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 Skelmersdale United. In August 2017 he signed for

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. 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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side Marine 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 28 October 2022 Irwin signed for

References

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