Currently wearing the number 7 jersey for St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, Jackson Irvine, born on the 7th of March 1993 in Australia, is a 31-year-old central midfielder, standing tall at 6ft 2in (1.89m) and weighing 12st 1lb (77kg). Irvine is also a representative of the Australian national team.
Beginning his career in the Scottish Premiership, Irvine joined Celtic Football Club as a trainee in December 2010. Despite only making one first team appearance for Celtic during his debut season in 2012-2013, his time with the club allowed him to find his footing in the competitive Scottish league.
Irvine's career at Celtic was challenged when he was loaned out to Kilmarnock, another Scottish Premiership team, in August 2013. During his 2013-2014 season with Kilmarnock, Irvine saw a significant increase in his first team appearances, taking part in 27 league matches and achieving his first league goal.
In September 2014, Irvine was again loaned out from Celtic, this time to Ross County, where he would play in the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons. Over these two seasons with Ross County, Irvine made 64 first team appearances and scored four goals.
By July 2015, Irvine had transferred permanently from Celtic to Ross County for an undisclosed fee. He continued his form during his 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons, again making 64 first team appearances and finding the back of the net four times.
July 2016 marked Irvine's move from Scottish football to English football, where he transferred from Ross County to League One side, Burton Albion, for a fee of around £250k. Over his two seasons with Burton Albion, Irvine scored 11 goals from his 45 first team appearances.
Shortly after, in August 2017, Irvine transferred to Hull City in the Championship for an approximate fee of £2m. Over his three seasons with Hull City, amounting to 107 appearances, Irvine managed to net 10 goals.
Following his time at Hull City, Irvine was briefly without a club until January 2021, where he joined Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership. He made 15 first team appearances during his 2020-2021 season at the club.
Irvine's latest career move was in July 2021, where he transferred from Hibernian to his current club, St. Pauli, in the Bundesliga. Over his three and a half seasons at St. Pauli, Irvine has made 94 first team appearances and scored 15 goals. He is currently in his 2024-2025 season with the club, where he has already made 6 appearances.
In addition to his club commitments, Irvine has also made significant contributions to his national team, with ten starts in the World Cup Qualifiers Asia 2024-2026 and scoring two goals in three starts during the AFC Asian Cup 2023 for Australia.
