Q:Facts: - clubs: crumlin grimsby town -lrb- loan -rrb- huddersfield town -lrb- loan united -rrb- bradford city shamrock rovers drogheda united st patrick 's athletic stirling lions hartlepool united -lrb- loan -rrb- - caps: 31 2 10 10 41 17 65 44 - position: centre back - nationalcaps: 2 - currentclub: stirling lions - years: 1997 2005 -- 2008 2008 -- 2009 2010 -- 2012 2002 -- 2003 2003 2003 -- 2005 2005 - nationalyears: 1995 - clubnumber: 4 - youthclubs: crumlin united - nationalgoals: 0 - birth date: 14 march 1980 - fullname: jason joseph gavin - name: jason gavin - nationalteam: republic of ireland u-21 republic of ireland u17 - birth place: dublin , ireland - goals: 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jason gavin -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
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jason joseph gavin -lrb- born 14 march 1980 -rrb- is an irish professional former footballer , who played as a defender from 1996 to 2012 .gavin notably played premier league football in england for middlesbrough , before playing for hartlepool united , grimsby town , huddersfield town and bradford city .he later returned to his native country of ireland where he played for shamrock rovers , drogheda united and st patrick 's athletic .in 2010 he emigrated to australia and played for the stirling lions .