Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish professional

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who plays for

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. He is the son of former

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and

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player Paul Byrne.

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. Byrne was one of seven players in that side who were given professional contracts by Hibs following their success. Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the

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against

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, and made his

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debut the following Sunday against

Stirling Albion (loan)

Byrne was loaned to

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for a month in February 2010.

East Fife (loan)

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

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. After Hibs suffered from a striker shortage due to the sale of

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and an injury to

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, manager John Hughes commented that Byrne was not yet ready to play regularly in the

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, and needed to "learn his trade" in lower division football.

Alloa Athletic (loan)

Byrne was loaned to

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on 31 March 2011 for the rest of the 2010–11 season. Hibs announced in late April that Byrne would be released at the end of the season.

Ross County

Byrne then signed for Ross County on a one-year contract. He helped the club win the

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and promotion to the SPL.

Brechin City (loan)

Byrne was loaned to

in September 2012, and was then released by Ross County in December 2012.

Dundalk

Byrne signed for

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in January 2013.

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,

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on 9 January 2017.

Linfield

He then signed for

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side Linfield.

The New Saints

In June 2018 he joined

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of the

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citing a desire to return to full-time football.

Waterford

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20

, Kurtis returned to the

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and signed with Premier Division club

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Retirement

After a season at

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in 2021 and

Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...

in 2022, Byrne announced his retirement from professional football in September 2022.

Honours

;Stirling Albion *

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(1): 2009–10 ;Ross County *

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(1): 2011–12 ;Dundalk *

(2):

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(1):

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(1):

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(1):

* Leinster Senior Cup (1):

;Bohemians * Leinster Senior Cup (1):

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;The New Saints *

(1): 2018-19 *

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(1): 2018-19

Career statistics

References

External links

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Ex-Canaries profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Kurtis 1990 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Association football forwards Republic of Ireland association footballers Norwich City F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Alloa Athletic F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players The New Saints F.C. players Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Waterford F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players