Jack Byrne

Manchester City

Byrne started playing football with St Kevin's Boys at the age of five and moved to England to join Manchester City at the age of 15. In the 2014–15 season Byrne scored six goals in eight UEFA Youth League games for Manchester City under-19.

Cambuur loan

In the summer of 2015, Byrne joined Eredivisie side Cambuur on loan. After missing the first six weeks of the season due to an ankle injury picked up in pre-season, Byrne made his professional debut on 19 September in a match against FC Twente.

Blackburn Rovers loan

On 29 June 2016, Byrne joined EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. He went on to make four league appearances for the club before Blackburn cancelled his season long loan on 6 January 2017.

Wigan Athletic

Later in January 2017, Byrne joined Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 victory over Rotherham on 8 April 2017.

Oldham Athletic

On 15 January 2018, Byrne signed for Oldham Athletic for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal. He was suspended by the club for an undisclosed, off the field incident, and subsequently released by Oldham Athletic on 31 August 2018, despite fan protests.

Kilmarnock

Soon after his release from Oldham, it was confirmed that Byrne had signed for Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a one-year deal.

Shamrock Rovers

On 7 December…

Byrne has represented the Republic of Ireland up to Senior international level. He made his début for his country's Under-21 team when he was just 18 years old. He has since won 10 caps. He was called up to train with the Irish senior team by manager Martin O'Neill in March 2016, ahead of friendly matches against Switzerland and Slovakia, though Byrne did not feature in either game, instead returning to the Under-21 squad ahead of 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying matches against Italy and Slovenia. In March 2019, Byrne was called into the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group D matches against Gibraltar on 23 March and Georgia on 26 March. He was recalled to the national team in August 2019, making his international debut on 10 September 2019, coming off the bench and creating an assist in a 3–1 win over Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium. Byrne became the 500th Senior men's International footballer to play for Ireland, and the 64th Shamrock Rovers player to play for Ireland while still playing for the club. He played in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B#Group 4 away game against Wales, becoming the first home-based Irish international to play in a competitive game since 1985. Byrne tested positive for COVID-19 while on international duty in October 2020. His club Shamrock Rovers confirmed this while also announcing that teammate Aaron Greene had tested positive. Byrne's manager Stephen Bradley said he was "probably the worst"…

Club

As of match played on 18 September 2026

International

As of match played 15 November 2020

At the age of 11, Byrne lost his father, John.