| Austin Samuels | |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 2000 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Bradford City (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalteam1: | England youth |
| Club-Update: | 14:44, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who recently played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as a forward.
Samuels began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining them at the age of 8.[1] 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.[2]
He moved on loan to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2020,[1] [3] and on loan to Bradford City in October 2020.[4] [5] [6] In November 2020 he was one of a number of young Bradford City players playing in the first team who were praised by manager Stuart McCall.[7] He scored his first goal for the club, and his first professional goal, when he scored in a 7–0 FA Cup win over Tonbridge Angels on 7 November 2020.[8] Later that month Samuels said that he was growing in confidence as he played more first-team matches.[9] His loan ended early on 13 January 2021.[10] [11] [12]
In August 2021 he moved on loan to Scottish club Aberdeen for the season.[13] The loan ended early, in January 2022.[14]
He signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2022,[15] [16] later suffering an injury which saw him out-of-action for over 5 months, returning in February 2023.[17] He signed a new contract in June 2023.[18] [19] At the start of the 2023–24 season, he said the club needed to maintain form in order to be promoted.[20] He left the club following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.[21]
Samuels was an England youth international.[13]
Samuels is known for his pace.[22] [23] When he joined Inverness he was utilised more as a winger than a centre forward.[24]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 2018–19 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020–21 EFL Trophy | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 2019–20 | National League North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2020–21 | League Two | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 89 | 10 | |||