Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1981) explained

Shaun Byrne
Birth Date:1981 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Taplow, England
Position:Defender, midfielder
Youthclubs1:West Ham United
Years1:1999–2004
Clubs1:West Ham United
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2000
Clubs2:Bristol Rovers (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2004
Clubs3:Swansea City (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2004
Clubs4:Dublin City
Caps4:4
Goals4:1
Years5:2005
Clubs5:Chesham United
Years6:2005–2006
Clubs6:Burnham
Years7:2006–2009
Clubs7:Hemel Hempstead Town
Caps7:29
Goals7:4
Years8:2009
Clubs8:Slough Town
Caps8:1
Goals8:1
Totalcaps:47
Totalgoals:6
Nationalyears1:1998
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U16
Nationalyears2:2001–2002
Nationalteam2:Republic of Ireland U21
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1

Shaun Byrne (born 21 January 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or a midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.

Club career

Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham Unitedbefore moving to Dublin City in 2004. After four games with Dublin City he quit the team, citing the difficult transition from London to Dublin as the reason. Once free from multiple transfer binds, he trialed at various teams and then moved to Chesham United, initially on trial before joining permanently. He later played for Burnham and before transferring to Hemel Hempstead Town in March 2006 and Slough Town on 7 March 2009.

International career

Byrne captained the Republic of Republic of Ireland U16 national team to victory at the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland in May 1998. He was also part of the Republic of Ireland U21.[1]

Honours

Republic of Ireland U16

1998

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Irish Times . Ireland U21 manager forced to reshuffle squad . 23 January 2002.