Jack Byrne (footballer, born 1996)
Jack Byrne (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Byrne plays predominantly as a central midfielder, though he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Kevin's Boys | |||
| 2012–2015 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cambuur (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2018 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | (1) |
| 2018 | Kilmarnock | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Shamrock Rovers | 37 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019– | Republic of Ireland | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:20, 28 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:43, 12 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Byrne started playing football for St Kevin's Boys, Dublin, Ireland, at the age of five and moved to England to join Manchester City at the age of 15.[2] In the 2014–15 season Byrne scored six goals in eight UEFA Youth League games for Manchester City under-19.[2]
In the summer of 2015, Byrne joined Eredivisie side Cambuur on loan.[3] After missing the first six weeks of the season due to an ankle injury picked up in pre-season, Byrne made his professional debut on 19 September in a match against FC Twente.[4]
On 29 June 2016, Byrne joined EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.[5] He went on to make 4 league appearances for the club before Blackburn cancelled his season long loan on 6 January 2017.[6]
Wigan Athletic
Later in January 2017, Byrne joined Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half year deal.[7] He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a 3-2 victory over Rotherham on 8 April 2017.
Oldham Athletic
On 15 January 2018, Byrne signed for Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was suspended by the club for an undisclosed, off the field incident [8] and subsequently released by Oldham Athletic on 31 August 2018,[9] despite fan protests.[10]
Kilmarnock
Soon after his release from Oldham, it was confirmed that Byrne had signed for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a one-year-deal.[11]
Shamrock Rovers
On 7 December 2018, Byrne joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.[12] [13] His first goal for the club was a spectacular strike in a 3-0 home win over Sligo Rovers on 15 March.[14] After several strong performances Byrne was named Premier Division Player of the Month for March and again for July.[15] He scored once and assisted five times in Rovers' Europa League ties against SK Brann and Apollon Limassol. [15]
He helped Shamrock Rovers to the 2019 FAI Cup Final in the Aviva Stadium where they faced holders Dundalk F.C. Rovers won the game 4-2 after a Penalty shoot-out and won the Cup for the first time in 32 years.
International career
Byrne has represented his native Ireland up to Under-21 level. He made his début for his country's Under-21 team when he was just 18 years old.[16] He has since won 10 caps. He was called up to train with the Irish senior team by manager Martin O'Neill in March 2016,[17] ahead of friendly matches against Switzerland and Slovakia, though Byrne did not feature in either game, instead returning to the Under-21 squad ahead of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying matches against Italy and Slovenia.
In March 2019, Byrne was called into the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D matches against Gibraltar on 23 March and Georgia on 26 March.[18]
He was recalled to the national team in August 2019,[19][20] making his international debut on 10 September, 2019, coming off the bench and creating an assist in a 3-1 win over Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium.[21]
Honours
Career statistics
- As of 12 March 2020[22]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe[lower-alpha 3] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cambuur (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2016–17 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2016–17 | EFL League One | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 22 | 4 | |||
| Oldham Athletic total | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 | 44 | 8 | |||
| Kilmarnock | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2019 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Shamrock Rovers total | 37 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 24 | ||
- Includes the FA Cup, KNVB Cup and the FAI Cup
- Includes the EFL Cup
- Includes the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Personal life
Byrne lost his father, John, when Jack was 11 years old.[16]
References
- "Jack Byrne". Worldfootball. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- Fanning, Dion (1 November 2015). "Jack Byrne: I left my Dublin home at 15 so that I could have a better life for my family". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Jack Byrne - SC Cambuur". Cambuur.nl. 24 April 1996. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- "Loan Watch Jack Byrne and Jason Denayer debut for Cambuur and Galatasaray". Manchester City FC. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- "Rovers sign City starlet". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- "Byrne returns to Man City". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- "Manchester City midfielder Jack Byrne signs for Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Brosnan, Maurice. "Oldham Controversy Continues As Fans Protest Irish Midfielder's Absence". Balls.ie.
- AFC, Oldham Athletic (31 August 2018). "CLUB STATEMENT: Jack Byrne. #oafchttps://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2018/august/31082018-jack-byrne/ …". External link in
|title=(help) - "Oldham Athletic fans fume as League Two club terminate Jack Byrne's contract". buzz.ie. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=7637&ShowCat=%5B%5D
- "Jack Byrne Signs for the Rovers!". Shamrock Rovers. 7 December 2018.
- "Jack Byrne". shamrockrovers.ie. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Jack Byrne wonder-strike the highlight as Shamrock Rovers beat Sligo to extend lead". the42.ie. 15 March 2019.
- "Shamrock Rovers Jack Byrne Named Player of the Month". 15 August 2019.
- "HOME FROM HOME | Jack Byrne Documentary". YouTube. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- Blake, Ben. "Man City's Jack Byrne trained with the Ireland senior team for the first time today". The42. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- "'It's been a mad couple of days, and I'm still trying to get my head around it'". The 42. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- "Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers midfielder Jack Byrne makes 25-man squad". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "'I never really had off-the-field issues. It was more boredom'". The 42. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "Fresh faces make the difference as Ireland eventually see off Bulgaria". The 42. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- "Jack Byrne profile". Soccerway. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017. "Jack Byrne profile". Extratime.ie. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
External links
- Jack Byrne at Soccerway