KURTIS BYRNE HAS agreed to sign for Irish Premiership club Linfield on a one-year deal.
The 27-year-old forward helped St Patrick’s Athletic avoid relegation from the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division last season — scoring 11 goals — but departs to link up with the Belfast-based club.
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Byrne, the son of former Celtic and LOI midfielder Paul, joined Norwich City as a teenager and moved to Hibernian in 2009. He also had a spell with Ross County but returned to Ireland to join Dundalk at the beginning of the Stephen Kenny era.
The Dubliner won two league titles and the FAI Cup with the Lilywhites and spent a season at Bohemians before making the switch to Pat’s last January.
“I’m delighted Kurtis has agreed to come and sign for us,” Linfield boss David Healy told the club’s website. “There was quite a lot of interest in him from League of Ireland clubs and having seen him play last season for St Pat’s, we feel he will be a really good addition to our forward line.
He’s a good age for a striker at 27 and he comes with a lot of experience gained at Dundalk, Bohemians and St Pat’s, as well as at Hibs in Scotland.
“He’s technically very good and what’s particularly pleasing, having spoken to him at length, is that he really wants to come and play here.
“I’m really looking forward to working with him once he joins the squad and I know our supporters will give him a warm welcome once he comes on board.”
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Byrne departs St Patrick's Athletic to move north and join Linfield
KURTIS BYRNE HAS agreed to sign for Irish Premiership club Linfield on a one-year deal.
The 27-year-old forward helped St Patrick’s Athletic avoid relegation from the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division last season — scoring 11 goals — but departs to link up with the Belfast-based club.
Byrne, the son of former Celtic and LOI midfielder Paul, joined Norwich City as a teenager and moved to Hibernian in 2009. He also had a spell with Ross County but returned to Ireland to join Dundalk at the beginning of the Stephen Kenny era.
The Dubliner won two league titles and the FAI Cup with the Lilywhites and spent a season at Bohemians before making the switch to Pat’s last January.
“I’m delighted Kurtis has agreed to come and sign for us,” Linfield boss David Healy told the club’s website. “There was quite a lot of interest in him from League of Ireland clubs and having seen him play last season for St Pat’s, we feel he will be a really good addition to our forward line.
“He’s technically very good and what’s particularly pleasing, having spoken to him at length, is that he really wants to come and play here.
“I’m really looking forward to working with him once he joins the squad and I know our supporters will give him a warm welcome once he comes on board.”
The42 has just published its first book, Behind The Lines, a collection of some of the year’s best sports stories. Pick up your copy in Eason’s, or order it here today (€10):
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