Michael Byrne (footballer, born 1985)

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Michael Byrne
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Personal information
Full name Michael Thomas Byrne
Date of birth (1985-05-14) 14 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Position(s) Midfielder / Striker
Youth career
2001–2003 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Stockport County 1 (1)
2004 → Leigh RMI (loan) 7 (3)
2005–2008 Northwich Victoria 81 (10)
2008 Stalybridge Celtic 2 (0)
2009 Nakhon Pathom 15 (4)
2009–2010 Chonburi 23 (8)
2010–2011 Bangkok Glass 19 (4)
2011–2013 Chainat 28 (9)
2014 Ayutthaya 16 (4)
2015 Hua Hin City 14 (3)
Total206(46)
International career
2001–2002 Wales U17 3 (0)
2003–2004 Wales U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Michael Thomas Byrne (born 14 May 1985) is a Welsh retired footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Men – Semi Professional – Michael Byrne". Football Association of Wales. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Savage stands by Bowen". BBC Football. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  3. ↑ "Wales U21s slump continues". BBC Sport. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  4. ↑ "Pendlebury set for Leigh". BBC Sport. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "Pendlebury set for Leigh". BBC Sport. 19 March 2003. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  6. ↑ "Michael Byrne". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  7. ↑ "Notts County 4–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  8. ↑ "New boys impress Starbuck". BBC Sport. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  9. ↑ "Northwich boss hails Byrne deal". BBC Sport. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  10. ↑ "Vics transfer-list five players". BBC Sport. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  11. ↑ "Vics appoint ex-Lewes boss King". BBC Sport. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  12. ↑ "Live Score" (in Thai). Football Association of Thailand. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
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