Mark Coyle (footballer)
Irish footballer (born 1997)
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Mark Coyle (born 13 February 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. He has previously played for Finn Harps, Cockhill Celtic and Shelbourne.
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Coyle in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Coyle | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Coleraine | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Finn Harps | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Finn Harps | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Cockhill Celtic | ||
| 2018–2021 | Finn Harps | 94 | (3) |
| 2022–2026 | Shelbourne | 96 | (5) |
| 2026– | Coleraine | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 | |||
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. Coyle was an ever present in the club's 2025–26 UEFA Conference League campaign in which they reached the league phase for the first time in their history.[5]
Coleraine
On 8 January 2026, Coyle signed for NIFL Premiership side Coleraine for an undisclosed fee, on a two-and-a-half year contract.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 April 2026[8]
| 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 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |||
| Total | 106 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 6 | |||
| Coleraine | 2025–26 | NIFL Premiership | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 11 | ||
- Appearance(s) in LOI Premier Division promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 1 appearance in the UEFA Europa League; 8 appearances in the UEFA Conference League
- Appearance(s) in President of Ireland's Cup