Charlie Austin
Austin playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Charles Austin | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Hungerford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Kintbury Rangers | 27 | (20) |
| 2007–2008 | Hungerford Town | 30 | (5) |
| 2008 | Thatcham Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Poole Town | 42 | (48) |
| 2009–2011 | Swindon Town | 54 | (31) |
| 2011–2013 | Burnley | 82 | (41) |
| 2013–2016 | Queens Park Rangers | 82 | (45) |
| 2016– | Southampton | 19 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:41, 27 November 2016 (UTC). |
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Charles Austin (born 5 July 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Southampton. Released from his contract by Reading as a youth, Austin played non-league football up to May 2009, when he was signed by Swindon Town after a prolific season for Poole Town. After scoring 58 goals in 113 matches in the Football League Championship for Burnley and Queens Park Rangers, Austin made his debut in the Premier League during the 2014–15 season, scoring 18 goals for relegated QPR and receiving a call-up for the England national team. He returned to the Premier League in January 2016 when he signed for Southampton, scoring on his debut.
Born in Hungerford, Berkshire, Austin trained with Reading's youth teams as a youngster but was released for being too small when he was 15. He subsequently played for local team Kintbury Rangers and his hometown side Hungerford Town. Austin departed Hungerford in 2008 and was briefly on the books of Thatcham Town but ultimately left without making any appearances for the club.
Moving with his family to Bournemouth, he then switched to nearby semi-professional Wessex League Premier Division team Poole Town while also working as a bricklayer. In the season of 2008–09, Austin scored 46 goals in 46 appearances for Poole in all competitions.
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