Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional

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who last played as a

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for club Rushall Olympic. Samuels began his career with

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

, spending time on loan at

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

and

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. After leaving Wolves, he played for

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...

and

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Club career

Born in

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, Samuels began his career with

, joining them at the age of 8. He made his first-team debut at the age of 16 in July 2017 in a friendly match against Peterborough United, scoring the only goal of the game. He moved on loan to

in January 2020, and on loan to

in October 2020. In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager

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. He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, when he scored in a 7–0

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win over

Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Angels Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tonbridge, Kent, England. The team competes in the National League South, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded as Tonb ...

on 7 November 2020. Later that month Samuels said that he was growing in confidence as he played more first-team matches. His loan ended early on 13 January 2021. In August 2021 he moved on loan to Scottish club

for the season. The loan ended early, in January 2022. He signed for

in January 2022, later suffering an injury which saw him out-of-action for over 5 months, returning in February 2023. He signed a new contract in June 2023. At the start of the 2023–24 season, he said the club needed to maintain form in order to be promoted. He left the club following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season. In October 2024, he signed a short-term contract with

. After making his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Hamilton Academical in the SPFL Trust Trophy, Samuels said he was emotional to return to playing football. He departed the club upon the expiry of his short-term contract in January 2025. On 20 February 2025, Samuels joined

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club Rushall Olympic.

International career

Samuels was an England youth international.

Playing style

Samuels is known for his pace. When he joined Inverness he was utilised more as a winger than a centre forward.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuels, Austin 2000 births Living people Black British sportsmen English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Rushall Olympic F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Scottish Professional Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen