Kurtis Byrne

Kurtis Byrne (born 9 April 1990) is an Irish former professional footballer who plays for Collinstown FC. He is the son of former Celtic and Southend United player Paul Byrne.^[2]

Kurtis Byrne

Byrne with Bohemians in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bluebell United
Youth career
2006–2007	Norwich City
2007–2009	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Hibernian	7	(0)
2010	→ Stirling Albion (loan)	3	(0)
2010	→ East Fife (loan)	14	(7)
2011	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	6	(0)
2011–2012	Ross County	13	(2)
2012	→ Brechin City (loan)	10	(2)
2013–2015	Dundalk	75	(14)
2016	Bohemians	32	(10)
2017	St Patrick's Athletic	30	(10)
2018	Linfield	17	(6)
2018–2020	The New Saints	51	(17)
2020	Waterford	13	(1)
2021	Athlone Town	26	(6)
2022	Bray Wanderers	18	(5)
2022–2023	Bluebell United
2023–	Collinstown FC
International career
	Republic of Ireland U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:28, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Career

Hibernian

Byrne was a member of the Hibernian under-19 side that won the league and cup double in the 2008–09 season. He scored the winning goal in both the decisive league match and the Youth Cup Final.^[2][3] Byrne was one of seven players in that side who were given professional contracts by Hibs following their success.^[4]

Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City,^[5] and made his league debut the following Sunday against Celtic.

Stirling Albion (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Stirling Albion for a month in February 2010.^[6]

East Fife (loan)

Byrne was then loaned to East Fife for the first half of the 2010–11 season.^[7] Byrne scored a hat-trick for East Fife in his fourth appearance for the club, a 6–0 win against Dumbarton.^[8]

After Hibs suffered from a striker shortage due to the sale of Anthony Stokes and an injury to Darryl Duffy, manager John Hughes commented that Byrne was not yet ready to play regularly in the SPL, and needed to "learn his trade" in lower division football.^[9]

Alloa Athletic (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Alloa Athletic on 31 March 2011 for the rest of the 2010–11 season.^[10] Hibs announced in late April that Byrne would be released at the end of the season.^[11]

Ross County

Byrne then signed for Ross County on a one-year contract.^[12] He helped the club win the 2011–12 Scottish First Division and promotion to the SPL.

Brechin City (loan)

Byrne was loaned to Brechin City in September 2012,^[13] and was then released by Ross County in December 2012.^[14]

Dundalk

Byrne signed for Dundalk in January 2013.^[15]

Bohemians

Byrne signed for Bohemians in November 2015, the club his father spent most of his career at.

St Patrick's Athletic

He signed for another of his father's old clubs, St Patrick's Athletic on 9 January 2017. ^[16]

Linfield

He then signed for NIFL Premiership side Linfield.^[17]

The New Saints

In June 2018 he joined The New Saints of the Welsh Premier League citing a desire to return to full-time football.^[18]

Waterford

Following the conclusion of the 2019-20 Welsh Premier League, Kurtis returned to the League of Ireland and signed with Premier Division club Waterford.^[19]

Retirement

After a season at Athlone Town in 2021 and Bray Wanderers in 2022, Byrne announced his retirement from professional football in September 2022.^[20]

Honours

Stirling Albion

• Scottish League One (1): 2009–10

Ross County

• Scottish Championship (1): 2011–12

Dundalk

• League of Ireland (2): 2014, 2015
• FAI Cup (1): 2015
• League Cup (1): 2014
• President's Cup (1): 2015
• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2015

Bohemians

• Leinster Senior Cup (1): 2016

The New Saints

• Welsh Premier League (1): 2018–19
• Welsh Cup (1): 2018–19

Career statistics

As of 8 December 2022^[21]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hibernian	2009–10	Scottish Premiership	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Stirling Albion (loan)	2009–10	Scottish League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		0[c]	0	3	0
East Fife (loan)	2010–11		14	7	0	0	1	0	—		2[c]	0	17	7
Hibernian	2010–11	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	0	0	0[d]	0	—		3	0
	Hibernian Total		7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		8	0
Alloa Athletic (loan)	2010–11	Scottish League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		0[c]	0	6	0
Ross County	2011–12	Scottish Championship	13	2	4	2	3	0	—		1[c]	0	21	4
	2012–13	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Ross County Total		13	2	4	2	4	0	—		1	0	22	4
Brechin City	2012–13	Scottish League One	10	2	3	1	0	0	—		0[c]	0	13	3
Dundalk	2013	League of Ireland Premier Division	30	7	4	4	2	1	—		1[e]	1	37	13
	2014		31	7	3	0	2	1	3[d]	2	5[f]	0	44	10
	2015		14	0	2	1	3	1	2[g]	0	5[h]	2	24	4
	Dundalk Total		75	14	9	5	7	3	5	2	10	2	105	27
Bohemians	2016	League of Ireland Premier Division	32	10	0	0	1	0	—		4[e]	6	37	16
St Patrick's Athletic	2017		30	10	2	0	1	0	—		3[e]	0	36	10
Linfield	2017–18	NIFL Premiership	17	6	3	0	—		—		1[i]	0	21	6
The New Saints	2018–19	Welsh Premier League	30	12	2	0	2	1	5[j]	1	1[c]	0	40	14
	2019–20		21	5	2	1	2	1	2[k]	0	1[c]	0	28	7
	The New Saints Total		51	17	4	1	4	2	7	1	2	0	68	21
Waterford	2020	League of Ireland Premier Division	13	1	1	0	—		—		—		14	1
Athlone Town	2021	League of Ireland First Division	26	6	0	0	—		—		—		26	6
Bray Wanderers	2022		18	5	1	0	—		—		—		19	5
Career total			315	80	27	9	19	5	12	3	24	9	397	106

1. Includes Scottish Cup, FAI Cup, Irish Cup & Welsh Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, League of Ireland Cup & Welsh League Cup
3. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
6. 4 appearances in Setanta Sports Cup, 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup
7. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
8. 1 appearance in President of Ireland's Cup, 4 appearances 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup
9. Appearances in NIFL UEFA Europa League play-offs
10. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 3 appearances, 1 goal in UEFA Europa League
11. 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League