Jack Byrne (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jack Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Cambuur (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Kevin's Boys | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015– | → Cambuur (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. | |||
Jack Byrne (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Cambuur[2] on loan from Manchester City. Byrne plays predominantly as a central midfielder, though he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger.
Club career
Byrne started playing football for St Kevin's Boys at the age of five and moved to England to join Manchester City at the age of 15.[3] In the 2014-15 season Byrne scored 6 goals in 8 UEFA Youth League games for Manchester City U19.[3]
In the summer of 2015, Byrne joined Eredivisie side Cambuur on loan. After missing the first six weeks of the season due to an ankle injury picked up in pre-season, Byrne made his professional debut on 19 September in a match against FC Twente.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 December 2015 in a 4-1 away victory against Excelsior. On 27 February 2016, Byrne got his first home goal for Cambuur, which proved to be the winning goal with 5 minutes to go against PEC Zwolle in a 1-0 win.[5] He scored his third goal for Cambuur on 13 March 2016, giving them the lead against Heracles Almelo after 32 minutes. Heracles went on to win the game 3-1.[6] On 1 May 2016, Byrne scored the second goal for Cambuur against PSV in a 6-2 loss, which saw Cambuur relegated from the Eredivisie.
International career
Byrne has represented his native Ireland up to Under-21 level. He made his début for his country's Under-21 team when he was just 18 years old.[7] He has since won 10 caps. He was called up to train with the Irish senior team by manager Martin O'Neill in March 2016,[8] ahead of friendly matches against Switzerland and Slovakia, though Byrne did not feature in either game, instead returning to the Under-21 squad ahead of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying matches against Italy and Slovenia.
Personal life
Byrne's late father, John, died when Jack was 11 years old.[7]
References
- ↑ "Jack Byrne". Worldfootball. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jack Byrne - SC Cambuur". Cambuur.nl. 1996-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- 1 2 Fanning, Dion (1 November 2015). "Jack Byrne: I left my Dublin home at 15 so that I could have a better life for my family". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Loan Watch Jack Byrne and Jason Denayer debut for Cambuur and Galatasaray". Manchester City FC. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Member associations - Netherlands - League –". Uefa.com. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Heracles Almelo - SC Cambuur: 3 - 1 (13 maart 2016)". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- 1 2 "HOME FROM HOME | Jack Byrne Documentary". YouTube. 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ Blake, Ben. "Man City’s Jack Byrne trained with the Ireland senior team for the first time today". The42. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
External links
- Jack Byrne profile at Soccerway
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