Mitch Austin
 Austin playing for Melbourne Victory in a friendly match against Port Melbourne, 9 August 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manly United | |||
| 2009–2010 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Stalybridge Celtic | 69 | (10) |
| 2013–2015 | Cambridge United | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Southport (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 23 | (5) |
| 2016– | Melbourne Victory | 7 | (3) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Mitchell Gregory Reginald "Mitch" Austin (born 3 April 1991)[3] is an Australian-English footballer who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a forward.
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 & Union Player Greg Austin.[4][5] Mitch 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.[6]
Cambridge United
After making 71 league appearances, in 2013, he joined Conference team Cambridge United.[7]
In 2014, he was loaned to Lincoln City to get more first team opportunities.[8] After the loan spell was over, he signed for Brackley Town again on loan. On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended till March.[9]
On 13 September 2014, he made his professional debut against Dagenham and Redbridge [10] At the end of the 2014–15 season the club did not offer him a new deal when his contract expired.[11]
In May 2015, Cambridge United announced, that Austin was one out of 12 players, who would leave the club in the summer 2015.[12]
Central Coast Mariners
On 1 June 2015, Central Coast Mariners announced that they had signed Austin to a two-year contract.[13] 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.[14]
Melbourne Victory
On 17 June 2016, Melbourne Victory confirmed the signing of Austin as a straight swap for winger Connor Pain.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 31 October 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2010–11 | Conference North | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | ||
| Total | 69 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13 | ||
| Cambridge United | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Football League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Brackley Town (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Southport (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2015–16 | A-League | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Melbourne Victory | 2016–17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 128 | 19 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 22 | ||
References
- ↑ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mitch Austin". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ↑ "Mitchell Austin". FDB. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Prichard, Greg. "Austin's inherited powers a big plus for the Mariners". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Smithies, Tom. "A-League: Central Coast Mariners signing Mitch Austin excited by opportunity". The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mitchell Austin". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Wing wizard of Aus joins Cambridge United". Cambridge News. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Lincoln sign Delano Sam-Yorke and Mitch Austin from Cambridge". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Transfer Deadline Day: Crewe's Audel loaned to Lincoln". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dagenham and Redbridge vs Cambridge United". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "U's retained list confirmed". Cambridge United. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ↑ "Cambridge United announce mass clearout: Luke Chadwick, Tom Elliott and more among those leaving". cambridge-news.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Mariners sign Mitch Austin". Football Federation Australia. 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Mariners lose star winger". Football Federation Australia. 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mitch Austin joins Melbourne Victory, who send Connor Pain to Central Coast". Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
External links
- Mitch Austin profile at Soccerway