Steven Irwin (born 29 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Widnes.

Career

Irwin played youth football in his native England with Liverpool. He trialled with Scottish club Aberdeen 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 Telstar, making his senior professional debut for them during the 2011–12 season. On 17 November 2011, Telstar coach Jan Poortvliet confirmed Irwin had left the club, citing homesickness as a factor in his departure. In September 2012 he signed for Finnish Premier League club FF Jaro. After playing in Denmark in 2015 for AaB, in February 2017 he signed for English non-league side Skelmersdale United. In August 2017 he signed for FC United of Manchester. During his time at FC United, he made 28 league appearances scoring four goals. After a spell at

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, Irwin joined

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in September 2018. He retired at the end of the 2019–20 season, but returned to playing in January 2022 after re-signing with Marine. He left Marine for Warrington Rylands in March 2022. Irwin played as a goalkeeper for Warrington Rylands against their rivals Warrington Town on 4 October 2022 due to the club not having a recognised keeper. On October 28 2022, Irwin signed for Widnes.

References

1990 births Living people English men's footballers Liverpool F.C. players SC Telstar players FF Jaro players AaB Fodbold players Skelmersdale United F.C. players Eerste Divisie players Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands English expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's 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