Alex John Byrne (born 5 February 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Bideford.
Byrne began his career with Exeter City and made his professional debut for the Grecians on 13 August 2016 in a 2âÂÂ1 defeat against Hartlepool United. He had spent the previous season on loan at Weston-super-Mare. He spent some of the 2016âÂÂ17 season on loan at Truro City.
He made his second overall appearance for the Grecians first team came almost a year later in Exeter's 1âÂÂ2 EFL Cup loss to Charlton Athletic, and made his second league appearance for Exeter as a late substitute on 11 November 2017.
Byrne was released by Exeter at the end of the 2017âÂÂ18 season. He re-joined Weston-super-Mare in August 2018 following a successful trial, making his debut in the Seagulls' loss to Wealdstone on the opening day of the 2018âÂÂ19 season. On 10 October 2019 the club announced that Byrne had left the club.