Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1981)

For other people with the same name, see Sean Byrne (disambiguation).

Shaun Byrne

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-01-21) 21 January 1981
Place of birth	Taplow, England
Height	5' 9
Position(s)	Defender/midfielder
Team information
Current team	Slough Town
Youth career
	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999-2004	West Ham United	2	(0)
2000	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
2003-2004	Dublin City	4	(1)
2004	Swansea City (loan)	9	(0)
2005	Chesham United	?	(?)
2005-2006	Burnham	?	(?)
2006-2009	Hemel Hempstead Town	29	(4)
2009	Slough Town	1	(1)
Total		47	(6)
International career
1998	Republic of Ireland U17	?	(?)
2001-?	Republic of Ireland U-21	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Shaun Byrne (born 21 January 1981) is a professional footballer who last played for Slough Town. He plays as a defender or a midfielder.

Career

Professional

Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham before moving to Dublin City in 2004. After only 4 games with Dublin City he quit the team, citing the difficult transition from London to Dublin as the reason. Once free from multiple transfer binds, he trialed at various teams and then moved to Chesham United, initially on trial before joining permanently. He later played for Burnham and before transferring to Hemel Hempstead in March 2006 and Slough Town on 7 March 2009.

International

Byrne captained the Republic of Ireland U-16 side to victory at the UEFA European Championships in Scotland in May 1998.

External links

Shaun Byrne at Soccerbase

Honours

• UEFA U-17 Championship: 1998