Andy Irving

Andrew Irving (born 13 May 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Heart of Midlothian, as a midfielder. He has previously played for Berwick Rangers and Falkirk on loan.

Andy Irving

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Irving
Date of birth	13 May 2000
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Heart of Midlothian
Number	19
Youth career
2008–2017	Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Heart of Midlothian	35	(2)
2017–2018	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	18	(2)
2018–2019	→ Falkirk (loan)	19	(0)
National team^‡
2017	Scotland U17	1	(0)
2018	Scotland U19	2	(0)
2020–	Scotland U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Heart of Midlothian

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

International career

Irving has represented Scotland at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 January 2021[14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	2016–17[16]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0
	2017–18[3]		4	0	0	0	0	0	0[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	2018–19[17]		1	0	0	0	2	0	—		3	0
	2019–20[18]		17	0	3	1	5	1	—		25	2
	2020–21[19]	Scottish Championship	13	2	0	0	3	1	—		16	3
	Total		35	2	3	1	10	2	3	0	48	5
Berwick Rangers (loan)	2017–18[3]	Scottish League Two	18	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	2
Falkirk (loan)	2018–19[17]	Scottish Championship	19	0	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	22	0
Career total			72	4	6	1	14	2	4	0	94	7

1. Appearances for Hearts under 20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

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. "Irving Joins Berwick Rangers". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
3. "Games played by Andy Irving in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
4. "Andy Irving goes from Hearts fan to first team". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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. "Message From The Chief Executive". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
7. "Five promising youngsters sign new contracts at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
8. "Hearts await their fate after cup blunder". thetimes.co.uk. The Times. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
9. "Hearts apologise after fielding ineligible player against Cove Rangers". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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. "Hearts docked Betfred Cup points and fined for fielding ineligible player". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
12. "Bairns Sign Andy Irving On Loan From Hearts". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
13. Andy Irving at the Scottish Football Association
14. "Andy Irving Stats". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
15. Andy Irving at Soccerbase
16. "Games played by Andy Irving in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
17. "Games played by Andy Irving in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
18. "Games played by Andy Irving in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
19. "Games played by Andy Irving in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 January 2021.