Kurtis Byrne

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Kurtis Byrne
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Byrne with Bohemian in 2016
Personal information
Full name Kurtis Byrne
Date of birth (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bluebell United
Youth career
2006–2007 Norwich City
2007–2009 Hibernian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Hibernian 7 (0)
2010Stirling Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2010East Fife (loan) 14 (7)
2011Alloa Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2011–2012 Ross County 13 (2)
2012Brechin City (loan) 10 (2)
2013–2015 Dundalk 75 (14)
2016 Bohemians 32 (10)
2017 St Patrick's Athletic 30 (10)
2018 Linfield 17 (6)
2018–2020 The New Saints 51 (17)
2020 Waterford 13 (1)
2021 Athlone Town 26 (6)
2022 Bray Wanderers 18 (5)
2022–2023 Bluebell United
2023- Collinstown FC
International career
Republic of Ireland U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:28, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish former professional footballer who plays for Collinstown FC. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne. [2]

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Career

Hibernian

Byrne was a member of the Hibernian under-19 side that won the league and cup double in the 2008–09 season. He scored the winning goal in both the decisive league match and the Youth Cup Final. [2] [3] Byrne was one of seven players in that side who were given professional contracts by Hibs following their success. [4]

Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City, [5] and made his league debut the following Sunday against Celtic.

Stirling Albion (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Stirling Albion for a month in February 2010. [6]

East Fife (loan)

Byrne was then loaned to East Fife for the first half of the 2010–11 season. [7] Byrne scored a hat-trick for East Fife in his fourth appearance for the club, a 6–0 win against Dumbarton. [8]

After Hibs suffered from a striker shortage due to the sale of Anthony Stokes and an injury to Darryl Duffy, manager John Hughes commented that Byrne was not yet ready to play regularly in the SPL, and needed to "learn his trade" in lower division football. [9]

Alloa Athletic (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Alloa Athletic on 31 March 2011 for the rest of the 2010–11 season. [10] Hibs announced in late April that Byrne would be released at the end of the season. [11]

Ross County

Byrne then signed for Ross County on a one-year contract. [12] He helped the club win the 2011–12 Scottish First Division and promotion to the SPL.

Brechin City (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Brechin City in September 2012, [13] and was then released by Ross County in December 2012. [14]

Dundalk

Byrne signed for Dundalk in January 2013. [15]

Bohemians

Byrne signed for Bohemians in November 2015, the club his father spent most of his career at.

St Patrick's Athletic

He signed for another of his father's old clubs, St Patrick's Athletic on 9 January 2017. [16]

Linfield

He then signed for NIFL Premiership side Linfield. [17]

The New Saints

In June 2018 he joined The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League citing a desire to return to full-time football. [18]

Waterford

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 Welsh Premier League, Kurtis returned to the League of Ireland and signed with Premier Division club Waterford. [19]

Retirement

After a season at Athlone Town in 2021 and Bray Wanderers in 2022, Byrne announced his retirement from professional football in September 2022. [20]

Honours

Stirling Albion
Ross County
Dundalk
Bohemians
The New Saints

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2022 [21]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hibernian 2009–10 Scottish Premiership 40001050
Stirling Albion (loan) 2009–10 Scottish League One 3000000 [c] 030
East Fife (loan) 2010–11 14700102 [c] 0177
Hibernian 2010–11 Scottish Premiership 3000000 [d] 030
Hibernian Total7000100080
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2010–11 Scottish League One 6000000 [c] 060
Ross County 2011–12 Scottish Championship 13242301 [c] 0214
2012–13 Scottish Premiership 00001010
Ross County Total132424010224
Brechin City 2012–13 Scottish League One 10231000 [c] 0133
Dundalk 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division 30744211 [e] 13713
2014 31730213 [d] 25 [f] 04410
2015 14021312 [g] 05 [h] 2244
Dundalk Total751495735210210527
Bohemians 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 321000104 [e] 63716
St Patrick's Athletic 2017 301020103 [e] 03610
Linfield 2017–18 NIFL Premiership 176301 [i] 0216
The New Saints 2018–19 Welsh Premier League 301220215 [j] 11 [c] 04014
2019–20 21521212 [k] 01 [c] 0287
The New Saints Total5117414271206821
Waterford 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 13110141
Athlone Town 2021 League of Ireland First Division 26600266
Bray Wanderers 2022 18510195
Career total31580279195123249397106

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