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Sam Austin

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Sam Austin

|image = Sam Austin.png

|fullname = Samuel Joseph Austin{{cite news |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |title=The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015 |publisher=The Football League |page=66 |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616201258/http://www.football-league.co.uk/documents/pages-from-fl-professional-retain-list-free-transfers-2014-15-2.pdf-...549-2491536.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}

|birth_place = Stourbridge, England

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|19|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Sam Austin |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/sam-austin-242674/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=1 December 2015}}

|height =

|position = Winger

|currentclub = Notts County

|clubnumber = 8

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

|youthclubs1 = Burton Albion

|years1 = 2014–2016

|clubs1 = Burton Albion

|caps1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2015–2016

|clubs2 = → AFC Telford United (loan)

|caps2 = 5

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2016

|clubs3 = → Leamington (loan)

|caps3 = 19

|goals3 = 7

|years4 = 2016–2022

|clubs4 = Kidderminster Harriers

|caps4 = 186

|goals4 = 18

|years5 = 2022–

|clubs5 = Notts County

|caps5 = 104

|goals5 = 10

|club-update = 15:10, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

}}

Samuel Joseph Austin (born 19 December 1996) is a footballer who plays as a winger for {{English football updater|NottsCou}} club Notts County.

Career

Austin made his debut for Burton Albion in a 3–0 home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on 24 September 2013 in the League Cup.{{cite news|title=Burton 0 Brighton 3|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29233094|accessdate=6 November 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 September 2014}} He made his League Two debut on 25 October 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat to Stevenage.{{cite news|title=Stevenage 1 Burton 0|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29670136|accessdate=6 November 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 October 2014}}

On Friday 20 November 2015, Austin joined National League North side AFC Telford United on loan until January 2016. He was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2015–16 season.{{cite web|title=Burton Albion retained list: Cansdell-Sherriff, Weir and Thiele leave the Brewers|url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Burton-Albion-retained-list-Cansdell-Sherriff/story-29278491-detail/story.html|website=Burton Mail|accessdate=1 June 2016}}

Austin joined Kidderminster Harriers on a one-year deal ahead of the 2016-17 season, following his departure from Burton. He signed an 18-month extension in January 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/non-league/kidderminster-harriers/2018/01/05/sam-austin-extends-his-kidderminster-harriers-contract/ |title=Sam Austin extends his Kidderminster Harriers contract |website=Express and Star |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=18 May 2022 }} Following the appointment of Russ Penn and Jimmy O'Connor, Austin began playing in more forward positions, as opposed to his typical position of right-back. In February 2022, Austin signed another extension, keeping him at Kidderminster until 2023.{{cite web |url=https://harriers.co.uk/news/2021/02/18/sam-austin-inks-extension/ |title=Sam Austin inks extension |publisher=Kidderminster Harriers |date=18 February 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022}} Austin was named in the National League North 2021-22 Team of the Season.{{cite web |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/the-national-league-north-big-winners-are-announce-70753 |title=The National League North Big Winners Are Announced |publisher=The National League |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022}}

On 24 June 2022, Austin joined National League club Notts County for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, joining the club alongside Kidderminster teammate Geraldo Bajrami.{{cite web|url=https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news/2022/june/austin-and-bajrami-240622/|title=Signings: Austin & Bajrami|website=www.nottscountyfc.co.uk|date=24 June 2022|accessdate=24 June 2022}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 27 April 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion

|2014–15{{soccerbase season|77355|2014|accessdate=19 December 2017}}

League Two

|1

000100020
Telford United (loan)

|2015–16{{soccerway|sam-austin/361547|accessdate=19 December 2017}}

|National League North

|5

000colspan="2"|—1Appearances in the FA Trophy060
Leamington (loan)

|2015–16{{cite web|title=Sam Austin|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/burton-albion/sam-austin/22717|publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.|accessdate=19 December 2017}}

|SFL - Premier Division

|19

700colspan="2"|—2Appearances in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs0217
rowspan="7"|Kidderminster Harriers

|2016–17{{cite web|title=Sam Austin|url=https://www.kidderminsterharriers.com/player/Sam_Austin|publisher=Kidderminster Harriers F.C.|accessdate=11 October 2020}}

|National League North

|31

140colspan="2"|—40391
2017–18

|National League North

|35

030colspan="2"|—50430
2018–19

|National League North

|34

020colspan="2"|—10370
2019–20

|National League North

|33

120colspan="2"|—10361
2020–21

|National League North

|15

511colspan="2"|—10176
2021–22

|National League North

|38

1172colspan="2"|—2{{efn|name="FAT"}}04713
colspan="2"|Total

!186

18193colspan="2"|—14021921
rowspan="3"|Notts County

|2022–23

|National League

|41

512colspan="2"|—4Two appearances in FA TrophyTwo appearances in National League play-offs2469
2023–24

|League Two

|44

420103Three appearances in FA Trophy0504
colspan="2"|Total

!85

93210729613
colspan="3"|Career total

!296

342252024234441

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

Honours

Notts County

  • National League play-offs: 2023{{cite news |last=Aloia |first=Andrew |date=13 May 2023 |title=Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65521672 |access-date=15 May 2023}}

Individual

  • National League North Team of the Year: 2021–22{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/the-national-league-north-big-winners-are-announce-70753 |title=The National League North Big Winners Are Announced |author=Sam Elliott |publisher=Vanarama National League |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=8 April 2023}}

References

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External links

  • {{Soccerbase}}

{{Notts County F.C. squad}}

{{2021–22 National League North Team of the Year}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Sam}}

Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:English men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Burton Albion F.C. players

Category:AFC Telford United players

Category:Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players

Category:Notts County F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:National League (English football) players

Category:Footballers from Stourbridge

Category:21st-century English sportsmen

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