Matthew Byrne
Matthew Byrne (born 5 June 1992) is an Australian soccer Midfielder playing with Olympic FC.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Byrne | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Moreton Bay United | ||
Youth career | |||
Capalaba | |||
Brisbane Force | |||
2009–2011 | Brisbane Roar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Rochedale Rovers | 2 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Donji Srem | 14 | (0) |
2013 | → Teleoptik (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Olympic FC | 58 | (5) |
2016– | Moreton Bay United | 71 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2018 |
Career
Born in Brisbane, he played with Mt Gravatt Hawks FC, Capalaba, Brisbane Force and Brisbane Roar youth teams[1] In 2011 Byrne joined Rochdale Rovers[2] and played with them in the 2011 Brisbane Premier League[3]
In January 2012 he came to Serbia for trials and signed with FK Donji Srem.[4] At the end of the season Donji Srem got promotion to the 2012–13 Serbian SuperLiga. Byrne played the first half of the season in the Serbian top tier having played 5 matches, and during the winter break he was loaned to FK Partizan farm club, FK Teleoptik,[5] playing back in the second tier.[6]
In summer 2013 he returned to Australia and joined Olympic FC.[7] Having arrived from Serbia where he regularly played as right-back, during 2014, he made a big impression in the Olympic FC team as a central defender. His performances in the PlayStation 4 NPL Queensland have earned him a nomination for the Supporters’ Team of the Year, and, subsequently, Byrne was offered a new contract for the 2015 season, which he signed.[5] In October 2014, Byrne received the Olympic FC's Senior Awards dinner at The Greek Club the award of the most consistent senior team player.[8]
References
- Matt Byrne at Rochdale Rovers official website
- Rovers forced to share points with Olympic FC at TheReporter.com, 14-3-2011, retrieved 4-4-2013
- Matthew Byrne at socceraust.co.uk
- Matthew Byrne at Srbijafudbal
- Byrne Re-Signs With Olympic at websites.sportstg.com, 10-10-2014, retrieved 27-11-2016
- Matthew Byrne at Soccerway
- NPL senior squad Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Olympic FC official website, retrieved 25-10-2013
- Matt Byrnes Bright At Olympic Awards at websites.sportstg.com, 20-10-2014, retrieved 27-11-2016