Irving Mosquito (born 24 August 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th pick in the 2018 national draft.

Early football

Mosquito played for the

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in the

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for two seasons. Mosquito was selected to play for Vic Country in the

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, but was unable to get a game due to injury. He was a member of the

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's Next Generation Academy program, which gave the Hawks the right to match any draft selection made by other clubs during the

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. However, they chose not to match

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's bid at selection 38.

AFL career

Mosquito made his debut for

in the

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, played in Darwin, in the 13th round of the

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, scoring two goals. After four games, Mosquito awkwardly twisted his left knee and ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that forced him to miss the 2021 season. On 13 September 2021, Essendon revealed that Mosquito had been delisted, after playing just four games in two years, due to his lack of desire to return to AFL level after suffering the injury.

Statistics

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Personal life

Mosquito moved to Briagolong in

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at the age of 12. He was educated at Gippsland Grammar.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosquito, Irving 2000 births Living people Essendon Football Club players Gippsland Power players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)