Jack Byrne (footballer, born 1996)
| 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] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Manchester City) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Kevin's Boys | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cambuur (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2016– | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2015 | |||
Jack Byrne (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City. Byrne plays predominantly as a central midfielder, though he can also operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. He is currently on loan at Blackburn Rovers.
Club career
Byrne started playing football for St Kevin's Boys, Dublin, Ireland, at the age of five and moved to England to join Manchester City at the age of 15.[2] In the 2014–15 season Byrne scored six goals in eight UEFA Youth League games for Manchester City under-19.[2]
In the summer of 2015, Byrne joined Eredivisie side Cambuur on loan.[3] 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]
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.[5] 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,[6] 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.[5]
References
- ^ "Jack Byrne". Worldfootball. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Jack Byrne - SC Cambuur". Cambuur.nl. 24 April 1996. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Loan Watch Jack Byrne and Jason Denayer debut for Cambuur and Galatasaray". Manchester City FC. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b "HOME FROM HOME | Jack Byrne Documentary". YouTube. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Blake, Ben. "Man City's Jack Byrne trained with the Ireland senior team for the first time today". The42. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
External links
- Jack Byrne at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers
- Eredivisie players
- Irish expatriates in the Netherlands
- SC Cambuur players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Republic of Ireland association football biography stubs