Jackson Irvine

Jackson Irvine

Irvine in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jackson Alexander Irvine[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Central defender, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Burton Albion
Number 36
Youth career
1999–2002 Ringwood City JSC
2003–2006 Knox City
2007–2008 Endeavour United
2008 Richmond SC
2008–2010 Melbourne Victory
2010–2012 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Frankston Pines (1)
2012–2015 Celtic 1 (0)
2013–2014Kilmarnock (loan) 27 (1)
2014–2015Ross County (loan) 28 (2)
2015–2016 Ross County 36 (2)
2016– Burton Albion 18 (7)
National team
2011–2012 Scotland U19 3 (1)
2012–2013 Australia U20 12 (0)
2014–2015 Australia U23 8 (0)
2013– Australia 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Jackson Alexander Irvine (born 7 March 1993[2]) is an Australian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Burton Albion in the Football League Championship.

Irvine has represented the Scotland national under-19 football team, but has since made his debut for the Australian national side.

Career

Celtic

Irvine was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia,[3] where he attended The Knox School.[4] and where he played for clubs in the Victorian League structure.[5] While growing up, Irvine met Curtis Good when "they were both ten and lived two minutes from each other and grew up together". They also "ran cross country's together, played for Knox City (in Melbourne) as juniors".[6]

He signed with Celtic in December 2010 after a successful trial period.[5] During the 2011–12 season, Irvine played for Celtic in the NextGen Series, a pan-European competition for youth teams,[7] he also captained the under 19-side[8] that won the Scottish Youth Cup and Under-19 League that season.[9] Irvine made his Scottish Premier League debut on 1 September 2012, when he came on as a half-time substitute in a 2–2 draw against Hibs.[10][11] Having made his first team debut he also captained the club's new under-20 side.[12]

Kilmarnock (loan)

At the start of the 2013–14 season, Irvine joined Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a six-month loan following interest from manager Allan Johnston.[13][14]

Two days after signing for the club, Irvine made his debut, in a 1–1 draw against St Mirren.[15] Irvine then went on to earn regular playing time in the starting eleven. After making six appearances at the club, Irvine scored a "stunning strike from a short Barry Nicholson free-kick" in a 2–0 victory over Ross County on 19 October 2013, giving Johnston his first win for Kilmarnock since arriving at the club as manager.[16] Several weeks later, on 9 November 2013, Irvine was sent-off for receiving a second bookable offence, in a 3–1 loss against St Johnstone.[17] In January 2014, Irvine's loan spell with Kilmarnock was extended until the end of the season.[18]

Ross County

On 1 September 2014, Irvine was sent out on loan again, this time to Ross County.[19] He made his debut on 13 September 2014, in a 2–1 home defeat against Motherwell.[20] On 28 July 2015, Ross County signed Irvine on a two-year permanent deal from Celtic for a development fee.[21]

Burton Albion

On 15 July 2016, Irvine signed for English Championship club Burton Albion for a reported fee of £330,000, with the club saying they had broken their transfer record to sign him.[22] He made his debut for the club on 13 August against Bristol City.[23] Three days later he scored his first goal, helping Burton Albion beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1.[24] This marked the start of a run of four goals in his first six league games for the club.[25]

International

Irvine represented Scotland at the under-19 international level, although he said in October 2011 that he was still interested in playing for Australia.[7][26] Irvine was eligible to play for Scotland because his father was born in Aberdeen,[3] although he reiterated his desire to play for his native Australia in September 2012.[27] On 11 October 2012, he made his debut for the Australia under-20 team in a friendly match against Portugal.[28]

In September 2013, Irvine received his first Socceroos call up for two matches.[29] Irvine responded as "a very nice surprise and wasn't really something I was expecting".[30] After being on the bench for one game, Irvine made his debut for his national team after coming on as a substitute for Mile Jedinak in the 83rd minute, in a 3–0 win over Canada on 15 October 2013, which described his debut as "obviously pretty special".[31]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2016[10][32]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2012–13 Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 0000000000
2014–15 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Kilmarnock (loan) 2013–14 Scottish Premiership 271101000291
Ross County (loan) 2014–15 282101000302
Ross County 2015–16 362405100453
Burton Albion 2016–17 Championship 176002000196
Career total 1091160910012412

Honours

Club

Ross County

Individual

References

  1. "List of Players – 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. "Jackson Irvine". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 Roberts, Chris (6 September 2012). "Jackson Irvine defends decision to play for country of his birth, Australia". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. Timeline Photos: Jackson Irvine, The Knox School, Facebook
  5. 1 2 "U20s :: The Players". www.celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  6. "Twenty-year-old Australians Jackson Irvine and Curtis Good to face each other in Scotland". Fox Sports. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. 1 2 Stamocostas, Con (27 October 2011). "From Victory To Boca, Borussia and Basel...". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  8. "Irvine's Aussie debut may be put on hold". Goal Weekly. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  9. "John Kennedy hails Celtic's double-winning Under-19". Evening Times. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Jackson Irvine". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. English, Tom (2 September 2012). "Celtic 2–2 Hibernian: Hibees get Celtic's back up". Scotland on Sunday. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  12. "My career's history.. now I want these kids to create their own". The Sun. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  13. "Kilmarnock manager keen to sign Celtic's Jackson Irvine". BBC Sport. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  14. "Transfer News: Jackson Irvine has moved from Celtic to Kilmarnock on loan". Sky Sports. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  15. "St Mirren 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  16. "Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Ross County". BBC Sport. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  17. "St Johnstone 3 Kilmarnock 1: Stevie May nets two for Saints". Herald Scotland. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  18. "Kilmarnock extend stays for Irvine, Gardyne and Nicholson". BBC Sport. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  19. "Ross County complete deals for Darren Barr and Jackson Irvine". STV Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  20. "Ross County 1–2 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  21. Thomson, Andrew (13 September 2014). "Ross County sign Daniel Bachmann and Jackson Irvine". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  22. "Jackson Irvine: Burton Albion sign Ross County midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  23. Wilkinson, Ashley (13 August 2016). "Burton Albion hand debut to Jackson Irvine against Bristol City". Burton Mail.
  24. Wilkinson, Ashley (17 August 2016). "Nigel Clough: Burton Albion outstanding, Irvine header the moment of the night v Sheffield Wednesday". Burton Mail.
  25. Stoll, Nick (14 September 2016). "Irvine makes it four goals in six games as Burton draw with Fulham". The World Game. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  26. "Scotland U19s suffer qualification blow". Scottish Football Association. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  27. "Hoops starlet's heart is with Australia after pledging international future to Socceroos". Daily Record. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  28. "Qantas Young Socceroos fall to Portugal". Football Federation Australia. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  29. "Irvine called up for Australia". Herald Scotland. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  30. "Jackson Irvine excited by surprise Socceroo call up". Goal.com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  31. "Young Socceroo Jackson Irvine harbours World Cup dream". The Guardian. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  32. "Jackson Irvine". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  33. Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  34. Skinner, Andy (6 April 2016). "Jackson Irvine: Monthly award is good but I'd trade it immediately for top-six finish". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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