- Conan Byrne
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Conan Byrne 
Personal information Full name Conan Byrne Date of birth July 10, 1985 Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Shelbourne Youth career Swords Rovers Home Farm River Valley Rangers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2007 UCD 50 (3) 2008–2011 Sporting Fingal 105 (36) 2011– Shelbourne 28 (13) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Conan Byrne (born 10 July 1985 in Dublin), is an Irish footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland First Division club Shelbourne.
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Career
UCD
From Swords North Dublin, Byrne began his schoolboy days with local sides Swords Rovers and River Valley Rangers before joining UCD in 2005. With immediate effect Byrne scored prolificly for UCD's Under-21 side and eventually made his way into the UCD starting lineup as a forward. He made his League of Ireland debut in the Carlisle Grounds on the 16th of September 2005. In spite of scoring UCD's equaliser in his second game their 2005 League Cup final defeat to Derry City he could not replicate his underage scoring level for the senior team and drifted out of the team. He was remodeled as a right winger during the 2007 season and re-established himself in that berth since Patrick Kavanagh's departure to Birmingham City. In this role he was named UCD's Player of the Season in 2007.
Sporting Fingal
In January 2008 Byrne departed UCD to sign for newly formed League of Ireland First Division side Sporting Fingal where he also took up the position as Marketing Manager for the club. He finished his first season with 9 goals from midfield having played every game for the club and was voted the Supporters Player of the Season for the second year in succession.
In the 2009 season Byrne finished top scorer in the First Division with 21 goals and Sporting Fingal's top scorer with an outstanding 28 goals from 45 league and cup appearances. Byrne capped off a successful 2009 season securing promotion to the Premier Division with Sporting Fingal via the Play-offs and securing an FAI Cup winners medal after Sporting's 2–1 victory over Sligo Rovers in the final.[1] He had another successful season in 2010 as Sporting Fingal finished 4th in their first season in the Premier Division and participated in Fingal's UEFA Europa League ties against Portuguese Primeira Liga side C.S. Marítimo.
Prior to the start of the 2011 season doubts began to surface over the financial viability of Sporting Fingal due to the withdrawal of backer Gerry Gannon. Following the collapse of a critical sponsorship deal, Sporting Fingal announced on 10 February 2011 that the club would cease to exist leaving Byrne and 12 other contracted players without a club.[2] He played in every game bar one Leinster Senior Cup tie during Sporting Fingal's short history.
Shelbourne
On 20 February 2011, Byrne as a free-agent signed for First Division side Shelbourne.[3]
Other
As of 2011, Byrne pens a weekly column on football website extratime.ie.[4]
Career statistics
Correct as of November 6, 2011.
Club Season League League FAI Cup League Cup Europe 1 Other 2 Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals UCD 2005 Premier Division 8 0 1 0 1 1 - - - - 10 1 2006 Premier Division 11 0 2 0 1 0 - - - - 14 0 2007 Premier Division 31 3 4 2 3 0 - - - - 38 5 Total 50 3 7 2 5 1 - - - - 62 6 Sporting Fingal 2008 First Division 36 8 4 0 1 1 - - - - 41 9 2009 First Division 33 21 6 3 3 3 - - 3 1 45 28 2010 Premier Division 36 7 5 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 46 10 Total 105 36 15 6 5 4 2 0 5 1 132 47 Shelbourne 2011 First Division 28 13 3 2 1 0 - - 3 3 35 18 Total 28 13 3 2 1 0 - - 3 3 35 18 Career total 183 52 25 10 11 5 2 0 8 4 229 71 ^Note 1 Competitions include UEFA Europa League
^Note 2 Competitions include Leinster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-offsHonours
- FAI Cup: 1
- Sporting Fingal - 2009
References
- ^ "Sligo Rovers 1-2 Sporting Fingal". RTÉ.ie (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 22 November 2009. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2009/1122/sporting_sligo.html. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Sporting Fingal cease operations". RTÉ.ie (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 10 February 2011. http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0210/sportingfingal.html. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Four New Signings for 2011". Shelbournefc.com (Shelbourne F.C.). 20 February 2011. http://www.shelbournefc.com/news.php?id=1751. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Extratime.ie 2011 Columnists announced". Extratime.ie (Extratime). 2 March 2011. http://www.extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/5053/. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
External links
Shelbourne F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Dublin (city)
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Association football midfielders
- League of Ireland players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Sporting Fingal F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- FAI Cup: 1
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