Born in
Dublin, Foy began his career in England with
Nottingham Forest in 2000. Foy made his Nottingham Forest debut on 23 September 2000 against
Grimsby Town, and played 38 times, scoring once, against
Tranmere Rovers, before signing for
Doncaster Rovers in February 2003. However, he played just seven games for Doncaster and then returned to Ireland to play for
St Patrick's Athletic,
Dublin City,
Monaghan United and then signed for
Sligo Rovers. He also had an unsuccessful trial at
Mansfield Town. Foy is a former
Republic of Ireland youth and
Under 21 international and in May 1998 scored in the final as part of the Irish team which won the European Under 16 Championships beating Italy 2–1. ==References==