Background
Byrne is the son of former Celtic and Bohs player Paul Byrne.
Byrne is the son of former Celtic and Bohs player Paul Byrne.
He scored the winning goal in both the decisive league match and the Youth Cup Final. Byrne was one of seven players in that side who were given professional contracts by Hibs following their success. Byrne made his professional debut on 26 August 2009 in the Scottish League Cup against Brechin City, and made his league debut the following Sunday against Celtic.
Byrne was loaned to Stirling Albion for a month in February 2010.
Byrne was then loaned to East Fife for the first half of the 2010-2011 season. After Hibs suffered from a striker shortage due to the sale of Anthony Stokes and an injury to Darryl Duffy, manager John Hughes commented that Byrne was not yet ready to play regularly in the SPL, and needed to "learn his trade" in lower division football.
Byrne was loaned to Alloa Athletic on 31 March 2011 for the rest of the 2010-2011 season. Hibs announced in late April that Byrne would be released at the end of the season.
Byrne then signed for on a one-year contract.
Byrne was loaned to Brechin City in September 2012, and was then released by in December 2012. Byrne signed for in January 2013. Byrne signed for Bohemians in November 2015, the club his father spent most of his career at.