1. Mitchell Gregory Reginald Austin was born on 3 April 1991 and is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger and is currently a free agent.
16 Facts About Mitch Austin
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Three years later, he joined Cambridge United and, after loans to Lincoln City, Brackley Town and Southport in 2014, Mitch Austin moved to Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2015.
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Mitch Austin remained in Australia for four more years, playing at Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC.
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In 2019 Mitch Austin moved to Scotland, playing one year for Partick Thistle.
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Mitch Austin was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on 3 April 1991.
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Mitch Austin's father is the Australian rugby league, and rugby union footballer Greg Austin.
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Mitch Austin left England at the age of eight when his father retired from playing professional rugby and moved the family back to Australia.
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Mitch Austin was spotted by the scouts of Rotherham United in 2009 whilst on a tour of the UK with Manly United and was offered a scholarship with the youth academy.
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In May 2015, Cambridge United announced, that Mitch Austin was one out of 12 players, who would leave the club in the summer 2015 expressing his wish to return to Australia.
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Mitch Austin made an outstanding start to his Victory career, earning Man of the Match honours in the club's pre-season friendly win over Juventus at the MCG.
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Mitch Austin suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in training in November 2017, ruling him out for several months.
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On 1 February 2018, Mitch Austin was selected to represent Melbourne Victory in the E-League's inaugural season, alongside Mouad Zwed, becoming one of a handful of professional football players to compete in e-sports as well.
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Mitch Austin signed with Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle in July 2019 on a one-year deal.
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On 11 January 2020, Mitch Austin made his first team debut after suffering an injury in July 2019.
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Mitch Austin only made two appearances for Partick Thistle before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mitch Austin left Thistle in March 2020 during the pandemic to return home to his family in Australia.