Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1993)

Shaun Byrne (born 9 June 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Raith Rovers, on loan from Dundee.

Shaun Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Raith Rovers
(on loan from Dundee)
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2008 Celtic
2008–2012 Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Dunfermline Athletic 89 (8)
2016–2019 Livingston 95 (5)
2019– Dundee 79 (0)
2023– → Raith Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Byrne started his career as a youth player for Celtic, before moving to Dunfermline Athletic where he made over 100 competitive appearances. He then played for Livingston for three seasons, helping the team earn back-to-back promotions. Byrne then joined Dundee in 2019, and would be part of two more promotions.

Career

Dunfermline Athletic

Byrne joined Dunfermline Athletic in 2008, after playing at youth level with Celtic. After playing youth team football for his first few season with the club, Byrne made his first team debut in 2012 in the Scottish League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Wallace in the 3–0 defeat of Montrose.[1] His first league appearance came again as a substitute, this time against Dumbarton in a 2–0 victory at The Bet Butler Stadium,[2] whilst his first start for The Pars came in a New Years Fife derby against Raith Rovers.[1]

Byrne scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 defeat against Arbroath during the 2013–14 season.[3] After winning the Scottish League One title and with his contract ending, Byrne was released by the Pars at the end of the 2015–16 season.[4]

Livingston

Shortly after his release by Dunfermline, Byrne signed for recently relegated Scottish League One side Livingston.[5] Byrne was a regular for the club as they gained consecutive promotions in the following two years. After going on to win what would be his second consecutive League One title with ease,[6] the Lions would earn promotion to the Scottish Premiership the following year, defeating Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-offs in 2017–18, having finishing second in the Championship.[7] He turned down a move away from the club in summer 2018.[8]

Dundee

In June 2019, Byrne signed for Dundee on a three-year deal with an option of another year for an undisclosed fee.[9] In May 2021 Byrne won the Premiership play-offs with Dundee, earning promotion to the Premiership.[10] On 16 October, Byrne suffered ligament damage in his knee during a 2–1 win at home to Aberdeen.[11][12] Although having been able to avoid surgery, his timescale for recovery was set between six and twelve weeks.[13][14] In January 2022, after returning to the training pitch, Byrne signed a contract extension that would keep him at Dundee until 2024.[15] That same month, Byrne would make his return to the pitch in a Scottish Cup victory over Dumbarton.[16]

Despite being allowed to leave the team by new manager Gary Bowyer, Byrne would fight to earn his place back, and received a large ovation from a supportive Dundee fanbase as he came on as a substitute in a league win over Raith Rovers in November 2022.[17][18] The following week, Byrne would notch his 100th competitive appearance for Dundee in another home win against Hamilton Academical.[19] Byrne would make several late sub appearances near the end of the season for Dundee, last of which being in the Scottish Championship title-clinching win away to Queen's Park.[20]

Raith Rovers (loan)

On 9 August 2023, Byrne joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers, on a season-long loan from Dundee.[21]

Career statistics
As of 14 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[22] Scottish First Division 14020103[lower-alpha 1]0200
2013–14[23] Scottish League One 31440205[lower-alpha 2]0424
2014–15[24] 22231001[lower-alpha 3]0263
2015–16[25] 22200223[lower-alpha 3]0274
Total 898915212011511
Livingston 2016–17[26] Scottish League One 30220304[lower-alpha 3]0392
2017–18[27] Scottish Championship 33120606[lower-alpha 4]0471
2018–19[28] Scottish Premiership 322105000382
Total 95550140901235
Dundee 2019–20[29] Scottish Championship 22010501[lower-alpha 3]0290
2020–21[30] 22020404[lower-alpha 5]0320
2021–22[31] Scottish Premiership 240304000310
2022–23[32] Scottish Championship 110104000160
2023–24[33] Scottish Premiership 0000000000
Total 79070170501080
Raith Rovers (loan) 2023–24[33] Scottish Championship 7000102[lower-alpha 3]0100
Career total 2701321137228035616
  1. Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three in the Championship play-offs
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; Four appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  5. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs

Honours

Club
Dunfermline Athletic
Livingston

Dundee

References
  1. "Dunfermline 3 Montrose 0". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. "Dunfermline 1 Raith Rovers 0". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. "Dunfermline 2 Arbroath 3". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. "Dunfermline sign Nat Wedderburn from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "Shaun Byrne makes Par". livingstonfc.co.uk. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. "Livingston seal League 1 Title". SPFL.co.uk. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. McLauchlin, Brian (20 May 2018). "Partick Thistle 0-1 Livingston (1-3 agg)". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. Waddell, Gordon (11 November 2018). "Livingston star Sean Byrne reveals touching reason why he snubbed summer move". Daily Record.
  9. "Shaun signs". Dundee F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. "Dundee promoted as Kilmarnock drop down for first time in 28 years". BBC. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. "Dundee still awaiting news on the injury suffered by midfielder Shaun Byrne". BT.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  12. Cran, George. "Dundee star Shaun Byrne's injury 'could have been a lot worse' but surgery still an option for midfield lynchpin". The Courier. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. Cran, George. "Shaun Byrne: No surgery needed for Dundee star but midfielder could be out until 2022". The Courier. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  14. PA Staff (26 October 2021). "Shaun Byrne blow for Dundee". fourfourtwo.com.
  15. "Shaun signs new deal". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  16. "Griffiths' penalty as Dundee progress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  17. Cran, George. "4 talking points from Dundee's Raith Rovers success as Zach Robinson shines and Shaun Byrne returns". The Courier. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  18. Cran, George. "Dundee star Shaun Byrne opens up on being told he could leave Dens Park, 'unreal' reception from fans and his relationship with boss Gary Bowyer". The Courier. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  19. "McMullan goal gives Dundee win over Hamilton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  20. "Dundee back in Premiership after eight-goal epic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  21. "Shaun Byrne joins on loan | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  22. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  27. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  28. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  29. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  30. "Games Played by Shaun Byrne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  31. "Games Played by Shaun Byrne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  32. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  33. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  34. McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  35. "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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