Born and raised in Castlemartyr, County Cork, Joyce first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Midleton CBS.
[1] He added a Dr O'Callaghan Cup medal to his collection in February 2020 after a 3-24 to 1-15 defeat of St Francis College in the final.
[6] Joyce added a Cork IAHC title to his collection in November 2021 after being named man of the match in the 1-19 to 0-12 defeat of Sarsfields.
[8][9] Joyce first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the minor team during their unsuccessful Munster MHC campaign in 2019.
Success in this grade was immediate with Joyce claiming Munster and All-Ireland U20HC medals in his first year after respective defeats of Tipperary and Dublin.