Nathan William Byrne (born 5 June 1992) is an English professional

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who plays for

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. He can play as either a wing back or a

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. Byrne began his professional career with Tottenham but never made a first team appearance for the club before leaving to join League One

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in 2013. After two full seasons with the Robins, during which they reached the 2015 League One play-off Final, he was bought by Championship side

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. However, he only remained with the club for a year before moving on to Wigan Athletic.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Byrne played for St Albans City as a youth player, before becoming a

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player, signing professional forms in June 2010. In February 2011, he was loaned out to

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. He made his senior debut on 26 February, replacing

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77 minutes into a 1–0 home win over

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. He won his first start at

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on 8 March, playing in a 1–0 defeat to

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. He was singled out for praise for his performance against Brighton by manager

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. On 28 July 2011, English League One club

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signed Byrne on loan until the end of the season. In a match against Exeter on 17 September 2011 Byrne suffered an ankle injury that would keep him out of action until the new year, he chose to remain at Bournemouth for treatment. On 22 February 2012, Byrne was recalled to Tottenham having made his return from injury in a Spurs XI friendly the day before. Byrne was signed by

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on loan on 24 September 2012 till 6 January 2013. He made 14 starts and 1 substitute appearance, scoring once, his first ever league goal, at

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on 29 September 2012.

Swindon Town (loan and permanent transfer)

On 28 March 2013, Byrne signed for

on a loan deal that would see him at the County Ground for the rest of the 2012–13 season. On 26 April 2013, Nathan agreed to sign for Swindon Town on a free transfer following a successful loan spell at the club from Tottenham Hotspur. During the second leg of the League One playoffs against Brentford, he received a red card during extra time after Swindon equalised late in the first half to make the score 3–3. Byrne made 43 league appearances during the 2014–15 season and helped Swindon make the play-offs. having contributed 3 goals and 9 assists in the league, he also made the League One team of the year. During the first leg of the League One play-off semi final against

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away, he scored the winning goal for Swindon on 93 minutes to make the score 2–1 and carry a one-goal advantage back to the County Ground. Byrne scored a hat-trick on the opening day of the 2015–16 season in a 4–1 win against

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 1 September 2015 Byrne joined Championship club

, signing a three-year contract (with the option of a fourth year) for an undisclosed fee. He made his club debut on 19 September 2015 as a substitute in a goalless draw against Brighton, with his first start coming later that month in a 3–0 win at

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. Byrne scored his first goal for the club on 17 December, a late consolation in a 2–3 home loss to

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. His second and final goal for the club also came at Molineux, when he opened the scoring in a 2–1 win over

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on 8 March 2016. What was to be his final appearance for the club came as a late substitute in a 1–1 draw at eventual champions

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on 19 March, where his last-minute corner was headed in by

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Wigan Athletic

On 31 August 2016, almost a year after joining Wolves and having not featured under new coach

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, Byrne departed to join newly promoted Championship side

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal. On 9 January 2017 it was announced that Byrne had joined League 1 side

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on loan for the remainder of the season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over

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on 28 January 2017. In April 2019 Byrne was subjected to racist tweets.

Derby County

On 10 September 2020 he became a new

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player.

Charlotte FC

On 4 August 2022, Byrne signed for

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club

on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.

Career statistics

Honours

Wigan Athletic *

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: 2017–18 Individual *

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: 2014–15 League One, 2017–18 League One * EFL Team of the Season: 2017–18 *

Player of the Year: 2017–18 *Wigan Athletic Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18

References

External links

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Academy

at the Official Tottenham Hotspur site {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Nathan 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from St Albans People educated at Parmiter's School, Garston English footballers Association football midfielders St Albans City F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Brentford F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Crawley Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Charlotte FC players English Football League players English expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Major League Soccer players