Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 November 2000 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2019 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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) |
2022–2024 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 37 | (4) |
International career | |||
England youth | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:44, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who recently played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as a forward.
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] He left the club following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season. [21]
Samuels was an England youth international. [13]
Samuels is known for his pace. [22] [23] When he joined Inverness he was utilised more as a winger than a centre forward. [24]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2018–19 EFL Trophy [25] | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 EFL Trophy [26] | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
2020–21 EFL Trophy [27] | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020–21 [27] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 [28] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2019–20 [29] | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Bradford City (loan) | 2020–21 [27] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22 [28] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2021–22 [28] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 19 | 3 |
2022–23 [30] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
2023–24 [31] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 7 | ||
Career total | 62 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 89 | 10 |
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