Jack Byrne (footballer)

Jack Byrne
Personal information
Full name Jack Byrne
Date of birth (1996-04-24) 24 April 1996
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 4
Youth career
St Kevin's Boys
Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Manchester City 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Cambuur (loan) 27 (4)
2016–2017 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2018 Wigan Athletic 2 (0)
2017–2018 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 17 (4)
2018 Oldham Athletic 0 (0)
2018– Kilmarnock 2 (0)
National team‡
2011 Republic of Ireland U16 1 (0)
2012–2013 Republic of Ireland U17 6 (4)
2012 Republic of Ireland U18 1 (0)
2013 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
2014– Republic of Ireland U21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:41, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:30, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

Jack Byrne (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. Byrne plays predominantly as a central midfielder, though he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.

Club career

Early career

Byrne started playing football for St Kevin's Boys, Dublin, Ireland, at the age of five and moved to England to join Manchester City at the age of 15.[2] In the 2014–15 season Byrne scored six goals in eight UEFA Youth League games for Manchester City under-19.[2]

In the summer of 2015, Byrne joined Eredivisie side Cambuur on loan.[3] After missing the first six weeks of the season due to an ankle injury picked up in pre-season, Byrne made his professional debut on 19 September in a match against FC Twente.[4]

On 29 June 2016, Byrne joined EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.[5] He went on to make 4 league appearances for the club before Blackburn cancelled his season long loan on 6 January 2017.[6]

Wigan Athletic

Later in January 2017, Byrne joined Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half year deal.[7] He made his debut for the club as a second half substitute in a 3-2 victory over Rotherham on the 8th April 2017.

Oldham Athletic

On January 15, 2018 Jack Byrne signed for Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was suspended by the club for an undisclosed off the field incident [8] and subsequently released by Oldham Athletic on the 31 August 2018, [9] despite fan protests.[10]

Kilmarnock

Soon after his release from Oldham, it was as confirmed that Byrne had signed for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a one-year-deal.[11]

International career

Byrne has represented his native Ireland up to Under-21 level. He made his début for his country's Under-21 team when he was just 18 years old.[12] He has since won 10 caps. He was called up to train with the Irish senior team by manager Martin O'Neill in March 2016,[13] ahead of friendly matches against Switzerland and Slovakia, though Byrne did not feature in either game, instead returning to the Under-21 squad ahead of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying matches against Italy and Slovenia.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 September 2017 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2015–16 Premier League 000000000000
2016–17 000000000000
Cambuur (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 27410——00284
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2016–17 Championship 400030—0070
Wigan Athletic 2016–17 Championship 200000000020
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2016–17 League One 420000001[lower-alpha 3]052
Career total 37610300010426
  1. ↑ Includes the FA Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

Byrne's late father, John, died when Jack was 11 years old.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Byrne". Worldfootball. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Fanning, Dion (1 November 2015). "Jack Byrne: I left my Dublin home at 15 so that I could have a better life for my family". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jack Byrne - SC Cambuur". Cambuur.nl. 1996-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Loan Watch Jack Byrne and Jason Denayer debut for Cambuur and Galatasaray". Manchester City FC. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rovers sign City starlet". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Byrne returns to Man City". Blackburn Rovers F.C. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Manchester City midfielder Jack Byrne signs for Wigan Athletic". Wigan Athletic. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  8. ↑ https://www.balls.ie/football/oldham-fans-jack-byrne-394762
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/OfficialOAFC/status/1035610021906800641
  10. ↑ https://www.buzz.ie/football/oldham-athletic-fans-furious-league-two-club-terminate-jack-byrnes-contract-297811
  11. ↑ http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?id=7637&ShowCat=
  12. 1 2 "HOME FROM HOME | Jack Byrne Documentary". YouTube. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  13. ↑ Blake, Ben. "Man City's Jack Byrne trained with the Ireland senior team for the first time today". The42. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  14. ↑ "Jack Byrne profile". Soccerway. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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