Mitch Austin
Mitchell Gregory Reginald "Mitch" Austin (born 3 April 1991)[5] is an English born Australian professional association footballer who plays as a winger.
 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 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Left Winger[3][4] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Free Agent | ||
| 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) | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | → Southport (loan) | 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:10, 21 March 2020 (UTC) (UTC) | |||
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.[6][7] 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.[8]
Cambridge United
After making 71 league appearances, in 2013, he joined Conference team Cambridge United.[9]
In 2014, he was loaned to Lincoln City to get more first team opportunities.[10] But Cambridge soon recalled Austin, & 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.[11]
On 13 September 2014, he made his professional debut for Cambridge United against Dagenham and Redbridge[12]
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 .[13]
Central Coast Mariners
On 1 June 2015, Central Coast Mariners announced that they had signed Austin to a two-year contract.[14] 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.[15]
Melbourne Victory
On 17 June 2016, Melbourne Victory confirmed the signing of Austin as a straight swap for winger Connor Pain.[16]
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.[17]
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.[18]
Partick Thistle
Austin signed with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in July 2019 on a one year deal.[19] Austin chose kit number 77 for the 2019/20 season.[20] On 11 January 2020 Austin finally made his first team debut for The Jags after being injured since signing in July 2019.[21] Austin left Thistle in March 2020 agreeing to leave the club during the Coronavirus pandemic, to return home to his family in Australia. In his 8 months at the club Austin spent the majority of his spell out injured on the sidelines, and therefore only made 2 appearances for The Jags, both from coming off the bench.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 6 February 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | 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 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2018–19 | A-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sydney FC | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Partick Thistle | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 156 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 25 | ||
References
- "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- "Mitch Austin". melbournevictory.com.au. Melbourne Victory FC. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "Mitch Austin". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- Windley, Matt. "Mitch Austin will play his first game for Melbourne Victory against Juventus at the MCG". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Mitch Austin suffers season-ending injury". FourFourTwo. 18 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "Victory locks in E-League team". Melbourne Victory. 1 February 2018.
- https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/signing-news-mitch-austin-signs-one-year-deal/
- https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-team/mitch-austin/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50990654
- https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/mitch-austin-leaves-the-club/
External links
- Mitch Austin at Soccerway