Shane William Byrne (born 25 April 1993) is an Irish professional footballer who usually plays as a

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and plays for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. Byrne has also represented the Republic of Ireland U17 and Republic of Ireland U19 teams.

Career

Leicester City

Byrne started his career at

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and was part of the youth team that reached the quarter-finals of the

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in the 2010–11 season. On the international transfer deadline day in 2011 Byrne withdrew from the Republic of Ireland U19 squad in order to move on loan to

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Bury (loan)

In August 2011 Byrne moved on loan to

for an initial 3 months. Byrne made his professional début for the club against

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on 3 September 2011. In October he had his loan extended. He made his

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debut on 12 November in a 2–0 defeat to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...

. On 28 December Byrne signed the loan papers to extend his loan at Bury until the end of January. His time at Bury was curtailed after picking up an ankle injury at

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on 10 December 2011. Bury confirmed on 14 August 2013 that Byrne had been released from his contract by mutual consent.

Bray Wanderers

In 2014 Byrne announced that he was released from his contract by mutual consent. A few weeks later it was announced that he had returned to Ireland to join an Irish club

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for an undisclosed fee.

Corby Town

Byrne joined Corby Town in August 2014. He made his Corby Town debut in a pre-season friendly victory over a

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XI, however was made to wait for international clearance before his maiden competitive outing against Cirencester Town.

Nuneaton Town

On 23 June 2015 Byrne joined

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. Due to contractual issues, Byrne left the club at the end of the 2015-2016 season.

Brackley Town

He moved to

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for the 2016–17 season. On 20 May 2018 he won the Fa trophy at Wembley.

Boston United

On 20 June 2021, Byrne signed for

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Byrne went on to play 52 times that season and was named in the National League North Team of the Season.

Kidderminster Harriers

On 4 July 2022, Byrne joined

having defeated his new club the previous season in the play-offs. He captained the side to promotion to the National League.

International career

Republic of Ireland U17

Byrne has represented the Republic of Ireland at U-17 on two occasions.

Republic of Ireland U19

On 10 February 2011 he made his debut for the

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against Croatia. Byrne was called up by the U19's to face a double header against Slovenia in October 2011 but withdrew in order to extend his loan at Bury.

Career statistics

Honours

Corby Town Southern League Premier Division winners 2014-15 http://www.englishfootballstats.co.uk/Non-League%20Tables/Southern%20Football%20League/Combined%20Tables/2014-15.htm Brackley Town *

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: 2017–18 *

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play-offs: 2022-23https://harriers.co.uk/news/2023/05/16/highlights-harriers-promoted-at-brackley/

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Shane 1993 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Men's association football midfielders Leicester City F.C. players Bury F.C. players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Corby Town F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Association footballers from Dublin (city)