Alex John Byrne (born 5 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Bideford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex John Byrne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnstaple, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Exeter City | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Weston-super-Mare | 27 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Truro City | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Weston-super-Mare | 38 | (1) |
| 2019– | Bideford | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2020 | |||
Career edit
Byrne began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 13 August 2016 in a 2–1 defeat against Hartlepool United. He had spent the previous season on loan at Weston-super-Mare.[3] He spent some of the 2016–17 season on loan at Truro City.
He made his second overall appearance for the Grecians first team came almost a year later in Exeter's 1–2 EFL Cup loss to Charlton Athletic,[4] and made his second league appearance for Exeter as a late substitute on 11 November 2017.[5]
Byrne was released by Exeter at the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] He re-joined Weston-super-Mare in August 2018 following a successful trial, making his debut in the Seagulls' loss to Wealdstone on the opening day of the 2018–19 season.[7] On 10 October 2019 the club announced that Byrne had left the club.[8]
References edit
- ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. p. 78. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Alex Byrne at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "City 1 Charlton Athletic 2". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Strange, Ben (11 November 2017). "City 2 Grimsby Town 0". Exeter City FC official site. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "Troy Archibald-Henville: Exeter City defender among seven released by club". BBC Sport. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Wealdstone FC vs Weston super Mare". Weston-super-Mare AFC official website. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ PLAYER MOVEMENT AT THE OPTIMA, westonsmareafc.co.uk, 10 October 2019
External links edit
- Alex Byrne at Soccerbase
- Alex Byrne at Soccerway