Alex Byrne (footballer, born 1997) explained

Alex Byrne
Fullname:Alex John Byrne[1]
Birth Date:1997 2, df=y
Birth Place:Barnstaple, England
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2015–2018
Clubs1:Exeter City
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2015–2016
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Truro City
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Caps4:38
Goals4:1
Years5:2019–
Clubs5:Bideford
Caps5:15
Goals5:2
Club-Update:23 August 2020

Alex John Byrne (born 5 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Bideford.

Career

Byrne began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 13 August 2016 in a 2–1 defeat against Hartlepool United. He had spent the previous season on loan at Weston-super-Mare.[2] He spent some of the 2016–17 season on loan at Truro City.

He made his second overall appearance for the Grecians first team came almost a year later in Exeter's 1–2 EFL Cup loss to Charlton Athletic,[3] and made his second league appearance for Exeter as a late substitute on 11 November 2017.[4]

Byrne was released by Exeter at the end of the 2017–18 season.[5] He re-joined Weston-super-Mare in August 2018 following a successful trial, making his debut in the Seagulls' loss to Wealdstone on the opening day of the 2018–19 season.[6] On 10 October 2019 the club announced that Byrne had left the club.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17 . 78. English Football League . 12 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool. BBC Sport. 9 February 2017.
  3. Web site: City 1 Charlton Athletic 2. Exeter City FC. 8 August 2017.
  4. News: Strange. Ben. City 2 Grimsby Town 0. 11 November 2017. Exeter City FC official site. 11 November 2017.
  5. Web site: Troy Archibald-Henville: Exeter City defender among seven released by club. 5 June 2018. 5 June 2018. BBC Sport.
  6. News: Wealdstone FC vs Weston super Mare . 5 August 2018 . Weston-super-Mare AFC official website . 4 August 2018.
  7. https://www.westonsmareafc.co.uk/player-movement-at-the-optima/ PLAYER MOVEMENT AT THE OPTIMA