Gary Irvine
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Irvine | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Ross County (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | St Johnstone | 85 | (1) |
| 2010–2016 | Dundee | 166 | (6) |
| 2016– | St Mirren | 30 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016 (UTC). | |||
Gary Irvine (born 17 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays for St Mirren. His preferred positions are right back and right wing. From the 2014–15 season he has predominantly converted to left back where he has excelled. He has previously played for Celtic, Ross County, St Johnstone and Dundee.
Career
Celtic & Ross County
Irvine started his career at Celtic, but failed to make an appearance for the club during his time there.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, he moved on loan to Ross County. During his time at County, he was involved as they won the 2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup, beating Clyde on penalties.[1]
St Johnstone
After leaving Celtic, Irvine signed for Scottish First Division side St Johnstone.[2] In his first season at McDiarmid Park, he won the 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup, his second winners medal in that competition in successive seasons, with St Johnstone winning 3–2 against Dunfermline Athletic.[3] The following season he was part of the squad as St Johnstone won the Scottish First Division. At the end of the 2009–10 season he was one of eight players released by the club.[4] Irvine scored once during his spell at the club; his goal coming in a 3–1 win over Dunfermline Athletic in April 2009.[5]
Dundee
On 24 July 2010, Irvine signed for Dundee, of the Scottish First Division.[6] In July 2012, with Dundee having been promoted to the Scottish Premier League after the demotion of Rangers, he signed a new deal with the club,[7] despite interest from several Scottish Premier League clubs including his former team, Ross County.[8] After Dundee's relegation from the Scottish Premier League, Irvine agreed terms on a new contract for the 2013–14 season.[9]
St Mirren
On 29 January 2016 Saints signed Irvine from Dundee until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 4 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celtic | 2006–07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross County (loan) | 2006–07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| St Johnstone | 2007–08 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 104 | 1 | |
| Dundee | 2010–11 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 166 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 6 | |
| St Mirren | 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 298 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 358 | 7 | |
- A. ^ Other includes Scottish Challenge Cup.
Totals include:
- Ross County: 1 Challenge Cup appearance where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups and 1 appearance they've wrongly given to Brian Irvine.
- St Johnstone: 1 Challenge Cup appearance in 2008–09 and 1 League Cup appearance in 2009–10 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups.
- Dundee: 2 Challenge Cup games and 1 League Cup game in 2010–11, 1 Challenge Cup game and 1 Scottish Cup game in 2011–12 & 2 Challenge Cup games in 2013–14 where Soccerbase haven't recorded line-ups
International career
Irvine was capped twice for the Scotland under–21s, against Iceland[11] and Turkey[12] in 2006.
Honours
References
- ↑ "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Saints secure Celtic's Irvine". BBC Sport. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dunfermline Ath 2-3 St Johnstone". =BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Eight players head for the exit at St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Dunfermline Ath 1-3 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Dundee capture ex-Saints defender Gary Irvine". BBC Sport. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "IRVINE SIGNS". dundeefc.co.uk. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "'Love for the club' kept Gary Irvine on Tayside". Daily Record. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "GARY AGREES TERMS". dundeefc.co.uk. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "St Mirren add Gary Irvine and Alex Cooper". BBC. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Scotland U21 4-0 Iceland U21". BBC Sport. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ↑ "Scotland U21 1-1 Turkey U21". BBC Sport. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
External links
- Gary Irvine profile Dundee official website
- Gary Irvine career statistics at Soccerbase
- Brian Irvine career statistics at Soccerbase 1 Ross County appearance in 2006–07