Eoin Toal was born on 15 February 1999 and is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers and the Northern Ireland national team.
12 Facts About Eoin Toal
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Eoin Toal began his career with Armagh City, captaining the youth team and making his first-team debut in 2015 aged 16, making over 50 appearances for the club in all competitions, before moving to Derry City in 2017.
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Eoin Toal served as club captain for Derry City, making 155 appearances for the club in all competitions.
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Eoin Toal started and played in the 2019 League of Ireland Cup final, and even converted one of the penalties in the penalty shootout, but it wasn't enough as they lost to Dundalk.
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Eoin Toal signed for Bolton Wanderers in July 2022 on a three-year contract.
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Eoin Toal picked up an ankle injury towards the end of his time at Derry, choosing to play through the injury as he did not want to miss their matches in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Riga.
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Eoin Toal then stepped up his recovery by playing matches in the EFL Trophy.
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Eoin Toal received praise from his team mates for how well he had played during the start of his Bolton career and was named Bolton Player of the Month for December 2022.
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Eoin Toal was forced off towards the end of the match after a challenge by Sam Cosgrove, with Bolton manager Ian Evatt accusing Cosgrove of injuring him on purpose.
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Eoin Toal recovered much earlier than expected though, allowing him to return for Bolton's last few games of the season.
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Eoin Toal first played international football with the Northern Ireland under-15 team.
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Eoin Toal later played three times for the under-17 team in 2015, three times for the under-19 team in 2017, and 13 times for the under-21 team between 2019 and 2020.