Steven Irwin (born 29 September 1990) is an English

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Irwin played youth football in his native England with

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. He trialled with Scottish club

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in January 2011, with a view to a loan deal. He was released by Liverpool in June 2011. Later that summer he signed for Dutch club

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, making his senior professional debut for them during the 2011–12 season. On 17 November 2011, Telstar coach

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confirmed Irwin had left the club, citing homesickness as a factor in his departure. In September 2012 he signed for Finnish Premier League club

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. After playing in Denmark in 2015 for AaB, in February 2017 he signed for English non-league side

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. In August 2017 he signed for

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. During his time at FC United, he made 28 league appearances scoring four goals.Men's association football midfielders English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate footballers in Finland English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark F.C. United of Manchester players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Marine A.F.C. players Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C. players Widnes F.C. players Footballers from Liverpool {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub