Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1993)

Shaun Byrne (born 9 June 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee.

Shaun Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dundee
Number 8
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 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 30 January 2021 (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.

Career

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.[3]

Byrne scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 defeat against Arbroath during the 2013–14 season.[4] 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.[5]

Shortly after his release by Dunfermline, Byrne signed for recently relegated Scottish League One side Livingston.[6] 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,[7] 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.[8]

In June 2019, Byrne signed for Dundee on a three-year deal with an option of another year for an undisclosed fee.[9]

Career statistics
As of 30 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dunfermline Athletic 2012–13[10] Scottish First Division 14020103[lower-alpha 1]0200
2013–14[11] Scottish League One 31440205[lower-alpha 2]0424
2014–15[12] 22231001[lower-alpha 3]0263
2015–16[13] 22200223[lower-alpha 3]0274
Total 898915212011511
Livingston 2016–17[14] Scottish League One 30220304[lower-alpha 3]0392
2017–18[15] Scottish Championship 33120606[lower-alpha 4]0471
2018–19[16] Scottish Premiership 322105000382
Total 95550140901235
Dundee 2019–20[17] Scottish Championship 22010501[lower-alpha 3]0290
2020–21[18] 120104000170
Total 340209010460
Career total 2181316128222028416
  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

Honours

Club
Dunfermline Athletic
Livingston

References
  1. "Dunfermline 3 Montrose 0". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. "Dunfermline 1 Raith Rovers 0". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. "Dunfermline 3 Montrose 0". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. "Dunfermline 2 Arbroath 3". DAFC. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. "Dunfermline sign Nat Wedderburn from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "Shaun Byrne makes Par". livingstonfc.co.uk. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. "Livingston seal League 1 Title". SPFL.co.uk. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. McLauchlin, Brian (20 May 2018). "Partick Thistle 0-1 Livingston (1-3 agg)". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. "Shaun signs". Dundee F.C. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  11. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. "Games played by Shaun Byrne in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  18. "Games Played by Shaun Byrne in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  19. McLaughlin, Brian (26 March 2016). "Dunfermline 3 – 1 Brechin City". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  20. "Livingston 2–1 Alloa Athletic". Livingston F.C. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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