Ciarán Byrne
Ciarán Byrne is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club. He previously played Gaelic football for Louth.AFL career
In August 2013, Byrne signed a two-year Category B rookie contract AFL club Carlton. Prior to beginning his AFL career, Byrne played for Ireland in both Tests of the 2013 international rules series.
Byrne made his senior AFL debut in Round 3, 2015 against Essendon at the MCG; however, after a hamstring injury in that game, he missed the remainder of the season, playing only a couple of games for Carlton's, the Northern Blues. He became a regular in the team's backline in the early part of 2016, playing 11 of Carlton's first 14 games before rupturing his right anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which saw him miss the rest of the 2016 AFL season.
In October 2018, Byrne informed Carlton Football Club of his decision to return to Ireland and retire from AFL football.
