Jackson Alexander Irvine (born 7 March 1993) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli, whom he captains, and the Australia national team.
Irvine previously played for Celtic, Kilmarnock, Ross County, Burton Albion, Hull City and Hibernian.
[17] 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.
[25] On 28 July 2015, Ross County signed Irvine on a two-year permanent deal from Celtic for a development fee.
[30] Irvine was named Burton's Player of the Year for 2016–17 after scoring 10 goals in 43 games and helping the club to avoid relegation.
[32] On 8 September 2017, he made his debut for the club when he came off the bench after 70-minutes to replace Jon Toral in a 5–0 away loss to Derby County.
[40] In August 2024, a day before FC St. Pauli's first match in the Bundesliga after promotion, Irvine agreed a contract extension with the club.
[44] He represented Australia at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates[45] and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
[46] In September 2013, Irvine received his first Australia senior national team call-up and was selected for two matches.
[47][48] After being on the bench for one game, Irvine made his debut coming on as a substitute for Mile Jedinak in the 83rd minute, in a 3–0 win over Canada on 15 October 2013.