was again selected for the under-17 squad for the elite round matches against Serbia, the Netherlands and Albania in March 2012. He started all three games, but Ireland lost all three by a one-goal margin and finished bottom of their group, bringing Byrne's under-17 career to a close. Byrne was first named in the Ireland under-19s squad for their 2013 UEFA Under-19 qualifiers against Luxembourg, Macedonia and Germany in October 2012. Byrne scored in Ireland's 5–2 win over Luxembourg and their 2–2 draw with Germany, and narrowly missed scoring in their 1–0 win over Macedonia as the team qualified for the elite round in second place. A friendly double-header against the Czech Republic followed in February 2013; after coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win on 5 February, Byrne started the second match on 7 February, scoring Ireland's equaliser in a 1–1 draw. He then started all three elite round matches against Switzerland, Slovakia and Serbia, scoring in the 2–2 draws against Switzerland and Slovakia. However, he was unable to repeat the feat against Serbia and the match finished in a goalless draw; having needed a win to qualify, Ireland ultimately finished bottom of the group and were eliminated. Byrne continued in the under-19s for the 2013–14 season, captaining the side for a friendly against Norway on 13 August 2013, before scoring after coming off the bench against the same opposition two days later. After another friendly double-header against Slovenia in September 2013, Byrne was named in the Ireland squad for their 2014 UEFA Under-19 qualifiers against Azerbaijan, Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2013, only for an injury suffered while playing for the Manchester United youth team to rule him out of the entire campaign. Byrne was named in the squad for the Republic of Ireland U19 team for their UEFA elite qualifiers. He scored two crucial goals to secure a 2–1 win against Iceland in their first game. Career statistics Professional appearances – correct as of 11 December 2019. References External links 1995 births Living people Association footballers from Dublin (city) Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Manchester United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Everton F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Bohemian F.C. players University College Dublin A.F.C. players English Football League players Association football forwards Republic of Ireland expatriate association