english football player
For other people with alike names, see Charles Austin ( disambiguation )
Charles Austin ( wear 5 July 1989 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a forward for Championship cabaret Queens Park Rangers.

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 fecund season for Poole Town. After scoring 58 goals in 113 matches in the Football League Championship for Burnley and Queens Park Rangers, [ 3 ] Austin made his debut in the Premier League during the 2014–15 season, scoring 18 goals for relegated Queens Park Rangers and receiving a call-up for the England national team. [ 4 ] He returned to the Premier League in January 2016 when he signed for Southampton, scoring the winning finish against Manchester United on his debut .

Club career [edit ]

Born in Hungerford, Berkshire, [ 2 ] Austin trained with Reading ‘s youth teams as a child but was released for being besides small when he was 15. [ 5 ] He subsequently played for local team Kintbury Rangers and his hometown side Hungerford Town. [ 6 ] 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 besides working as a bricklayer. [ 7 ] In the season of 2008–09, Austin scored 46 goals in 46 appearances for Poole in all competitions. [ 8 ] Austin spent the pre-season of the 2009–10 season on test with League Two club Bournemouth. Although Bournemouth ‘s director, Eddie Howe, was keen to sign the striker on a permanent wave deal, Bournemouth were unable to make a move for the striker due to a transfer embargo imposed on the baseball club by the Football League. [ 9 ] Austin continued to play for Poole Town, scoring 18 goals in 11 games at the begin of the season. [ 10 ]

Swindon Town [edit ]

Austin was offered a test at Swindon Town in September 2009 after Swindon Town ‘s then foreman scout Ken Ryder “ stumbled across Charlie playing for Poole Town … and he scored four goals … and then the following week he scored three or four ”. [ 11 ] After being watched for three games by the Swindon Town scouting team, Austin was asked to go on a week-long trial at Swindon Town. [ 11 ] Austin impressed in his first reserve crippled against Swansea and scored a hat trick. [ 11 ] immediately afterwards, he was signed by Danny Wilson for an undisclosed tip and given a narrow until the end of the season. [ 12 ] He made his debut appearance for Swindon Town on 6 October in a 1–1 draw with Exeter in the 2009–10 Football League Trophy, replacing Ben Hutchinson as a substitute in the 88th moment. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Austin made his Football League debut coming on in the seventieth hour in the league match away at Norwich City on 24 October 2009 and on 21 November 2009, he scored his inaugural professional goal in only the third minute of his full debut aside at Carlisle United. [ 15 ] He scored again on his fully home debut three days by and by against Huddersfield Town, hitting the match-winner in the 59th minute for a 2–1 victory. [ 16 ] After forming a successful strike partnership with Billy Paynter and scoring 10 goals in 11 starts, Austin was rewarded with an widen two-and-a-half-year sign with the club in February 2010. [ 17 ] On 14 May 2010, Austin scored the first base finish as Swindon took a narrow 2–1 advantage in the beginning leg of the League One play-off semi-final against Charlton Athletic. In the second leg at Charlton, Swindon progressed to the final examination at Wembley after a penalty shoot-out in which Austin scored. Swindon lost the concluding 1–0 against Millwall ; Austin found himself through on goal with an opportunity to equalise in the 72nd minute but shoot wide after the ball bobbled on the Wembley turf as he struck the ball. [ 18 ] At the end of his beginning temper as a professional, Austin had scored 20 goals in 32 starts. [ 19 ] Despite suffering a dislocate shoulder in September, Austin scored another 17 goals in 27 games at the start of the 2010–11 season. [ 20 ] His form prompted several Championship clubs to make offers for him during the January transfer window – all of which were rejected by Swindon. [ 21 ] Disappointed at Swindon ‘s reluctance to sell, Austin subsequently stated he was eager to play at a higher level and handed in a transplant request. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Swindon accepted a offer from Ipswich Town fair over a workweek late but they failed to agree personal terms with Austin and Burnley subsequently stepped in with an undisclosed fee which was besides accepted. [ 23 ]

Burnley [edit ]

On 28 January 2011, Austin signed for Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract. [ 23 ] He made his Burnley debut on 1 February in a 1–0 passing away to Doncaster Rovers. [ 24 ] In his first broad season with Burnley, Austin scored 16 goals in the Championship and finished the campaign as the club ‘s acme goalscorer in the league. On 23 October 2012, Austin scored two goals in a 3–4 win over Bristol City, and subsequently equalled Ray Pointer ‘s cabaret commemorate of scoring in eight back-to-back appearances, which was achieved back during the 1958–59 season. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Two weeks by and by, on 6 November 2012, Austin broke another Burnley record as he became the quickest-ever player to reach 20 goals in a temper after scoring in a 1–0 acquire over Leeds United — his seventeenth appearance of the season. The read was previously held by Bert Freeman, who scored 20 goals in his beginning 19 matches for the club during the 1911–12 season. He besides became entirely the second-ever Burnley player to score 20 goals before the end of November after Andy Lochhead, who reached 20 goals in 25 games on 26 November 1966. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Austin managed to get his finish match up to 23 goals by the conclusion of the calendar year. On 8 July 2013, a tip was agreed between Burnley and Premier League club Hull City for Austin. [ 29 ] however, on 9 July 2013, Austin failed his checkup and Hull pulled out of the consider. [ 30 ]

