Ryan Austin (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ryan Austin | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kidsgrove Athletic (player manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2005–2012 | Burton Albion | 191 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Kidderminster Harriers | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Brackley Town | 108 | (1) |
| 2016– | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ryan Austin (born 15 November 1984) in Stoke-on-Trent is an English professional footballer who is player-manager at Kidsgrove Athletic.
After starting out as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra in 2004 he was later promoted to the first-team. He then had a successful loan spell at Burton Albion impressing manager Nigel Clough. In August 2004, he signed for Burton Albion on a free transfer from Crewe. A regular for Burton in the Football Conference, Austin made his Football League debut on 8 August 2009 in a 3–1 away defeat to Shrewsbury Town. Austin has also played for the England C national football team at semi-professional level.
Austin was ruled out until the end of the 2009–10 season with a torn knee ligament. He made his return to the side after injury against Rotherham United on 11 September 2010.Austin was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2011/2012 campaign. In July 2012 he joined Kidderminster Harriers. In October 2012 he joined Brackley Town on loan. In January 2013, Austin joined Brackley on a permanent deal.
In August 2016 Austin joined Kidsgrove Athletic and replaced Peter Ward as manager.
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