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Kamari Doyle

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Kamari Doyle
Personal information
Full name Kamari Olivier Newby Doyle[1]
Date of birth (2005-08-01) 1 August 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 27
Youth career
2013–2023 Southampton
2024 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Southampton 1 (0)
2024– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Exeter City (loan) 20 (3)
2025 → Crawley Town (loan) 21 (7)
2025–2026 → Reading (loan) 41 (4)
2026– → Leicester City (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U17 3 (1)
2023 England U18 3 (0)
2023 England U19 2 (0)
2024 England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:36, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Kamari Olivier Newby Doyle (born 1 August 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Leicester City, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Early life

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Doyle was born to an English mother and a Jamaican father. Doyle trained with Southampton staff in Bath, Somerset from the age of seven. He would later travel down from Bristol with his grandfather to attend Southampton academy sessions.[2]

Career

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Southampton

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Doyle played as a sixteen year-old for Southampton in the EFL Trophy away against Charlton Athletic on 5 October 2021.[3][4] During the season Doyle signed a pre-contract agreement that his first professional contract with Southampton that would come into effect upon his seventeenth birthday.[5] Doyle and Southampton won the Under-18 Premier League South in 2021–22.[6]

During the 2022–23 season, Doyle played as Saints B won the Premier League 2 Division 2, it was the second consecutive youth league win for Doyle.[7] He also featured prominently as the Southampton under-18 team reached the semi-finals of the 2022–23 FA Youth Cup.[8]

On the penultimate week of the season he was one of three academy players promoted to train with the first team squad for the Premier League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion on 21 May 2023.[9] Doyle was subsequently named in the match day squad and appeared in the second half as a substitute for his senior professional debut.[10][11]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 26 January 2024, he joined the youth academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[12]

Loans

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On 16 August 2024, Doyle joined League One side Exeter City on a season-long loan deal.[13] He registered his first senior goal on 31 August 2024, scoring directly from a free kick during a 2–0 away win against Bolton Wanderers.[14]

On 27 January 2025, Doyle was recalled from his loan at Exeter, and loaned to fellow League One club Crawley Town.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 February 2025 in a 3–1 victory against Stevenage.[16]

On 4 August 2025, Doyle joined League One side Reading on a season-long loan deal.[17]

On 1 September 2026, Doyle joined League One side Leicester City on a season-long loan deal.[18]

Style of play

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Considered a two-footed player, who can receive and pass with either foot as well as strike free-kicks with either foot, it has been reported that Doyle has been mentored to a degree by James Ward-Prowse at Southampton. He has played for Southampton, England U-20s, Exeter City (on loan), and Crawley Town (on loan) in a wide range of central and attacking midfield positions, including the number 10 role.[19]

International career

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An England youth international, Doyle scored his first goal for the England U17s against Norway in June 2022.[20]

On 6 September 2023, Doyle made his England U19 debut during a 1–0 defeat to Germany in Oliva.[21]

On 15 November 2024, Doyle made his England U20 debut as a substitute during a 4-0 win over Germany at Chesterfield.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2022–23[23] Premier League 100000–10
2023–24[24] Championship 000010—10
Total 100010—20
Brighton and Hove Albion 2023–24[24] Premier League 0000––00
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s 2026–27[25] —1[a]111
Exeter City (loan) 2024–25[26] League One 20321–2[a]0244
Crawley Town (loan) 2024–25[26] League One 217–––217
Reading (loan) 2025–26[27] League One 41410301[a]0464
Leicester City (loan) 2026–27[25] League One 0000–0000
Career total 83143140419416

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Tanswell, Jacob (19 May 2023). "Kami Doyle and Dom Ballard: Southampton's last 2 games key for pathway development". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Colman, Jonty (9 October 2021). "Southampton coach pays glowing tribute to growing academy star likened to James Ward-Prowse". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Charlton vs Southampton 4–1". Soccerway. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Crocker, Tom (5 August 2022). "Doyle's delight at signing first pro contract with Southampton FC". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ↑ House, Alfie (28 April 2023). "Southampton crowned Premier League 2 Division Two champions". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ House, Alfie (11 May 2023). "Southampton B crowned as winners of Premier League 2 Division 2". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Saints U18s to face West Ham in FA Youth Cup semi-finals". Southampton FC. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ House, Alfie (19 May 2023). "Selles hints Southampton academy trio could feature at Brighton". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brighton vs. Southampton". Soccerway. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  11. ↑ Mann, Mantej (21 May 2023). "Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Talbot, Bruce (26 January 2024). "Kamari Doyle joins Albion from Southampton". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kamari Doyle is a Grecian!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bolton 0-2 Exeter". Sky Sports. 31 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kamari Doyle: Crawley Town sign Brighton midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Crawley Town 3–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "Kamari Doyle joins the Royals on season-long loan". Reading F.C. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Leicester City complete shock last minute Premier League transfer". Leicester Mercury. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
  19. ↑ Tanswell, Jacob (5 April 2023). "Introducing Southampton under-18s - the best since class of Ward-Prowse, Shaw and Reed". The Athletic. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Norway U17 vs. England U17 0–3". Soccerway. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Smith, Frank (6 September 2023). "England MU19s 0–1 Germany". England Football. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  22. ↑ Gibson, Thomas (15 November 2024). "Report: England ELS 4-0 Germany". England Football.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Kamari Doyle in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
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