Bryan Byrne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bryan Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Castle Villa A.F.C. | |||
| Colaiste Lorcain | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | 77 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Kildare County F.C. | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 4 | (2) |
| 2007 | New England Revolution | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Ventura County Fusion | 22 | (1) |
| Total | 34 | (3) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bryan Byrne (born 26 August 1982) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played in Europe and the United States.
Byrne was born on 26 August 1982, in Kilkenny, Ireland, and was raised in Castledermot. He started his career at local club Castle Villa A.F.C., where he played from U-10's through U-18's.
Byrne was signed by Dermot Keely to play senior level soccer for Kildare County F.C. for the 2002–03 season. Byrne's stay was short, as Keely's son, Alan Keely, was returning from playing college soccer in Santa Barbara and Dermot recommended Byrne as a player to target. He appeared 7 total times for the club.
Byrne moved to the United States and enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a student-athlete for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team. He appeared in 77 games for UCSB throughout his four-year career, scoring 11 goals and assisting on 19 others. Byrne and UCSB won the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and he was selected to the all-College Cup team.
While enrolled at UCSB, Byrne also played with San Fernando Valley Quakes of the USL Premier Development League, scoring two goals in four appearances.
Byrne was drafted in the third round (38th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the New England Revolution and manager Steve Nicol, a former Liverpool F.C. player. There had been talk before the draft that Byrne would be drafted and sign with Los Angeles Galaxy, but a disagreement over his playing position and the signing of David Beckham resulted in the team passing on him.
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