Nathan Byrne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan William Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | St Albans, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Wing-back / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Albans City | |||
| 2008–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Brentford (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Bournemouth (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Swindon Town | 83 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | (2) |
| 2016– | Wigan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2016. | |||
Nathan William Byrne (born 5 June 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. He can play as either a wing-back or a winger.
Byrne began his professional career with Tottenham but never made a first team appearance for the club before leaving to join League One Swindon Town in 2013. After two full seasons with the Robins, during which they reached the 2015 League One play-off Final, he was bought by Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, he only remained with the club for a year before moving on to Wigan Athletic.
Career
Tottenham Hotspur
Byrne played for St Albans City as a youth player, before becoming a Tottenham Hotspur player, signing professional forms in June 2010.
In February 2011, he was loaned out to Brentford of League One.[2] He made his senior debut on 26 February, replacing Myles Weston 77 minutes into a 1–0 home win over Bristol Rovers.[3] He won his first start at Griffin Park on 8 March, playing in a 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.[4] He was singled out for praise for his performance against Brighton by manager Nicky Forster.[5]
On 28 July 2011, English League One club Bournemouth signed Byrne on loan until the end of the season.[6] In a match against Exeter on 17 September 2011 Byrne suffered an ankle injury that would keep him out of action until the new year, he chose to remain at Bournemouth for treatment.[7] On 22 February 2012, Byrne was recalled to Tottenham having made his return from injury in a Spurs XI friendly the day before.[8]
Byrne was signed by Crawley Town on loan on 24 September 2012 till 6 January 2013.[9] He made 14 starts and 1 substitute appearance, scoring once, his first ever league goal, at Carlisle United on 29 September 2012.[10]
Swindon Town
On 28 March 2013, Byrne signed for Swindon Town on a loan deal that would see him at the County Ground for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[11]
On 26 April 2013, Nathan agreed to sign for Swindon Town on a free transfer following a successful loan spell at the club from Tottenham Hotspur.[12] During the second leg of the League One playoffs against Brentford, he received a red card during extra time after Swindon equalised late in the first half to make the score 3–3.
Byrne made 43 league appearances during the 2014-15 season and helped Swindon make the play-offs. having contributed 3 goals and 9 assists in the league, he also made the League One team of the year.
During the first leg of the League One play-off semi final against Sheffield United F.C. away, he scored the winning goal for Swindon on 93 minutes to make the score 2-1 and carry a one-goal advantage back to the County Ground.
Byrne scored a hat-trick on the opening day of the 2015-16 season in a 4-1 win against Bradford City.[13]
Wolves
On 1 September 2015 Byrne joined Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a three-year contract (with the option of a fourth year) for an undisclosed fee.[14] He made his club debut on 19 September 2015 as a substitute in a goalless draw against Brighton,[15] with his first start coming later that month in a 3-0 win at Fulham.[16] Byrne scored his first goal for the club on 17 December, a late consolation in a 2-3 home loss to Leeds United.[17] His second and final goal for the club also came at Molineux, when he opened the scoring in a 2-1 win over Bristol City on 8 March 2016.[18] What was to be his final appearance for the club came as a late substitute in a 1-1 draw at eventual champions Burnley on 19 March, where his last-minute goal was headed in by Danny Batth[19]
Wigan
On 31 August 2016, almost a year after joining Wolves and having not featured under new coach Walter Zenga, Byrne departed to join newly promoted Championship side Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee in a three-year deal.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 August 2016[21]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Other[22] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brentford (loan) | 2011 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bournemouth (loan) | 2011–12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2012–13 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Swindon Town (loan) | 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Swindon Town | 2013–14 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 83 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 11 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2015–16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Career total | 146 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 170 | 13 | |
References
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 542. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ↑ "Brentford loan for Nathan". tottenhamhotspur.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Brentford 1 – 0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ Fletcher, Paul (8 March 2011). "Brentford 0 – 1 Brighton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (10 March 2011). "Byrne wants to stay at Bees". Ealing Gazette. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Bradbury Delight as Nathan Byrne Signs". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Byrne: It was my decision to stay". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ↑ "Byrne returns to Tottenham". A.F.C. Bournemouth. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ "Crawley Town sign Tottenham defender Nathan Byrne on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Carlisle 0 - 2 Crawley". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ↑ "MASSIMO, DEAN, NATHAN JOIN SWINDON ON LOAN". tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "Swindon agree deal for Spurs' Byrne". BBC. 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swindon Town 4-1 Bradford City" BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Nathan Byrne: Wolves sign winger from Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wolves 0–0 Brighton". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015.
- ↑ "Fulham 0-3 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Wolves 2-3 Leeds". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Wolves 2-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Burnley 1-1 Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Cardiff's Adam Le Fondre and Wolves' Nathan Byrne join Wigan Athletic". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Nathan Byrne profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Football League Play-Offs
External links
- Nathan Byrne career statistics at Soccerbase
- Academy & Reserve Profile at the Official Tottenham Hotspur site