| Michael Byrne | |
| Fullname: | Michael Thomas Byrne |
| Birth Date: | 14 May 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Ashton-under-Lyne, England |
| Position: | Midfielder / Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs1: | Stockport County |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Clubs2: | → Leigh RMI (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs3: | Northwich Victoria |
| Caps3: | 81 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2008 |
| Clubs4: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2009 |
| Clubs5: | Nakhon Pathom |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs6: | Chonburi |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | Bangkok Glass |
| Caps7: | 19 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2011–2013 |
| Clubs8: | Chainat |
| Caps8: | 28 |
| Goals8: | 9 |
| Years9: | 2014 |
| Clubs9: | Ayutthaya |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2015 |
| Clubs10: | Hua Hin City |
| Caps10: | 14 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Totalcaps: | 206 |
| Totalgoals: | 46 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2003–2004 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 07:50, 2 September 2018 (UTC) |
Michael Thomas Byrne (born 14 May 1985) is a Welsh retired footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Byrne was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England but plays at international level for Wales.[1] He has played for the Welsh U17 and Wales U19 sides as well as both the U23 and full Semi-professional teams. He was called up to the U21 squad to replace the injured Gareth Williams[2] for a UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification match against Finland U21s in 2002, but was an unused substitute.[3]
His club career started at Bolton's youth academy, but he was released in early 2003.[4] Leigh RMI expressed an interest in March 2003 but ultimately he signed for Stockport County in August.[5] [6] In his time at Stockport he made only one first team appearance, scoring a 'fine goal' on his debut in a 4–1 loss at Notts County.[7] In September 2004 he joined Leigh RMI on a one-month loan, impressing manager Phil Starbuck on his debut and helping the team to their first victory of the season.[8] At the end of October he was released by Stockport and remained without a club until signing for Northwich Victoria in February 2005.[9] Despite being transfer-listed at the start of the 2007–08 season, Byrne remained at the club until November 2008 and was then released.[10] [11]
He then spent some time at Stalybridge Celtic before signing for Thai club Nakhon Pathom, and was booked in his 8 March debut against Bangkok United in the first game of the 2009 season.[12] He has moved from Nakhon Pathom to Chonburi after the end of the first leg of the Thai Premier league, his move was fairly cheap only ฿500,000 (around £10,000).
On 28 July 2010 he moved to Bangkok Glass after agreeing terms and signing a two-and-a-half-year contract, the contract has a ฿3 million (around £60,000) buy-out clause.