Austin Samuels

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Austin Samuels
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 23)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2020 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Bradford City (loan) 12 (0)
2021–2022 → Aberdeen (loan) 7 (0)
2022– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 37 (4)
International career
England youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as a forward.

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Club career

Samuels began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining them at the age of 8. [1] He made his first-team debut at the age of 16 in July 2017 in a friendly match against Peterborough United, scoring the only goal of the game. [2]

He moved on loan to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2020, [1] [3] and on loan to Bradford City in October 2020. [4] [5] [6] In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager Stuart McCall. [7] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, when he scored in a 7–0 FA Cup win over Tonbridge Angels on 7 November 2020. [8] Later that month Samuels said that he was growing in confidence as he played more first-team matches. [9] His loan ended early on 13 January 2021. [10] [11] [12]

In August 2021 he moved on loan to Scottish club Aberdeen for the season. [13] The loan ended early, in January 2022. [14]

He signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2022, [15] [16] later suffering an injury which saw him out-of-action for over 5 months, returning in February 2023. [17] He signed a new contract in June 2023. [18] [19] At the start of the 2023–24 season, he said the club needed to maintain form in order to be promoted. [20]

International career

Samuels was an England youth international. [13]

Playing style

Samuels is known for his pace. [21] [22] When he joined Inverness he was utilised more as a winger than a centre forward. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2018–19 EFL Trophy [24] ———1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2019–20 EFL Trophy [25] ———3 [lower-alpha 1] 031
2020–21 EFL Trophy [26] ———2 [lower-alpha 1] 121
Total———6262
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 [25] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21 [26] Premier League0000000000
2021–22 [27] Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2019–20 [28] National League North 6000000060
Bradford City (loan) 2020–21 [26] League Two 120210000141
Aberdeen (loan) 2021–22 [27] Scottish Premiership 7000000070
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2021–22 [27] Scottish Championship 13100006 [lower-alpha 2] 2193
2022–23 [29] Scottish Championship173304100244
2023–24 [30] Scottish Championship70005000120
Total374309162557
Career total62451911248810
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the play-offs.

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References

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  2. ↑ Hatfield, Luke (25 July 2017). "Austin Samuels: Twitter reacts to Wolves youngster's stunning first-team debut". www.expressandstar.com.
  3. ↑ "Wolves prospect arrives at Harriers on loan". Worcester News.
  4. ↑ "Samuels heads to the EFL". www.wolves.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Wolves striker Samuels joins Bradford City on loan". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  6. ↑ "Bradford add Wolves' Samuels on loan". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "McCall insists age is irrelevant as young guns look to help City turn a corner". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  8. ↑ "Tonbridge 0–7 Bradford City". BBC. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tough time for Bantams but loanee Samuels aiming to thrive on the pressure". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  10. ↑ "SAMUELS RETURNS TO WOLVES". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ "Bradford City send striker Samuels back to Wolves". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  12. ↑ "Austin Samuels returns to Wolves as Bradford City squad realignment continues". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  13. 1 2 "Aberdeen sign Wolves' Samuels on loan". BBC Sport.
  14. ↑ Third, Paul. "Austin Samuels returns to Wolves after loan cut short with Aberdeen".
  15. ↑ "Caley Thistle sign striker from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal". 28 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Chalk, Paul. "Confirmed - Caley Thistle sign Wolves and ex-Aberdeen striker Austin Samuels on permanent deal".
  17. ↑ Goodwin, Sophie (20 February 2023). "Austin Samuels glad to quash rumours by making Caley Thistle comeback against Hamilton Accies".
  18. ↑ Chalk, Paul (19 June 2023). "Forward Austin Samuels nets new deal at Caley Thistle".
  19. ↑ "Samuels signs contract extension with ICT". Inverness Courier. 19 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Striker says Caley Thistle can't allow form to get stuck in middle again". Inverness Courier. 21 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Austin Samuels will provide pace and movement for Bradford City". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  22. ↑ Palmer, Mark (31 December 2023). "Speed merchant Austin Samuels is looking for the finishing touch" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  23. ↑ "Forward happy on learning how to wing it with Caley Thistle". Inverness Courier. 10 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  28. ↑ Austin Samuels at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Austin Samuels in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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