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Shaun Byrne (born 9 June 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dundee.

Shaun Byrne

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dundee
Number	8
Youth career
2004–2008	Celtic
2008–2012	Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Dunfermline Athletic	89	(8)
2016–2019	Livingston	95	(5)
2019–	Dundee	70	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Byrne started his career as a youth player for Celtic, before moving to Dunfermline Athletic where he made over 100 competitive appearances. He then played for Livingston for three seasons.

Career

Dunfermline Athletic

Byrne joined Dunfermline Athletic in 2008, after playing at youth level with Celtic. After playing youth team football for his first few season with the club, Byrne made his first team debut in 2012 in the Scottish League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Ryan Wallace in the 3–0 defeat of Montrose.[1] His first league appearance came again as a substitute, this time against Dumbarton in a 2–0 victory at The Bet Butler Stadium,[2] whilst his first start for The Pars came in a New Years Fife derby against Raith Rovers.[1]

Byrne scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 defeat against Arbroath during the 2013–14 season.[3] After winning the Scottish League One title and with his contract ending, Byrne was released by the Pars at the end of the 2015–16 season.[4]

Livingston

Shortly after his release by Dunfermline, Byrne signed for recently relegated Scottish League One side Livingston.[5] Byrne was a regular for the club as they gained consecutive promotions in the following two years. After going on to win what would be his second consecutive League One title with ease,[6] the Lions would earn promotion to the Scottish Premiership the following year, defeating Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-offs in 2017–18, having finishing second in the Championship.[7]

Dundee

In June 2019, Byrne signed for Dundee on a three-year deal with an option of another year for an undisclosed fee.[8] In May 2021 Byrne won the Premiership play-offs with Dundee, earning promotion to the Premiership.[9] On 16 October, Byrne suffered ligament damage in his knee during a 2–1 win at home to Aberdeen.[10][11] Although having been able to avoid surgery, his timescale for recovery was set between six and twelve weeks.[12][13] In January 2022, after returning to the training pitch, Byrne signed a contract extension that would keep him at Dundee until 2024.[14] That same month, Byrne would make his return to the pitch in a Scottish Cup victory over Dumbarton.[15]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunfermline Athletic	2012–13[16]	Scottish First Division	14	0	2	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
	2013–14[17]	Scottish League One	31	4	4	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	4
	2014–15[18]		22	2	3	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	26	3
	2015–16[19]		22	2	0	0	2	2	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	27	4
	Total		89	8	9	1	5	2	12	0	115	11
Livingston	2016–17[20]	Scottish League One	30	2	2	0	3	0	4[lower-alpha 3]	0	39	2
	2017–18[21]	Scottish Championship	33	1	2	0	6	0	6[lower-alpha 4]	0	47	1
	2018–19[22]	Scottish Premiership	32	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	38	2
	Total		95	5	5	0	14	0	9	0	123	5
Dundee	2019–20[23]	Scottish Championship	22	0	1	0	5	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	29	0
	2020–21[24]		22	0	2	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 5]	0	32	0
	2021–22[25]	Scottish Premiership	24	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	31	0
	2022–23[26]	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		70	0	6	0	17	0	5	0	98	0
Career total			254	13	20	1	36	2	26	0	336	16

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One: 2015–16[27]

Livingston

• Scottish League One: 2016–17[28]

References

External links

• Shaun Byrne at Soccerbase

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