Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1981)

Shaun Byrne (born 21 January 1981) is a professional footballer who played as a defender or a midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.

For other people with the same name, see Sean Byrne (disambiguation).

Shaun Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-21) 21 January 1981
Place of birth Taplow, England
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 West Ham United 2 (0)
2000 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2004 → Swansea City (loan) 9 (0)
2004 Dublin City 4 (1)
2005 Chesham United ? (?)
2005–2006 Burnham ? (?)
2006–2009 Hemel Hempstead Town 29 (4)
2009 Slough Town 1 (1)
Total 47 (6)
International career
1998 Republic of Ireland U17 ? (?)
2001–2002 Republic of Ireland U21 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Club career

Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham before moving to Dublin City in 2004. After only four games with Dublin City he quit the team, citing the difficult transition from London to Dublin as the reason. Once free from multiple transfer binds, he trialed at various teams and then moved to Chesham United, initially on trial before joining permanently. He later played for Burnham and before transferring to Hemel Hempstead in March 2006 and Slough Town on 7 March 2009.

International career

Byrne captained the Republic of Ireland U16 side to victory at the UEFA European Championships in Scotland in May 1998. He was also part of the Republic's U21 side.[1]

References
  1. "Ireland U21 manager forced to reshuffle squad". Irish Times. 23 January 2002.

Shaun Byrne at Soccerbase

Honours
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