Jack Byrne (born 24 April 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers.
[3] 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.
He was suspended by the club for an undisclosed, off the field incident,[8] and subsequently released by Oldham Athletic on 31 August 2018,[9] despite fan protests.
[15] He scored once and assisted five times in Rovers' Europa League ties against SK Brann and Apollon Limassol.
He was a member of the Rovers squad who won the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division, the clubs first since 2011, when they went the whole season unbeaten.
He was called up to train with the Irish senior team by manager Martin O'Neill in March 2016,[22] 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.
[23] He was recalled to the national team in August 2019,[24][25] 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.