Irving Mosquito

Mosquito played for the Gippsland Power in the NAB League for two seasons.{{cite web|title=Irving Mosquito|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/irving-mosquito/|work=Aussie Rules Draft Central|access-date=23 August 2020}} Mosquito was selected to play for Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships, but was unable to get a game due to injury.{{cite web|title=Pick 38: Irving Mosquito|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/265432/pick-38-irving-mosquito|date=23 November 2018|last1=Trantino|first1=Julian|work=EssendonFC Media|access-date=23 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Plenty of buzz about Mosquito at AFL draft|url=https://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/5777723/plenty-of-buzz-about-mosquito-at-afl-draft/|last1=Simmons|first1=Anne|date=26 November 2018}} 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.{{cite news |title=AFL, Irving Mosquito, Why Hawthorn passed on Irving Mosquito |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/explained-why-hawthorn-passed-on-irving-mosquito-at-2018-draft/news-story/e54d66569783f8db43f465228d119620 |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=Fox Sports |date=28 November 2018 |language=en-AU}}

Mosquito made his debut for Essendon in the Dreamtime match, played in Darwin, in the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season,{{cite web|title=AFL round 13: Irving Mosquito scores two goals for Essendon Bombers on debut|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-round-13-irving-mosquito-scores-two-goals-for-essendon-bombers-on-debut/news-story/4cabd503d32965b72d10e905fde4d326|last1=Savage|first1=Nic|date=23 August 2020|work=News.com.au|access-date=23 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Darwin buzzing as Dons name Mosquito for Dreamtime debut|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/488265/darwin-buzzing-as-dons-name-mosquito-for-dreamtime-debut?ref=BP_RSS_afl-news_0_darwin-buzzing-as-dons-name-mosquito-for-dreamtime-debut_200820|last1=Cleary|first1=Mitch|date=21 August 2020|access-date=21 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Irving Mosquito to debut at Dreamtime match|url=https://gold1242.com.au/articles/mosquito-to-debut/|date=21 August 2020|work=Gold 1242|access-date=23 August 2020}} scoring two goals.{{Cite web|title=Round 13 • Essendon v Richmond - Player Stats|url=https://www.afl.com.au/matches/2854#player-stats|access-date=23 August 2020}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/29828741/afl-2020-essendon-bombers-irving-mosquito-acl-injury|title=ACL injury confirmed for Bomber Mosquito|date=7 September 2020|website=ESPN.com|access-date=23 November 2021}} 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.{{cite web|title=Dons part ways with Mosquito, Cahill and Johnson not offered contracts|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1016619/dons-part-ways-with-mosquito-cahill-and-johnson-not-offered-contracts|website=Essendonfc.com.au|access-date=13 September 2021|date=13 September 2021}}

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Mosquito moved to Briagolong in Gippsland at the age of 12.{{cite web|title=Irving Mosquito debut boosts Bombers as they swing changes|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/irving-mosquito-debut-boosts-bombers-as-they-swing-changes-20200821-p55o1z.html|work=The Age|last1=Ryan|first1=Peter|date=21 August 2020}} He was educated at Gippsland Grammar.{{cite web|title=AFL Draft 2018: The buzz about Halls Creek's Irving Mosquito|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl-draft/afl-draft-2018-the-buzz-about-halls-creeks-irving-mosquito-ng-b881023616z|work=PerthNow|last1=McArdle|first1=Jordan|date=18 November 2018|access-date=23 August 2020}}

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