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Rhys Byrne

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Rhys Byrne
Personal information
Full name Rhys John Howard Byrne[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22)
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)
2022Canvey Island (loan) 5 (0)
2024Dartford (loan) 8 (0)
2024Bowers & Pitsea (loan) 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

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

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Leyton Orient

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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

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As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
2024–25[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
Bowers & Pitsea (loan) 2024–25[10] Isthmian League Premier Division 18 0 2 0 3[b][c] 0 23 0
Career total 31 0 3 0 0 0 7 0 41 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Velocity Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 80. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
  3. ^ "Rhys Byrne biography". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Match report: Leyton Orient 1–0 Southampton U21". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Match report: Leyton Orient 0–0 MK Dons (4–5 pens)". Leyton Orient F.C. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Games played by Rhys Byrne in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Canvey Island | Appearances | Rhys Byrne | Football Web Pages".
  8. ^ "YOUNG DUO JOIN DARTFORD ON LOAN". Leyton Orient Official Site. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ @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.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Rhys Byrne at Soccerbase
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