Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Sligo Rovers — Premier Division: 0 apps, 0g 2a, 1413 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Exeter City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1756 | 6.82 |
 Premier Divisionat Sligo Rovers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1413 | 6.91 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.6 |
 FAI Cupat Sligo Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 7.23 |
Scout report
J. Doyle-Hayes is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Exeter City, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 298th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (51.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Doyle-Hayes.
Judged on this season alone, Doyle-Hayes graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.741 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 49th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 27 Doyle-Hayes is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 51.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.4, Doyle-Hayes carries the 49th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
