Jackson Irvine

Jackson Irvine is the sort of player I instinctively respect, because his value rarely shows up in highlight reels. A Melbourne-born central midfielder who captained St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, now plays for Cerezo Osaka and captains the Socceroos, he's earned that armband through graft across Celtic, Hull City, Hibernian and a string of British clubs. To me that winding path through smaller sides and steady self-improvement is more telling than any single transfer. Having captained a German top-flight side as an Australian midfielder says plenty about leadership and durability. I tend to value players teammates choose to follow, and Irvine clearly fits that mould.

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Name (English)

Jackson Irvine

Name (Japanese)

ジャクソン・アーバイン

Reading

じゃくそん・あーばいん

Born

March 7, 1993 (age 33)

Origin

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Height

189 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jacksonirvine_/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%20Irvine
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10544594

Tags

• Victoria
• association football player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.