Rocco Coyle

Rocco Coyle
Personal information
Full name Rocco Michael Stanley Coyle[1]
Date of birth (2005-12-04) 4 December 2005
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 42
Youth career
–2016 Leeds United
2016– Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Hull City 0 (0)
2025 → Boston United (loan) 13 (0)
2025–2026 → Scarborough Athletic (loan) 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:46, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Rocco Michael Stanley Coyle (born 4 December 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Hull City.

Career

Hull City

Coyle came through the youth ranks of his hometown club, Hull City. On 24 August 2022, it was announced that he had been made captain of the U18s for the upcoming 2022–23 season.[2][3] On 7 December 2023, Coyle signed his first professional contract with the Tigers.[4] By this time, he had been involved with the senior side on one occasion, making the bench for the 1–1 home draw with Plymouth Argyle on 30 September 2023, although he did not come on the pitch.[5]

Non-league loans

On 8 July 2025, having still not made his senior debut, Coyle joined National League side Boston United on a six-month long loan.[6][7] His professional debut eventually came on 9 August, when Coyle played the opening 57 minutes of the Pilgrims' 2–1 win over Middlesbrough U21s in the National League Cup, before being replaced by Jordan Cropper.[8] The following week, he made his league debut, coming off the bench for Jordan Richards as Boston recorded a 3–2 victory away at Aldershot Town on 16 August.[9] Three months later, on 14 November, Hull announced that Coyle had been recalled early from Boston in order to be sent straight back out on a month-long loan to National League North side Scarborough Athletic.[10][11] He made his debut for the Seadogs the next day, coming off the bench in a 1–0 defeat away at Leek Town in the FA Trophy.[12] Coyle's loan was later extended by a further month, before he returned to Hull in January 2026.[13]

On 10 June 2026, Hull said it was releasing the player.[14]

Personal life

Coyle is the youngest of four brothers in a sporting family. His eldest brother, Tommy, is a retired professional boxer and former Commonwealth lightweight champion. His other two brothers are professional golfer Joe and his Hull City teammate and captain, Lewie.[15][16]

In May 2025, a video surfaced online of a man, believed to be Coyle, intervening in a street fight outside the Empress Pub, Hull. In the video, Coyle is seen alleviating the situation by removing one of the men involved, suspected to be his brother Lewie. On 5 May, Hull City said they were investigating the matter but would not make any further comment at that moment.[17][18][19] The next day, it was reported that a 39-year-old man had been charged with a public order offence in relation to the incident and had been released on conditional bail ahead of an upcoming trial at Hull Magistrates' Court.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 January 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 2023–24[21] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2025–26[23] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston United (loan) 2025–26[23] National League 13 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 0 18 0
Scarborough Athletic (loan) 2025–26[23] National League North 10 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 11 0
Career total 23 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 29 0
  1. ^ Appearances in the National League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 8. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rocco Coyle named U18s Captain". Hull City A.F.C. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Rocco Coyle following in the footsteps of Lewie Coyle after becoming Hull City Under-18s captain". Hull Daily Mail. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Coyle signs first professional contract". Hull City A.F.C. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Rocco Coyle". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "R. Coyle joins Boston on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Coyle seals United loan move". Boston United F.C. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Boston United 2-1 Middlesbrough". Boston United F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Aldershot Town 2-3 Boston United". Boston United F.C. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  10. ^ "R. Coyle joins Scarborough Athletic on loan". Hull City A.F.C. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  11. ^ "New signing: Rocco Coyle". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Boro limp out of FA Trophy". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Player Updates". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Retained List: 2025/26". Hull City A.F.C. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  15. ^ "About Coyle And Sons". Coyle And Sons. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Tommy Coyle and brothers hoping to change lives in Hull with new venture". Hull Daily Mail. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Hull City investigate captain Lewie Coyle after bloody street brawl". The Times. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Championship club release statement after footage of captain appearing to be in fight". The Mirror. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Hull City to investigate alleged Coyle video". BBC Sport. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Man charged after 'Lewie Coyle pub altercation'". BBC News. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Games played by Rocco Coyle in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Games played by Rocco Coyle in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  23. ^ a b c "Games played by Rocco Coyle in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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