Ciarán Byrne

Ciarán Byrne (born 6 December 1994) is a Gaelic footballer for Louth senior football team. He also previously played professional Australian rules football for the Carlton Football Club.

Ciarán Byrne
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Early football career

Byrne was a talented prospect in Gaelic football. He was selected for the Louth county squad at age eighteen, and scored five points in a qualifier match against Kildare[1] Byrne played for Ireland in both Tests of the 2013 international rules series.[2][3]

AFL career
Ciarán Byrne
Personal information
Full name Ciarán Byrne
Draft Pick 64, 2013 AFL Rookie Draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Half-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2018 Carlton 22 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In August 2013, Byrne signed a two-year Category B rookie contract AFL club Carlton.[4][5]

Byrne made his senior AFL debut in Round 3, 2015 against Essendon at the MCG; however, after a hamstring injury in that game, he missed the remainder of the season, playing only a couple of games for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues.[6] He became a regular in the team's backline in the early part of 2016, playing 11 of Carlton's first 14 games before rupturing his right anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which saw him miss the rest of the 2016 AFL season.[7]

In October 2018, Byrne informed Carlton Football Club of his decision to return to Ireland and retire from AFL football.[8] Byrne stated that he had fallen "out of love" with the Australian code and wanted to return to Gaelic football.[9]

Return to Gaelic football

After his return to Ireland, Byrne was selected to play for Louth again and joined the county's senior football panel.[10]

See also

References
  1. "'We shouldn't have to beg a player to play for his county'".
  2. "Ireland 57-35 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. "Ireland 116-37 Australia". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. "Louth forward Byrne moves to AFL with Carlton". The Score. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. "International rookie Byrne signs with Blues". Carlton Football Club Official Site. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. Danielle Balales (27 October 2015). "Season review: Ciaran Byrne". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "Scans confirm Byrne injury". Carlton Football Club. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  8. CarltonFC (15 October 2018). "Cairan Byrne retires from AFL football". CarltonFC. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. "'We shouldn't have to beg a player to play for his county'".
  10. "'We shouldn't have to beg a player to play for his county'".
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