Mitch Austin

Mitch Austin
Personal information
Full nameMitchell Gregory Austin
Date of birth3 April 1991
Place of birthRochdale, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Cambridge United
Number16
Youth career
Manly United
2009–2010Rotherham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013Stalybridge Celtic69(10)
2013–Cambridge United9(0)
2014Lincoln City (loan)6(0)
2014Brackley Town (loan)5(1)
2014Brackley Town (loan)4(1)
2014Southport (loan)8(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:48, 10. December 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Mitchell Gregory Austin (born 3 April 1991 in Rochdale [England] [1]), Mitch Austin is an Australian footballer who plays for Cambridge United F.C. in the English Football League 2 as a midfielder.

Early life

Mitch Austin was born in Rochdale, Lancashire on 3 April 1991. He has a twin sister, named Brittany. His father is the Australian Rugby league & Union Player Greg Austin and his grandfather is the Australian Sprint Champion Reg Austin.[2] Mitch left England at the age of 10 when his father retired from playing professional rugby league & Union, & moved the family back to Australia.

Club career

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. In 2010, he joined Conference South team Stalybridge Celtic.[3] After making 71 league appearances, in 2013, he joined Conference team Cambridge United.[4] In 2014, he was loaned to Lincoln City to get more first team opportunities.[5] After the loan spell was over, he signed for Brackley Town again on loan. On 31 January 2014, his loan was extended till March.[6]

On 13 September 2014, he made his professional debut against Dagenham and Redbridge [7]

Career statistics

As of 19 April 2015
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stalybridge Celtic 2010–11 Conference North 50200070
2011–12 2717100342
2012–13 37972004411
Total 6910163008513
Cambridge United 2013–14 Conference Premier 803000110
2014–15 Football League Two 10000010
Total 903000120
Lincoln City (loan) 2013–14 Conference Premier 60000060
Brackley Town (loan) 2013–14 Conference North 51000051
2014–15 41000041
Total 92000092
Southport (loan) 2014–15 Conference Premier 808000160
Career total 101122730012815

References

  1. {{http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.mitchell.austin.138152.en.html|publisher=FDB|accessdate=23 September 2014}}
  2. "Mitchell is the son of Greg Austin and is on the subs bench today for Stalybridge against FC Halifax Town.". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Mitchell Austin". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "Wing wizard of Aus joins Cambridge United". Cambridge News. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. "Lincoln sign Delano Sam-Yorke and Mitch Austin from Cambridge". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. "Transfer Deadline Day: Crewe's Audel loaned to Lincoln". BBC. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. "Dagenham and Redbridge vs Cambridge United". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2014.

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