Jake Doyle-Hayes, born on 30 December 1998 (age 27), is a Republic of Ireland midfielder now with Exeter City. A central defensive midfielder by trade, his early loan spells helped move him from development football into the senior game, giving him the sort of practical grounding that tends to matter more than prospect labels.
His career has been shaped most clearly by his time at Hibernian. Across four seasons at Easter Road, he made 53 league appearances and scored twice, with 2021-22 his fullest campaign: 34 league games and both of those goals. That spell gave him regular football and a settled role in a side where midfield patience was often required, not always rewarded.
He is now at Exeter City, where in 2026-27 he has made three League Two appearances, along with one in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup. His form this season has been solid and consistent, which is usually a decent base for a player in his position.
Doyle-Hayesโ career to this point is that of an established professional midfielder, built around his Hibernian years and continued at Exeter, with his early loan football serving as the bridge into regular senior involvement.
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