Bryan Byrne (footballer)

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Bryan Byrne
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-26) 26 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Castle Villa
Colaiste Lorcain
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 77 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Kildare County 7 (0)
2006 San Fernando Valley Quakes 4 (2)
2007 New England Revolution 1 (0)
2008–2009 Ventura County Fusion 22 (1)
Total 34 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bryan Byrne (born 26 August 1982) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played in Europe and the United States.

Early life and education

Byrne was born on 26 August 1982, in Kilkenny, Ireland, and was raised in Castledermot.[1][2] He started his career at local club Castle Villa A.F.C., where he played from U-10's through U-18's.[3][4]

Byrne was signed by

college soccer in Santa Barbara and Dermot recommended Byrne as a player to target.[5] He appeared 7 total times for the club.[6]

Byrne and the 2006 UCSB Gauchos soccer team honored at the White House.

Byrne moved to the US and enrolled at the

2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and he was selected to the all-College Cup team.[11]

While enrolled at UCSB, Byrne also played with

USL Premier Development League, scoring two goals in four appearances.[12]

Playing career

Byrne was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution and manager Steve Nicol, a former Liverpool player.[13] There had been talk before the draft that Byrne would be drafted and sign with Los Angeles Galaxy, but a disagreement over his playing position and the signing of David Beckham resulted in the team passing on him.[5][14]

Byrne signed a contract with the Revolution in April 2007, after the Revolution cleared roster space by waiving former UCSB teammate Tony Lochhead.[15] He would mainly feature for the New England Reserves team, but made his MLS debut against Real Salt Lake on 2 June 2007.[16]

Byrne left New England Revolution at the end of the year and subsequently signed for

USL Premier Development League championship in 2009. He was released by Fusion at the end of 2009 as a result of the PDL's age restrictions.[17][18]

Post-professional career

Byrne has appeared for a number of amateur teams including

Lamar Hunt Open Cup.[21]

Byrne owns and runs a website where he talks about soccer cleats, SoccerCleats101.[5]

Honors

Ventura County Fusion

  • USL Premier Development League
    Champions (1):     2009

UC Santa Barbara

  • 2006

References

  1. ^ "Bryan Byrne Player Profile – ESPN FC". ESPN FC. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Bryan makes it Major". Kildare County F.C. 16 January 2007. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. Kildare Nationalist. County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
    . Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Bryan Byrne player profile – UCSB". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "Boxing Title And Grand Slam Inspire All: Castledermot's Byrne A Role Model". www.IrishExaminerUSA.com. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Player Statistics 02/03". Kildare County F.C. Archived from the original on 9 April 2003. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ^ "2003 Final Overall Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ^ "2004 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 14 December 2004. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. ^ "2005 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. ^ "2006 UC Santa Barbara Overall Individual Statistics". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. 3 December 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  11. ^ "UC Santa Barbara emerges to claim first Men's College Cup". National Collegiate Athletic Association. 18 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  12. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original
    on 30 November 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. ^ Hoffman, Chris (23 January 2007). "Let the Revolution Begin". Daily Nexus. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  14. ^ Becker, Byrne V. (24 January 2007). "Update on Bryan Byrne experience in the US". The Nationalist. Carlow, Republic of Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  15. Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "New England Revolution 0, Real Salt Lake 0". New England Revolution. 2 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original
    on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original
    on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  19. ^ "LA Premier League : Celtic FC". LAPremierLeague.com. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  20. ^ "2010–11 Doxa Italia roster". CoastSoccer.org. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  21. ^ Curley, Joe (14 June 2011). "Fusion fight back for win". Ventura County Star. Camarillo, California. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

External links

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