Jackson Irvine

Celtic

Irvine was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, where he attended The Knox School. and where he played for clubs in the Victorian League structure. 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 countries together, played for Knox City (in Melbourne) as juniors". He won the Frankston Pines player of the year award in 2009, his first season of senior football. He signed with Celtic in December 2010 after a successful trial period. During the 2011–12 season, Irvine played for Celtic in the NextGen Series, a pan-European competition for youth teams, he also captained the under 19-side that won the Scottish Youth Cup and Under-19 League that season. Irvine also won the Youth Cup in 2010–11 and 2012–13. He 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 Hibernian. Having made his first team debut he also captained the club's new under-20 side.

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. Two days after signing for the club, Irvine made his debut, in a 1–1 draw against St Mirren. 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…

Irvine represented Scotland at the under-19 international level, although he said in October 2011 that he was still interested in playing for Australia. Irvine was eligible to play for Scotland because his father was born in Aberdeen, although he reiterated his desire to play for his native Australia in September 2012. On 11 October 2012, he made his debut for the Australia under-20 team in a friendly match against Portugal. He represented Australia at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in United Arab Emirates and at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. In September 2013, Irvine received his first Australia senior national team call-up and was selected for two matches. 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. In May 2018, Irvine was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In November 2022, he was named in his second World Cup squad, and was named in the starting team of the opening match against France as a right midfielder. On 28 March 2023, Irvine became the 63rd captain of Australia in a friendly against Ecuador at Docklands Stadium. In December 2023, he was called up for the Asian Cup in Qatar. On 18 January 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Syria, which qualified his country to the knockout phase. On 31 May 2026, Irvine was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Club

As of match played 7 August 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2026

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

Irvine is noted for his support for social justice causes, especially LGBTQ inclusion in football. In 2026, he criticised FIFA, saying football's credibility as a force for good has been undermined by its creation of a "FIFA Peace Prize" to award to Donald Trump, claiming it made a mockery of human rights. Irvine hosted his own radio show, Heimspiel, every four weeks on the Hamburg-based music station ByteFM from 2024 to 2026.