Shaun Byrne (footballer, born 1981)

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Shaun Byrne

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-01-21) 21 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Taplow, England
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Youth career
	West Ham United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2004	West Ham United	2	(0)
2000	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	2	(0)
2004	→ Swansea City (loan)	9	(0)
2004	Dublin City	4	(1)
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	?	(?)
2001–2002	Republic of Ireland U21	11	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Republic of Ireland UEFA Euro U-16 Winner 1998 Scotland
*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 played as a defender or a midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally at youth level.

Byrne started as a trainee with West Ham before moving to Dublin City in 2004. After only four 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.

Byrne captained the Republic of Ireland U16 side to victory at the UEFA European Championships in Scotland in May 1998. He was also part of the Republic's U21 side.^[1]

• UEFA U-17 Championship: 1998

• Shaun Byrne at WorldFootball.net
• Shaun Byrne at FBref.com