Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1981)

Shaun Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth21 January 1981
Place of birthTaplow, England
Height5' 9
Playing positionDefender/midfielder
Club information
Current team
Slough Town
Youth career
West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999-2004West Ham United2(0)
2000Bristol Rovers (loan)2(0)
2003-2004Dublin City4(1)
2004Swansea City (loan)9(0)
2005Chesham United?(?)
2005-2006Burnham?(?)
2006-2009Hemel Hempstead Town29(4)
2009Slough Town1(1)
Total47(6)
National team
1998Republic of Ireland U17?(?)
2001-?Republic of Ireland U-21?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Shaun Byrne (born 21 January 1981) is a professional footballer who last played for Slough Town. He plays as a defender or a midfielder.

Career

Professional

Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham before moving to Dublin City in 2004. After only 4 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

Byrne captained the Republic of Ireland U-16 side to victory at the UEFA European Championships in Scotland in May 1998.

External links

Shaun Byrne career statistics at Soccerbase

Honours