Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of FC St. Pauli's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences and 1 suspension (foot, muscle). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1632 | 6.7 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 6.7 |
Scout report
J. Irvine is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at FC St. Pauli, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 60% of Bundesliga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 26.2, ranking 311th of 325 in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (67.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Irvine.
Judged on this season alone, Irvine graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.805 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 54th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 33 Irvine is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Irvine missed 6 games through injury and 1 suspension (foot, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.2, Irvine carries the 54th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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