Michael Thomas Byrne (born 14 May 1985) is a Welsh retired footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Thomas Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Stockport County | 1 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Leigh RMI (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Northwich Victoria | 81 | (10) |
| 2008 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Nakhon Pathom | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Chonburi | 23 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Bangkok Glass | 19 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Chainat | 28 | (9) |
| 2014 | Ayutthaya | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | Hua Hin City | 14 | (3) |
| Total | 206 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Wales U19 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 2 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career
Byrne was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, England but plays at international level for Wales.[1] He has played for the Welsh U17 and Wales U19 sides as well as both the U23 and full Semi-professional teams. He was called up to the U21 squad to replace the injured Gareth Williams[2] for a UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification match against Finland U21s in 2002, but was an unused substitute.[3]
His club career started at Bolton's youth academy, but he was released in early 2003.[4] Leigh RMI expressed an interest in March 2003 but ultimately he signed for Stockport County in August.[5][6] In his time at Stockport he made only one first team appearance, scoring a 'fine goal' on his debut in a 4–1 loss at Notts County.[7] In September 2004 he joined Leigh RMI on a one-month loan, impressing manager Phil Starbuck on his debut and helping the team to their first victory of the season.[8] At the end of October he was released by Stockport and remained without a club until signing for Northwich Victoria in February 2005.[9] Despite being transfer-listed at the start of the 2007–08 season, Byrne remained at the club until November 2008 and was then released.[10][11]
He then spent some time at Stalybridge Celtic before signing for Thai club Nakhon Pathom, and was booked in his 8 March debut against Bangkok United in the first game of the 2009 season.[12] He has moved from Nakhon Pathom to Chonburi after the end of the first leg of the Thai Premier league, his move was fairly cheap only ฿500,000 (around £10,000).
On 28 July 2010 he moved to Bangkok Glass after agreeing terms and signing a two and a half-year contract, the contract has a ฿3 million (around £60,000) buy-out clause.
References
External links
- Michael Byrne profile at the Chonburi website
- Michael Byrne at Soccerbase
- Thai career stats (in Thai)
