Jake Doyle-Hayes

Jake Doyle-Hayes of Exeter City was born in Ballyjamesduff, Rep. Ireland on 30 December 1998 (age 27).

Jake Doyle-Hayes, born on 30 December 1998 (age 27), is a Republic of Ireland defensive midfielder now with Exeter City. His early senior football included loan spells that gave him the usual hard education away from academy football, more useful than glamorous.

His career has been shaped most clearly by Hibernian. Across four seasons at Easter Road, he made 53 league appearances and scored twice, with 2021-22 his busiest and most productive campaign: 34 league games and both of his league goals for the club. That spell gave him the substance of his senior career rather than just another line on it.

At Exeter City in 2025-26, Doyle-Hayes has yet to make a league appearance, though he has played once in the FA Cup. His career to this point is that of an established midfielder whose main body of work remains his Hibernian years.

📈 Key stats and insights

Jake Doyle-Hayes did not make a League Two appearance for Exeter City in 2025-26

Jake Doyle-Hayes made one FA Cup appearance in 2025-26

Jake Doyle-Hayes joined Exeter City from Sligo Rovers for an undisclosed fee in August 2025

Jake Doyle-Hayes moved on free transfers from Aston Villa, St Mirren and Hibernian

Jake Doyle-Hayes scored two goals in 2021-22

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Cen Def Mid
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

Jake Doyle-Hayes

CDM

1.8m (5ft 10in)
Height: 31
Squad Number: 78kg (12st 3lb)
Weight: 30 December 1998 (age 27)
Date of Birth: Ballyjamesduff
Birthplace: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Country of Birth: Exeter City
Team

📊 Season stats

Team: Exeter City
League Two 2025 - 2026
Games: -
Starting: -
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: -
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Exeter City
FA Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Jake Doyle-Hayes did not make a League Two appearance for Exeter City in 2025-26, with his only senior involvement listed as one FA Cup appearance. With no league starts, no substitute appearances and no domestic cup goals, his season was peripheral rather than influential.

📋 Career stats

Team: Exeter City
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Sligo Rovers
Season 2025
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 18
Goals: -

Team: Hibernian
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Hibernian
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Hibernian
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 17
Goals: -

Team: Hibernian
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: 2

Team: St Mirren
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 22
Goals: 1

Doyle-Hayes's career moved from Aston Villa into a Cheltenham Town loan, then through St Mirren, Hibernian, Sligo Rovers and Exeter City. The longest listed spell came after his 2021 move to Hibernian, but the later move to Sligo and then Exeter pointed to a career that had shifted away from a settled first-team platform.

💰 Transfers

Team: Exeter City
1 August 2025
From: Sligo Rovers
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Sligo Rovers
13 February 2025
From: Hibernian
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Hibernian
1 July 2021
From: St Mirren
Type: Free Transfer

Team: St Mirren
2 November 2020
From: Aston Villa
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Cheltenham Town
1 August 2019
From: Aston Villa
Type: Loan

Team: Cambridge United
31 January 2019
From: Aston Villa
Type: Loan

Team: Aston Villa
1 July 2014
Type: Trainee

His transfer history was dominated by free moves: Aston Villa to St Mirren, St Mirren to Hibernian and Hibernian to Sligo Rovers all carried no fee. The only listed paid or undisclosed permanent move was Sligo Rovers to Exeter City in August 2025, after an earlier loan from Aston Villa to Cheltenham Town.

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