Full name David Byrne Years Team Playing position | Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Name David Byrne | |
Date of birth (1979-11-14) 14 November 1979 (age 36) | ||
David Byrne (born November 14, 1979) in Dublin is an Irish footballer who last played for Kildare County as a central midfielder.
Byrne started his career with Shelbourne before a move to Scottish Premier League side Dundee United. During his season with United he made just one appearance, playing at Parkhead in a 4-1 defeat to Celtic. Byrne moved back to Shelbourne, where he played for three years, picking up a league winners' medal. Spells at St Pat's and Derry City followed, before his move to Longford in January 2006. Byrne moved to Athlone at the start of the 2007 season. Following his departure from Athlone Town in July 2008 Byrne had a short spell back in Premier Division football with Finn Harps. Byrne most recently joined First Division strugglers Kildare County in May 2009.