Charles Austin was born on 5 July 1989 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for League Two club Swindon Town.
23 Facts About Charlie Austin
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Charlie Austin returned to the Premier League in January 2016 when he signed for Southampton, scoring the winning goal against Manchester United on his debut.
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Charlie Austin subsequently played for local team Kintbury Rangers and his hometown side Hungerford Town.
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Charlie Austin departed Hungerford in 2008 and was briefly on the books of Thatcham Town but ultimately left without making any appearances for the club.
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Charlie Austin continued to play for Poole Town, scoring 18 goals in 11 games at the beginning of the season.
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Charlie Austin impressed in his first reserve game against Swansea and scored a hat trick.
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Charlie Austin made his Football League debut coming on in the 70th minute in the league match away at Norwich City on 24 October 2009 and on 21 November 2009, he scored his first professional goal in only the third minute of his full debut away at Carlisle United.
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On 28 January 2011, Charlie Austin signed for Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
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Charlie Austin became only 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.
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Charlie Austin managed to get his goal tally up to 23 goals by the end of the calendar year.
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However, on 9 July 2013, Charlie Austin failed his medical and Hull pulled out of the deal.
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Charlie Austin moved to Queens Park Rangers, on a three-year deal on 1 August 2013, for an undisclosed fee.
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Charlie Austin scored his first goal for QPR in a League Cup tie against Exeter City on 6 August 2013.
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Charlie Austin made his debut for the club a week later against Manchester United, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sadio Mane, and scored a late winner, turning in a free-kick from James Ward-Prowse.
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Late in the match, Charlie Austin went off with a hamstring injury which resulted in him being sidelined for several weeks.
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Charlie Austin scored on his debut for West Brom in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 13 August 2019.
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On 27 May 2021, it was announced that Charlie Austin would leave the club following the conclusion of his contract thus ending a 2-year stint at the club.
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On 27 June 2022 Charlie Austin signed a multi-year contract for A-League Men side Brisbane Roar.
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Charlie Austin made his debut in the Australia Cup against Heidelberg United and scored in the penalty shootout.
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Charlie Austin made 11 appearances and scored 4 goals for Brisbane Roar across all competitions.
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On 21 May 2015, Charlie Austin was called up for the first time to the England national football team for a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia.
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Charlie Austin and his wife Bianca Charlie Austin have a daughter, born in August 2012 to a surrogate.
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Charlie Austin was found guilty of assault in 2013 after he punched a man who had accused him of taking drugs in a Swindon nightclub toilet cubicle.