Sam Austin

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Sam Austin
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Austin [1]
Date of birth (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) [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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Burton Albion 1 (0)
2015–2016AFC Telford United (loan) 5 (0)
2016Leamington (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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2014–15 [10] League Two 1000100020
Telford United (loan) 2015–16 [11] National League North 50001 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Leamington (loan) 2015–16 [12] SFL - Premier Division 197002 [lower-alpha 2] 0217
Kidderminster Harriers 2016–17 [11] [13] National League North311404 [lower-alpha 1] 0391
2017–18 [11] [13] National League North350305 [lower-alpha 1] 0430
2018–19 [11] [13] National League North340201 [lower-alpha 1] 0370
2019–20 [11] [13] National League North331201 [lower-alpha 1] 0361
2020–21 [11] [13] National League North155111 [lower-alpha 1] 0176
2021–22 [11] [13] National League North3811722 [lower-alpha 1] 04713
Total1861819314021921
Notts County 2022–23 [11] National League 415124 [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] 2469
2023–24 [11] League Two44420103 [lower-alpha 5] 0504
Total8593210729613
Career total296342252024234441
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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

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