Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Bluebell United. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne.[2]
 Byrne with Bohemian in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurtis Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bluebell United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Norwich City | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hibernian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Hibernian | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → East Fife (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2011 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ross County | 13 | (2) |
| 2012 | → Brechin City (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Dundalk | 75 | (14) |
| 2016 | Bohemians | 32 | (10) |
| 2017 | St Patrick's Athletic | 30 | (10) |
| 2018 | Linfield | 17 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | The New Saints | 51 | (17) |
| 2020 | Waterford | 13 | (1) |
| 2021 | Athlone Town | 26 | (6) |
| 2022 | Bray Wanderers | 18 | (5) |
| 2022– | Bluebell United | ||
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 8 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Career
editHibernian
editByrne was a member of the Hibernian under-19 side that won the league and cup double in the 2008–09 season. He scored the winning goal in both the decisive league match and the Youth Cup Final.[2][3] Byrne was one of seven players in that side who were given professional contracts by Hibs following their success.[4]
Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City,[5] and made his league debut the following Sunday against Celtic.
Stirling Albion (loan)
editByrne was loaned to Stirling Albion for a month in February 2010.[6]
East Fife (loan)
editByrne was then loaned to East Fife for the first half of the 2010–11 season.[7] Byrne scored a hat-trick for East Fife in his fourth appearance for the club, a 6–0 win against Dumbarton.[8]
After Hibs suffered from a striker shortage due to the sale of Anthony Stokes and an injury to Darryl Duffy, manager John Hughes commented that Byrne was not yet ready to play regularly in the SPL, and needed to "learn his trade" in lower division football.[9]
Alloa Athletic (loan)
editByrne was loaned to Alloa Athletic on 31 March 2011 for the rest of the 2010–11 season.[10] Hibs announced in late April that Byrne would be released at the end of the season.[11]
Ross County
editByrne then signed for Ross County on a one-year contract.[12] He helped the club win the 2011–12 Scottish First Division and promotion to the SPL.
Brechin City (loan)
editByrne was loaned to Brechin City in September 2012,[13] and was then released by Ross County in December 2012.[14]
Dundalk
editByrne signed for Dundalk in January 2013.[15]
Bohemians
editByrne signed for Bohemians in November 2015, the club his father spent most of his career at.
St Patrick's Athletic
editHe signed for another of his father's old clubs, St Patrick's Athletic on 9 January 2017. [16]
Linfield
editHe then signed for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.[17]
The New Saints
editIn June 2018 he joined The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League citing a desire to return to full-time football.[18]
Waterford
editFollowing the conclusion of the 2019-20 Welsh Premier League, Kurtis returned to the League of Ireland and signed with Premier Division club Waterford.[19]
Retirement
editAfter a season at Athlone Town in 2021 and Bray Wanderers in 2022, Byrne announced his retirement from professional football in September 2022.[20]
Honours
edit- Stirling Albion
- Ross County
- Dundalk
- League of Ireland (2): 2014, 2015
- FAI Cup (1): 2015
- League Cup (1): 2014
- President's Cup (1): 2015
- Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2015
- Bohemians
- Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2016
- The New Saints
- Welsh Premier League (1): 2018–19
- Welsh Cup (1): 2018–19
Career statistics
edit- As of 8 December 2022[21]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hibernian | 2009–10 | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2009–10 | Scottish League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| East Fife (loan) | 2010–11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
| Hibernian | 2010–11 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Hibernian Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2010–11 | Scottish League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Ross County | 2011–12 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ross County Total | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
| Brechin City | 2012–13 | Scottish League One | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| Dundalk | 2013 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[e] | 1 | 37 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3[d] | 2 | 5[f] | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2[g] | 0 | 5[h] | 2 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Dundalk Total | 75 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 105 | 27 | ||
| Bohemians | 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 6 | 37 | 16 | |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2017 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 36 | 10 | ||
| Linfield | 2017–18 | NIFL Premiership | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1[i] | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| The New Saints | 2018–19 | Welsh Premier League | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5[j] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 14 |
| 2019–20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[k] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| The New Saints Total | 51 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 21 | ||
| Waterford | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Athlone Town | 2021 | League of Ireland First Division | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||
| Bray Wanderers | 2022 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 315 | 80 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 397 | 106 | ||
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FAI Cup, Irish Cup & Welsh Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, League of Ireland Cup & Welsh League Cup
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ 4 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup, 4 appearances 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in NIFL UEFA Europa League play-offs
- ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 3 appearances, 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ Kurtis Byrne at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b Grahame, Ewing (30 April 2009). "Scottish Youth Cup hero Kurtis Byrne may quit Hibs, warns father". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Hardie, David (25 April 2009). "Better late than never as Byrne is Hibees hero". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ Hardie, David (1 May 2009). "Hibs boss makes Kurt reply over starlet Byrne". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Hibernian 3–0 Brechin". BBC Sport. 26 August 2009.
- ^ "News February 2010". Stirling Albion FC. Retrieved 28 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kurtis Byrne". East Fife FC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "East Fife 6–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Hardie, David (18 September 2010). "Hughes to bolster Hibs attack with Under-19 stars". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Duo Go Out on Loan". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
- ^ "Ross County snap up two more". Ross-shire Journal. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ "SPL duo head for Brechin on loan". BBC Sport. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County release Bateson, Byrne, Duncan and Malin". BBC Sport. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Murphy, Colm. "New Signing: Kurtis Byrne". dundalkfc.com. Dundalk FC. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Saints Sign Barry Murphy, Alex O'Hanlon & Kurtis Byrne".
- ^ "Interview: David Healy – 'delighted agreement reached for Kurtis Byrne to sign for Linfield'".
- ^ "Byrne departs Blues for Wales". Northern Ireland Football League. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Former Ireland international striker Daryl Murphy signs for hometown club Waterford after 15 years away". Extratime.ie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Team, The42 (8 September 2022). "Ex-Dundalk, Bohs and Pat's forward retires from professional football at 32". The42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Kurtis Byrne". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
External links
edit- Kurtis Byrne at Soccerbase
- Ex-Canaries profile