Queens Park Rangers [edit ]

Austin moved to Queens Park Rangers, on a three-year batch on 1 August 2013, for an undisclosed tip. [ 31 ] He scored his beginning goal for QPR in a League Cup tie against Exeter City on 6 August 2013. [ 32 ] On 14 September 2013, Austin scored his first league finish for QPR in a 1–0 gain over Birmingham City at Loftus Road. [ 33 ] On 28 September 2013, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 gain at home to Middlesbrough. On 5 October 2013, he scored two goals including a penalty in a 2–0 win at home to Barnsley which increased his finish match in the family and away season to 6. [ 34 ] He scored his hundredth master goal and his 18th of the season in a 3–2 gain over Barnsley. His twentieth goal of the 2013–14 season sent QPR to Wembley as his team beat Wigan Athletic 2–1 on 12 May 2014. [ 35 ] On 6 December 2014, Austin scored against early club Burnley in a 2–0 acquire, but was late sent off for a second book. [ 36 ] Two weeks late, he scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 3–2 acquire over West Bromwich Albion, bringing his league score for the season up to 11. [ 37 ] With five goals in five games in December 2014, he was awarded the Premier League Player of the Month award, becoming alone the second QPR player to do so. [ 38 ] By scoring a league hat-trick for QPR, Austin became the beginning Rangers player in more than ten years to achieve the feat, death performed by Jamie Cureton on 28 September 2004. [ 39 ] On 24 May, Austin scored QPR ‘s goal in a 5–1 final examination day get the better of to Leicester City to finish the season as the fourth acme goal scorer in the Premier League, with 18 goals. [ 40 ] [ 41 ]

Southampton [edit ]

On 16 January 2016, Austin returned to the Premier League, joining Southampton on a four-and-a-half-year share for a report fee of £4 million. [ 42 ] He made his debut for the club a week by and by against Manchester United, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sadio Mané, and scored a late winner, turning in a free-kick from James Ward-Prowse. [ 43 ]

He scored his first two goals of the 2016–17 season on 15 September in a 3–0 Europa League acquire over Sparta Prague [ 44 ] and went on to score four goals in a week, with goals against Swansea City in the Premier League [ 45 ] and Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. [ 46 ] In Southampton ‘s adjacent Premier League regular, at West Ham United, coach Claude Puel inserted Austin in the start batting order over Shane Long, and Austin provided the inaugural goal deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as an help in the 3–0 victory. [ 47 ] On 23 December, Austin scored the opening goal in the 24th moment of a 1–1 draw with Huddersfield Town. curtly afterwards, he caught Huddersfield keeper Jonas Lössl in the face with his boot. late in the equal, Austin went off with a hamstring injury which resulted in him being sidelined for several weeks. [ 48 ] The be day, the Football Association gave Austin a three-match suspension for violent behave. [ 49 ]

West Bromwich Albion [edit ]

Austin signed for Championship cabaret West Bromwich Albion on 8 August 2019 on a biennial condense for a £4 million fee. [ 50 ] He scored on his debut for West Brom in an EFL Cup necktie against Millwall on 13 August 2019. [ 51 ] Austin scored his first league goal for West Brom on 5 October 2019 against Cardiff City in a 4-2 acquire. [ 52 ] Austin finished the 2019–20 season as the club ‘s clear scorer with 11 goals in all competitions, helping plug West Brom ‘s return to the Premier league. On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Charlie Austin would leave the golf club following the termination of his contract frankincense ending a 2 year stretch at the club. [ 53 ]

render to Queens Park Rangers [edit ]

On 9 January 2021, Austin rejoined Championship side Queens Park Rangers on lend for the end of the 2020–21 season. [ 54 ] He made his introduction on 12 January, scoring in a 2–0 victory at Luton Town. [ 55 ] On 2 June 2021, Austin returned to Queens Park Rangers permanently, signing a biennial cope. [ 56 ] He scored his first base goal since re-joining the baseball club permanently with a last minute equalizer at home to Barnsley on 21 August .

International career [edit ]

On 21 May 2015, Austin was called up for the first base time to the England national football team for a friendly equal against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying peer against Slovenia. He and Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy were called up ascribable to respective early forwards being involved in the european Under-21 Championship, [ 57 ] but Austin did not feature of speech in either match .

personal life [edit ]

Austin and his wife Bianca Austin ( née Parker ) have a daughter, born in August 2012 to a deputy. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] Austin was found guilty of attack in 2013 after he punched a man who had accused him of taking drugs in a Swindon cabaret toilet booth. [ 60 ] He was fined £1,800 and ordered to pay £1,320 in costs. [ 60 ] [ 61 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 30 December 2021

Honours [edit ]

Queens Park Rangers
Southampton
Individual

References [edit ]