Mitch Austin

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Mitch Austin
Mitch Austin Port Melbourne August 2016.jpg
Austin with the Melbourne Victory in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin [1]
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s) Left winger [3] [4]
Youth career
Manly United
2009–2010 Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Stalybridge 69 (10)
2013–2015 Cambridge United 9 (0)
2014 → Lincoln City 6 (0)
2014 → Brackley Town 9 (2)
2014 → Southport 8 (0)
2015–2016 Central Coast Mariners 23 (5)
2016–2018 Melbourne Victory 24 (4)
2018–2019 Newcastle Jets 5 (0)
2019 Sydney FC 2 (0)
2019–2020 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin (born 3 April 1991) [5] is an Australian professional soccer player, YouTube and TikTok content creator who plays as a winger and is currently a free agent.

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Born in England to an Australian father, Austin began his senior career at Stalybridge Celtic in 2010. Three years later, he joined Cambridge United and, after loans to Lincoln City, Brackley Town and Southport in 2014, Austin moved to Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2015. He remained in Australia for four further years, playing at Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC. In 2019 Austin moved to Scotland, playing one year for Partick Thistle

Austin is also known for being a content creator on TikTok under the username @Mitchaustin10 [6] with content primarily revolving around FIFA challenges with his FIFA 19 card, Esports and general association football content. He also has a YouTube channel where he has amassed around 60,000 subscribers.

Early life

Mitch Austin was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on 3 April 1991. He has a twin sister named Brittany. His father is the Australian rugby league, and rugby union footballer Greg Austin. [7] [8] He left England at the age of eight when his father retired from playing professional rugby and moved the family back to Australia.

Club career

Youth football

Mitch Austin was a Manly United junior in Sydney, Australia. He was spotted by the scouts of Rotherham United in 2009 whilst on a tour of the UK with Manly United and was offered a scholarship with the youth academy.

Stalybridge Celtic

In 2010, he joined Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic. [9]

Cambridge United

After making 71 league appearances, in 2013, he joined Conference team Cambridge United. [10]

In 2014, he was loaned to Lincoln City to get more first team opportunities. [11] But Cambridge soon recalled Austin, and declined Lincoln’s request for an extension to the loan. Though weeks later he signed for Brackley Town again on loan. On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended till March. [12]

On 13 September 2014, he made his professional debut for Cambridge United against Dagenham and Redbridge [13]

In May 2015, Cambridge United announced, that Austin was one out of 12 players, who would leave the club in the summer 2015 expressing his wish to return to Australia . [14]

Central Coast Mariners

On 1 June 2015, Central Coast Mariners announced that they had signed Austin to a two-year contract. [15] After making 23 appearances in the first year of his contract, Austin asked to terminate his second year and was released by Central Coast Mariners. [16]

Melbourne Victory

On 17 June 2016, Melbourne Victory confirmed the signing of Austin as a straight swap for winger Connor Pain. [17]

He made an outstanding start to his Victory career, earning Man of the Match honours in the club's pre-season friendly win over Juventus at the MCG.

Austin suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training in November 2017, ruling him out for several months. [18]

On 1 February 2018, Austin was selected to represent Melbourne Victory in the E-League's inaugural season, alongside Mouad Zwed, becoming one of a handful of professional football players to compete in e-sports as well. [19]

Partick Thistle

Austin signed with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in July 2019 on a one year deal. [20] Austin chose kit number 77 for the 2019–20 season. [21] On 11 January 2020, Austin made his first team debut after suffering an injury in July 2019. [22] Austin only made two appearances for Partick Thistle before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin left Thistle in March 2020 during the pandemic to return home to his family in Australia. [23]

Since his departure from Thistle, Austin has been in a state of free agency for more than three years due to an injury necessitating two cartilage transplants, during which time he has awaited suitable donors for the surgical procedures. [24]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2019
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stalybridge Celtic 2010–11 Conference North 50200070
2011–12 2717100342
2012–13 37972004411
Total6910163008513
Cambridge United 2013–14 Conference Premier 803000110
2014–15 Football League Two 10000010
Total903000120
Lincoln City (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 60000060
Brackley Town (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 51000051
2014–15 41000041
Total92000092
Southport (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 808000160
Central Coast Mariners 2015–16 A-League 2351000245
Melbourne Victory 2016–17 1933000223
2017–18 51210072
Total2445100295
Newcastle Jets 2018–19 A-League 50000050
Sydney FC 2018–19 20002040
Partick Thistle 2019–20 Scottish Championship 10100020
Career total156213442019225

Honours

Cambridge United

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  2. ↑ "Mitch Austin". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mitch Austin". Central Coast Mariners FC. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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