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Jackson Irvine
Personal information
Irvine playing for Australia at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Date of birth	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.89 m
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC St. Pauli
Number	7
Youth career
1999–2002	Ringwood City JSC
2003–2006	Knox City
2007–2008	Endeavour United
2008	Richmond SC
2009–2010	Melbourne Victory
2010–2012	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009	Frankston Pines	19	(1)
2012–2015	Celtic	1	(0)
2013–2014	→ Kilmarnock (loan)	27	(1)
2014–2015	→ Ross County (loan)	28	(2)
2015–2016	Ross County	36	(2)
2016–2017	Burton Albion	44	(11)
2017–2020	Hull City	107	(10)
2021	Hibernian	15	(0)
2021–	FC St. Pauli	104	(15)
National team^‡
2011–2012	Scotland U19	3	(1)
2012–2013	Australia U20	12	(0)
2014–2015	Australia U23	8	(0)
2013–	Australia	72	(11)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2025. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:48, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Jackson Alexander Irvine (born on March 7, 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player. He plays as a central midfielder for the German club FC St. Pauli, where he is the captain. He also plays for the Australia national team, often called the Socceroos.

Before joining FC St. Pauli, Irvine played for several other clubs. These include Celtic, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Burton Albion, Hull City, and Hibernian. He first played for Scotland's under-19 team. However, he later chose to represent Australia at the senior level. He was part of Australia's teams for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. Jackson Irvine is the 63rd captain of Australia.

Club Career Highlights
International Career
- Playing for the Socceroos
Career Statistics
- Club Appearances
- International Appearances
Honours and Awards
See also

Club Career Highlights

Jackson Irvine was born and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He played for local clubs there from a young age.

Starting with Celtic

Irvine joined the famous Scottish club Celtic in December 2010. This was after he had a successful trial. During his time at Celtic, he played for their youth teams. He even captained the under-19 team that won the Scottish Youth Cup. He made his first team debut for Celtic in September 2012.

Loan Spells and Ross County

In 2013, Irvine went on loan to Kilmarnock, another Scottish team. He quickly became a regular player there. He scored his first goal for Kilmarnock in October 2013.

In 2014, he was loaned to Ross County. He later signed a permanent deal with Ross County in 2015. He played well for them and helped them win the Scottish League Cup in 2016.

Moving to England: Burton Albion and Hull City

In July 2016, Irvine moved to England to play for Burton Albion. They were in the Championship, which is a high level of English football. He scored 10 goals in his first season and was named the club's Player of the Year. He helped Burton Albion avoid being moved down to a lower league.

In August 2017, Irvine signed a three-year deal with Hull City. He played many games for Hull City and scored 10 goals before leaving the club in June 2020.

Irvine playing for Hull City in 2018

Return to Scotland and Germany

In January 2021, Irvine joined Hibernian in Scotland for a short period.

Then, in July 2021, he moved to Germany to play for FC St. Pauli. This club plays in the 2. Bundesliga, which is Germany's second-highest league. He became a co-captain for the team in the 2022–23 season. After his co-captain left, Irvine became the sole captain in July 2023. In August 2024, he extended his contract with FC St. Pauli. This was just before the club's first match in the top German league, the Bundesliga, after they were promoted!

International Career

Jackson Irvine first played for Scotland's under-19 team. This was because his father was born in Scotland. However, he always wanted to play for his home country, Australia.

In 2012, he made his debut for the Australia under-20 team. He also played for Australia in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Playing for the Socceroos

In September 2013, Irvine was called up to the Australia senior national team, known as the Socceroos. He made his debut in October 2013 in a match against Canada.

He was chosen for Australia's team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. In November 2022, he was named in his second World Cup squad. He even started in Australia's first match against France.

On March 28, 2023, Jackson Irvine became the 63rd captain of Australia in a friendly game against Ecuador. In December 2023, he was called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. He scored an important goal against Syria in January 2024, which helped Australia reach the knockout stage of the tournament.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Frankston Pines	2009	Victorian State League Division 1	19	1	—		—		—		19	1
Celtic	2012–13	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kilmarnock (loan)	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	27	1	1	0	1	0	—		29	1
Ross County (loan)	2014–15	Scottish Premiership	28	2	1	0	1	0	—		30	2
Ross County	2015–16	Scottish Premiership	36	2	4	0	5	1	—		45	3
Burton Albion	2016–17	Championship	42	10	0	0	2	0	—		44	10
	2017–18	Championship	3	1	0	0	2	0	—		5	1
	Total		45	11	0	0	4	0	—		49	11
Hull City	2017–18	Championship	34	2	3	0	0	0	—		37	2
	2018–19		38	6	0	0	1	0	—		39	6
	2019–20		35	2	1	0	0	0	—		36	2
	Total		107	10	4	0	1	0	—		112	10
Hibernian	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	15	0	5	1	1	0	—		21	1
FC St. Pauli	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	28	1	3	0	—		—		31	1
	2022–23		33	8	2	0	—		—		35	8
	2023–24		27	6	3	0	—		—		30	6
	2024–25	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		97	15	9	0	—		—		106	15
Career total			375	42	24	1	13	1	0	0	412	44

International Appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia	2013	1	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	5	0
	2017	8	1
	2018	10	2
	2019	9	2
	2020	0	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	10	1
	2023	7	2
	2024	12	2
Total		72	11

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Irvine goal.

List of international goals scored by Jackson Irvine
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2017	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 March 2018	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–4	Friendly
3	30 December 2018	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Oman	5–0	5–0	Friendly
4	15 October 2019	National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	3–1	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	15 October 2019	National Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	4–1	7–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	3 June 2021	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	7 June 2022	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	24 March 2023	Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Ecuador	1–0	3–1	Friendly
9	18 October 2023	Gtech Community Stadium, London, United Kingdom	New Zealand	2–0	2–0	Soccer Ashes
10	13 January 2024	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar	India	1–0	2–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup
11	18 January 2024	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al-Rayyan, Qatar	Syria	1–0	1–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup