Kurtis Byrne

Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland First Division side Athlone Town. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne.[2]

Kurtis Byrne
Byrne in action for Bohemian away to Galway United in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Kurtis Byrne
Date of birth (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Athlone Town
Number TBA
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 0 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:48, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Hibernian

Byrne 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)

Byrne was loaned to Stirling Albion for a month in February 2010.[6]

East Fife (loan)

Byrne 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)

Byrne 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

Byrne 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)

Byrne was loaned to Brechin City in September 2012,[13] and was then released by Ross County in December 2012.[14]

Dundalk

Byrne signed for Dundalk in January 2013.[15]

Bohemians

Byrne signed for Bohemians in November 2015, the club his father spent most of his career at.

St Patrick's Athletic

He signed for another of his father's old clubs, St Patrick's Athletic on 9 January 2017. [16]

Linfield

He then signed for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.[17]

The New Saints

In June 2018 he joined The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League citing a desire to return to full-time football.[18]

Waterford

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 Welsh Premier League, Kurtis returned to the League of Ireland and signed with Premier Division club Waterford.[19]

Honours
Stirling Albion
Ross County
Dundalk
Bohemians
The New Saints

Career statistics
As of 10 November 2020[20]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2009–10 Scottish Premiership 400[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0——50
Stirling Albion (loan) 2009–10 Scottish League One 300[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]0—0[lower-alpha 3]030
East Fife (loan) 2010–11 1470[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0—2[lower-alpha 3]0177
Hibernian 2010–11 Scottish Premiership 300[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]00[lower-alpha 4]0—30
Hibernian Total 70001000—80
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2010–11 Scottish League One 600[lower-alpha 1]00[lower-alpha 2]0—0[lower-alpha 3]060
Ross County 2011–12 Scottish Championship 1324[lower-alpha 1]23[lower-alpha 2]0—1[lower-alpha 3]0214
2012–13 Scottish Premiership 000[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0——10
Ross County Total 1324240—10224
Brechin City 2012–13 Scottish League One 1023[lower-alpha 1]10[lower-alpha 2]0—0[lower-alpha 3]0133
Dundalk 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division 3074[lower-alpha 5]42[lower-alpha 6]1—1[lower-alpha 7]13713
2014 3173[lower-alpha 5]02[lower-alpha 6]13[lower-alpha 4]25[lower-alpha 8]04410
2015 1402[lower-alpha 5]13[lower-alpha 6]12[lower-alpha 9]05[lower-alpha 10]2244
Dundalk Total 751495735210210527
Bohemians 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 32100[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0—4[lower-alpha 7]63716
St Patrick's Athletic 2017 30102[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0—3[lower-alpha 7]03610
Linfield 2017–18 NIFL Premiership 1763[lower-alpha 11]0——1[lower-alpha 12]0216
The New Saints 2018–19 Welsh Premier League 30122[lower-alpha 13]02[lower-alpha 14]15[lower-alpha 15]11[lower-alpha 3]04014
2019–20 2152[lower-alpha 13]12[lower-alpha 14]12[lower-alpha 16]01[lower-alpha 3]0287
The New Saints Total 5117414271206821
Waterford 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 1311[lower-alpha 5]0———141
Career total 2716926919512324935295
  1. Appearances in Scottish Cup
  2. Appearances in Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in FAI Cup
  6. Appearances in League of Ireland Cup
  7. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  8. 4 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
  9. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  10. 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup, 4 appearances 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
  11. Appearances in Irish Cup
  12. Appearances in NIFL UEFA Europa League play-offs
  13. Appearances in Welsh Cup
  14. Appearances in Welsh League Cup
  15. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 3 appearances, 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
  16. 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Kurtis Byrne at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Grahame, Ewing (30 April 2009). "Scottish Youth Cup hero Kurtis Byrne may quit Hibs, warns father". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. Hardie, David (25 April 2009). "Better late than never as Byrne is Hibees hero". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  4. Hardie, David (1 May 2009). "Hibs boss makes Kurt reply over starlet Byrne". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  5. "Hibernian 3–0 Brechin". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 August 2009.
  6. "News February 2010". Stirling Albion FC. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  7. "Kurtis Byrne". East Fife FC. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  8. "East Fife 6–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  9. Hardie, David (18 September 2010). "Hughes to bolster Hibs attack with Under-19 stars". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  10. "Duo Go Out on Loan". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  11. "Hibernian to release 10 players". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  12. "Ross County snap up two more". Ross-shire Journal. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  13. "SPL duo head for Brechin on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  14. "Ross County release Bateson, Byrne, Duncan and Malin". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  15. Murphy, Colm. "New Signing: Kurtis Byrne". www.dundalkfc.com. Dundalk FC. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  16. http://www.stpatsfc.com/news.php?id=7424
  18. "Byrne departs Blues for Wales". Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  19. "Former Ireland international striker Daryl Murphy signs for hometown club Waterford after 15 years away". Extratime.ie. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  20. "Kurtis Byrne". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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