Sam Austin

Sam Austin
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Austin[1]
Date of birth (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Stourbridge, England
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2014 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Burton Albion 1 (0)
2015–2016 → AFC Telford United (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Leamington (loan) 19 (7)
2016–2022 Kidderminster Harriers 186 (18)
2022– Notts County 85 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Samuel Joseph Austin (born 19 December 1996) is a footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two 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.[3] He made his League Two debut on 25 October 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat to Stevenage.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] Austin was named in the National League North 2021-22 Team of the Season.[8]

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.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Albion 2014–15[10] League Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Telford United (loan) 2015–16[11] National League North 5 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 6 0
Leamington (loan) 2015–16[12] SFL - Premier Division 19 7 0 0 — 2[b] 0 21 7
Kidderminster Harriers 2016–17[11][13] National League North 31 1 4 0 — 4[a] 0 39 1
2017–18[11][13] National League North 35 0 3 0 — 5[a] 0 43 0
2018–19[11][13] National League North 34 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 37 0
2019–20[11][13] National League North 33 1 2 0 — 1[a] 0 36 1
2020–21[11][13] National League North 15 5 1 1 — 1[a] 0 17 6
2021–22[11][13] National League North 38 11 7 2 — 2[a] 0 47 13
Total 186 18 19 3 — 14 0 219 21
Notts County 2022–23[11] National League 41 5 1 2 — 4[c][d] 2 46 9
2023–24[11] League Two 44 4 2 0 1 0 3[e] 0 50 4
Total 85 9 3 2 1 0 7 2 96 13
Career total 296 34 22 5 2 0 24 2 344 41
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs
  3. ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy
  4. ^ Two appearances in National League play-offs
  5. ^ Three appearances in FA Trophy

Honours

Notts County

Individual

References

  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Sam Austin". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Burton 0 Brighton 3". BBC Sport. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Stevenage 1 Burton 0". BBC Sport. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Burton Albion retained list: Cansdell-Sherriff, Weir and Thiele leave the Brewers". Burton Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Sam Austin extends his Kidderminster Harriers contract". Express and Star. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Sam Austin inks extension". Kidderminster Harriers. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". The National League. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Signings: Austin & Bajrami". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Sam Austin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sam Austin at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Sam Austin". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Sam Austin". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  14. ^ Aloia, Andrew (13 May 2023). "Chesterfield 2–2 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  15. ^ Sam Elliott (18 May 2022). "The National League North Big Winners Are Announced". Vanarama National League. Retrieved 8 April 2023.


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