Rhys Byrne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhys John Howard Byrne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Redbridge, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Leyton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Canvey Island (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dartford (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Bowers & Pitsea (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 | |||
Rhys John Howard Byrne (born 24 August 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Leyton Orient.
Career
[edit]Leyton Orient
[edit]Byrne signed a professional contract with Leyton Orient in the summer of 2021, following a season of training with the first team.[3] He made his senior debut for Orient in the EFL Trophy at home to Southampton U21 on 14 September 2021,[4] and subsequently played in three more matches in the tournament before Orient were knocked out by MK Dons in a penalty shoot-out.[5] He kept clean sheets in all four appearances.[6]
In August 2022, Byrne joined Canvey Island on loan where he made five Isthmian League Premier Division appearances and one FA Cup appearance.[7]
On 22 March 2024, Byrne joined Dartford on loan for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[8]
In August 2024, Byrne joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Bowers & Pitsea on a three-month loan deal.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 20 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2021–22[10] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022–23[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Canvey Island (loan) | 2022–23[7] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Dartford (loan) | 2023–24[10] | National League South | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
- ^ "Rhys Byrne biography". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Leyton Orient 1–0 Southampton U21". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Match report: Leyton Orient 0–0 MK Dons (4–5 pens)". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Rhys Byrne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Canvey Island | Appearances | Rhys Byrne | Football Web Pages".
- ^ "YOUNG DUO JOIN DARTFORD ON LOAN". Leyton Orient Official Site. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ @Bowerspitseafc (3 August 2024). "And last, but by no means least, please welcome our final signing of the afternoon, goalkeeper Rhys Byrne from @leytonorientfc Rhys joins on a 3 month loan agreement and goes straight into today's Starting XI #WelcomeRhys #UpTheBowers" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Rhys Byrne at Soccerbase
External links
[edit]- Rhys Byrne at Soccerbase
- 2002 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Canvey Island F.C. players
- Dartford F.C. players
- Bowers & Pitsea F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen