Jackson Irvine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Irvine | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Knox City | ||
| 2007–2008 | Endeavour United | ||
| 2008 | Richmond SC | ||
| 2008–2010 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| 2010– | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Melbourne Victory | ||
| 2012– | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Scotland U-19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012– | Australia U-20 | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 September 2012 | |||
Jackson Irvine (born 7 March 1993[1]) is an Australian football (soccer) player. Irvine currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Celtic, as a central midfielder. Irvine has represented the Scotland national under-19 football team, although he intends to play for Australia in international football.
Career
Club
Irvine was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia[2] were he played for clubs in the Victoria League structure.[3] He signed with Celtic in December 2010 after a successful trial period.[3] During the 2011–12 season, Irvine played for Celtic in the NextGen Series, a pan-European competition for youth teams,[4] he also captained the under 19-side[5] that won the Scottish Youth Cup and Under-19 League that season.[6] 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.[7][8] Having made his first team debut he also captained the club's new under-20 side.[9]
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.[4][10] Irvine is eligible to play for Scotland because his father was born in Aberdeen,[2] although he reiterated his desire to play for his native Australia in September 2012.[11] On 11 October 2012, he made his debut for the Australia U-20 team in a friendly match against Portugal.[12]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | |||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Jackson Irvine". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "U20s :: The Players". www.celticfc.net. Celtic FC. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b Stamocostas, Con (27 October 2011). "From Victory To Boca, Borussia and Basel..." FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Irvine's Aussie debut may be put on hold". goalweekly.com. Goal Weekly. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 6September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "John Kennedy hails Celtic's double-winning Under-19". eveningtimes.co.uk. Evening Times. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Jackson Irvine". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ English, Tom (2 September 2012). "Celtic 2-2 Hibernian: Hibees get Celtic's back up". Scotland on Sunday. Johnston Press. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "My career's history.. now I want these kids to create their own". thescottishsun.co.uk. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Scotland U19s suffer qualification blow". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ "Hoops starlet's heart is with Australia after pledging international future to Socceroos". Daily Record. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Qantas Young Socceroos fall to Portugal". footballaustralia.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ "Jackson Irvine". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2012.