourne FC. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ Mark Coyle at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.