Andy Irving

Scottish footballer

Andy IrvingPersonal information

Full name|  Andrew Irving[1]
Date of birth|  (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth|  Edinburgh, Scotland[2]
Height|  1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  West Ham United
Number|  39
Youth career
2008–2017|  Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2017–2021|  Heart of Midlothian|  46|  (2)
2017–2018|  → Berwick Rangers (loan)|  18|  (2)
2018–2019|  → Falkirk (loan)|  19|  (0)
2021–2022|  Türkgücü München|  23|  (1)
2022–2023|  Austria Klagenfurt|  31|  (5)
2023–|  West Ham United|  10|  (0)
2023–2024|  → Austria Klagenfurt (loan)|  28|  (9)
International career
2017|  Scotland U17|  1|  (0)
2018|  Scotland U19|  2|  (0)
2020|  Scotland U21|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

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

## Early life

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Irving grew up in Edinburgh and attended Portobello High School.[2][3]

## Club career

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### Heart of Midlothian

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In June 2017, while a member of the Heart of Midlothian Under-20 team, Irving joined Berwick Rangers on loan until January 2018.[4] He made 24 appearances for Berwick in all competitions, scoring twice.[5]

Upon his return to Hearts he made his first team debut on 24 January 2018,[6] playing from the start in a 3–0 victory against Hamilton Academical at New Douglas Park.[7] In July 2018, Irving signed a new contract,[8] extending his stay at the club until 2020.[9]

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. However, his 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.[10] An SPFL disciplinary hearing took place on 23 July,[11] as a result of which Hearts were deducted two points from the group stages and fined £10,000,[12] with £8,000 of the fine suspended until the end of the next season.[13]

On 31 July 2018, Irving was loaned to Scottish Championship side Falkirk until January 2019.[14]

### Türkgücü München

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In June 2021, Irving signed for 3\. Liga side Türkgücü München after the expiration of his contract at Hearts.[15] On 25 July 2021, Irving made his debut for Türkgücü München in the 3. Liga, coming off the bench in a 0–0 draw against SC Verl away from home.[16]

### Austria Klagenfurt

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In July 2022, Irving signed for Austrian Bundesliga outfit Austria Klagenfurt, after financial problems at Türkgücü München forced the club to resign from the 3. Liga in March 2022. Irving was sold to West Ham United on transfer deadline day in September 2023, but was immediately loaned back to Austria Klagenfurt.[17] Despite neither club confirming the transfer at the time, this was eventually done by Austria Klagenfurt managing director Günther Gorenzel in December 2023.[18] On 24 April 2024, Irving scored a 22-minute hat-trick against league leaders Red Bull Salzburg in a 4–3 win for Austria Klagenfurt.[19]

### West Ham United

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He made his Premier League debut for West Ham United in September 2024, in a London derby against Chelsea which ended in a 3–0 defeat.[3][20]

He made his first Premier League start for West Ham United in February 2025, once again against Chelsea, ending in a 2-1 defeat.

## International career

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Irving represented Scotland at under-14,[20] under-16,[3] under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[21] He received a first senior international call-up on 1 October 2024, for Scotland's Nations League fixtures with Croatia and Portugal.[22][20]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 27 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Heart of Midlothian | 2016–17[23] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
2017–18[5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0
2018–19[24] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0
2019–20[25] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 25 | 2
2020–21[26] | Scottish Championship | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3
Total  | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5
Berwick Rangers (loan)  | 2017–18[5] | Scottish League Two | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2
Falkirk (loan)  | 2018–19[24] | Scottish Championship  | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0
Türkgücü München | 2021–22[27] | 3\. Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1
Austria Klagenfurt | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 6
Austria Klagenfurt (loan)  | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga  | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 10
West Ham United | 2024–25 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0
Career total  | 175 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 24

1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
3. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b "A. Irving". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
2. ^ a b "On-loan Jambo Andrew Irving takes heart from team-mates' progress". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
3. ^ a b c Andy Irving, the 'Portobello Pirlo', gives Scotland hope of a better future, Ewan Murray, The Scotsman, 11 October 2024
4. ^ "Irving Joins Berwick Rangers". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
5. ^ a b c "Games played by Andy Irving in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
6. ^ "Andy Irving goes from Hearts fan to first team". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ "Message From The Chief Executive". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
9. ^ "Five promising youngsters sign new contracts at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
10. ^ "Hearts await their fate after cup blunder". The Times. The Times. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
11. ^ "Hearts apologise after fielding ineligible player against Cove Rangers". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Hearts docked Betfred Cup points and fined for fielding ineligible player". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
14. ^ "Bairns Sign Andy Irving On Loan From Hearts". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
15. ^ "Irving departs Hearts | Heart Of Midlothian Football Club". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
16. ^ "SC Verl 0–0 Türkgücü München". eurosport.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
17. ^ Former Hearts man Andy Irving sold to West Ham United for big money as a fascinating transfer is confirmed by Austrian FA, Barry Anderson, Edinburgh Evening News, 1 September 2023
18. ^ "Gorenzel bestätigt Irving-Wechsel zu West Ham: "Ist kein Geheimnis mehr"" (in German). Sky Sport Austria. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
19. ^ "Andy Irving just behind Robert Lewandowski as ex-Hearts man hits a historic hat-trick before West Ham transfer". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
20. ^ a b c Irving | It's every boy's dream to play for their country!, West Ham United FC, 3 October 2024
21. ^ Andrew Irving at the Scottish Football Association
22. ^ "Scotland: Steve Clarke turns to fresh faces as injuries mount". BBC Sport. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
23. ^ "Games played by Andy Irving in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
24. ^ a b "Games played by Andy Irving in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
25. ^ "Games played by Andy Irving in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
26. ^ "Games played by Andy Irving in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
27. ^ "A. Irving: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

## External links

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* Profile at the West Ham United F.C. website
* Andy Irving at Soccerbase

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West Ham United F.C. - current squad

* 1 Fabiański
* 3 Cresswell
* 4 Soler
* 5 Coufal
* 7 Summerville
* 8 Ward-Prowse
* 9 Antonio
* 10 Paquetá
* 11 Füllkrug
* 14 Kudus
* 15 Mavropanos
* 17 Guilherme
* 18 Ings
* 19 Álvarez
* 20 Bowen (c)
* 21 Foderingham
* 23 Areola
* 24 Rodríguez
* 25 Todibo
* 26 Kilman
* 28 Souček
* 29 Wan-Bissaka
* 33 Emerson
* 34 Ferguson
* 39 Irving
* Manager: Potter

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2020–21 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year

* GK: Gordon
* DF: Smith
* DF: Murray
* DF: Obileye
* DF: Ashcroft
* MF: Adam
* MF: Hendry
* MF: Irving
* FW: Shields
* FW: Boyce
* FW: Todorov

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