Ryan Austin (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Current team | Kidsgrove Athletic (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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Kidsgrove Athletic | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ryan Austin (born 15 November 1984) in Stoke-on-Trent is an English professional footballer who is player-manager at Kidsgrove Athletic .
Career
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.[1] Austin has also played for the England C national football team at semi-professional level.[2]
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.[3] In July 2012 he joined Kidderminster Harriers.[4] In October 2012 he joined Brackley Town on loan.[5] In January 2013, Austin joined Brackley on a permanent deal.
In August 2016 Austin joined Kidsgrove Athletic and replaced Peter Ward as manager.[6]
References
- ↑ Shrewsbury 3 – 1 Burton Albion
- ↑ "Latest NGXI Squad". The Football Association. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Burton Albion release quartet but Nathan Stanton agrees deal". BBC Sport. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kidderminster Harriers sign Burton defender Ryan Austin". BBC Sport. 4 July 2012.
- ↑ "Harriers Austin Loaned to Brackley". Football Conference. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kidsgrove Athletic appoint new manager after poor start to season". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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