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Andy Irving

Andy Irving

Scottish footballer

Andrew Irving (born 13 May 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Klagenfurt on loan from Premier League club West Ham United. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Berwick Rangers, Falkirk and Türkgücü München.

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Early life

Irving grew up in Edinburgh and attended Portobello High School.[1]

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

In June 2017, a member of Heart of Midlothian's (Hearts) Under 20 team, Irving joined Berwick Rangers on loan until January 2018.[2] In all he made 24 appearances for Berwick, scoring twice in all competitions.[3]

On his return he made his first team debut for Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) on 24 January 2018,[4] playing from the start in a 3–0 victory against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park.[5] In January 2018, Irving signed a new contract,[6] extending his stay at the club until 2020.[7]

Irving made his first appearance of the 2018–19 season, as a 65th-minute substitute for Olly Lee in a Scottish League Cup tie with Cove Rangers. Irving's contract extension had not been correctly lodged with the Scottish Football Association, rendering him ineligible to play as his registration had expired on 9 June.[8] An SPFL disciplinary hearing took place on Monday 23 July,[9] as a result of which Hearts were deducted two points from the group stages and fined £10,000,[10] with £8,000 of the fine suspended until the end of the next season.[11]

On 31 July 2018, Irving was loaned to Scottish Championship side Falkirk until January 2019.[12]

Türkgücü München

In June 2021, Irving signed for 3. Liga side Türkgücü München after the expiration of his contract at Hearts.[13] On 25 July 2021, Irving made his debut for Türkgücü München coming off the bench in a 0–0 draw against SC Verl in the 3. Liga away from home.[14]

Austria Klagenfurt

In July 2022, Irving signed for Austrian Bundesliga outfit Austria Klagenfurt.

West Ham United

Irving was sold to West Ham United on transfer deadline day in September 2023, then immediately loaned back to Austria Klagenfurt.[15] Despite neither club confirming the transfer at the time, Austria Klagenfurt managing director Günther Gorenzel confirmed the transfer in December 2023.[16]

International career

Irving has represented Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 March 2022
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  1. Includes Scottish Cup, DFB-Pokal.
  2. Appearances for Hearts under 20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. [1]
    "On-loan Jambo Andrew Irving takes heart from team-mates' progress". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Irving Joins Berwick Rangers". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Games played by Andy Irving in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Andy Irving goes from Hearts fan to first team". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Hearts extended their unbeaten run to 11 games with a comfortable victory over Hamilton". bbc.co.uk/sport/. BBC Sport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Message From The Chief Executive". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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    "Five promising youngsters sign new contracts at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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    "Hearts await their fate after cup blunder". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Hearts apologise after fielding ineligible player against Cove Rangers". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. [10]
    "Heart of Midlothian docked two League Cup points & fined after fielding ineligible player". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  11. [11]
    "Hearts docked Betfred Cup points and fined for fielding ineligible player". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Bairns Sign Andy Irving On Loan From Hearts". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  13. [13]
    "Irving departs Hearts | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  14. [14]
    "SC Verl 0–0 Türkgücü München". eurosport.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  15. [15]
    "Former Hearts man Andy Irving sold to West Ham United for big money as a fascinating transfer is confirmed by Austrian FA".
  16. [16]
    "Gorenzel bestätigt Irving-Wechsel zu West Ham: „Ist kein Geheimnis mehr"" (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  17. [17]
    Andy Irving at the Scottish Football Association
  18. [18]
    "Games played by Andy Irving in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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    "Games played by Andy Irving in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  20. [20]
    "Games played by Andy Irving in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  21. [21]
    "Games played by Andy Irving in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  22. [22]
    "A. Irving: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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