Irving Mosquito

Irving Mosquito (born 24 August 2000) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club with the 38th pick in the 2018 national draft.[1]

Irving Mosquito
Personal information
Full name Irving Mosquito
Date of birth (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000
Place of birth Halls Creek, Western Australia
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (NAB League)
Draft No. 38, 2018 national draft
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020-2021 Essendon 4 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Mosquito played for the Gippsland Power in the NAB League for two seasons.[2] Mosquito was selected to play for Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships, but was unable to get a game due to injury.[3][4] He was a member of the Hawthorn's Next Generation Academy program, which gave the Hawks the right to match any draft selection made by other clubs during the 2018 AFL draft. However, they chose not to match Essendon's bid at selection 38.[5]

AFL career

Mosquito made his debut for Essendon in the Dreamtime match, played in Darwin, in the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season,[6][7][8] scoring two goals.[9]

After four games, Mosquito awkwardly twisted his left knee and ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that forced him to miss the 2021 season.[10] On 13 September 2021, Essendon delisted him after playing just four games in two years, due to his lack of desire to return to AFL level after suffering the injury.[11]

Statistics


Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Essendon22424151732970.51.03.84.38.02.31.8
Career[12] 4 2 4 15 17 32 9 7 0.5 1.0 3.8 4.3 8.0 2.3 1.8

Personal life

Mosquito moved to Briagolong in Gippsland at the age of 12.[13] He was educated at Gippsland Grammar.[14]

References
  1. "Explained: Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito at 2018 draft". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "Irving Mosquito". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. Trantino, Julian (23 November 2018). "Pick 38: Irving Mosquito". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. Simmons, Anne (26 November 2018). "Plenty of buzz about Mosquito at AFL draft".
  5. "AFL, Irving Mosquito, Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito". Fox Sports. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  6. Savage, Nic (23 August 2020). "AFL round 13: Irving Mosquito scores two goals for Essendon Bombers on debut". News.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  7. Cleary, Mitch (21 August 2020). "Darwin buzzing as Dons name Mosquito for Dreamtime debut". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. "Irving Mosquito to debut at Dreamtime match". Gold 1242. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  9. "Round 13 • Essendon v Richmond - Player Stats". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. "ACL injury confirmed for Bomber Mosquito". ESPN.com. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. "Dons part ways with Mosquito, Cahill and Johnson not offered contracts". Essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  12. "Irving Mosquito". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  13. Ryan, Peter (21 August 2020). "Irving Mosquito debut boosts Bombers as they swing changes". The Age.
  14. McArdle, Jordan (18 November 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: The buzz about Halls Creek's Irving Mosquito". PerthNow. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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