Josh Austerfield

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Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Salford City
Number 33
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2020Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022Harrogate Town (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023Harrogate Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023Morecambe (loan) 14 (0)
2024Crewe Alexandra (loan) 9 (2)
2024– Salford City 39 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City.

Career

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Born in Morley,[3] Austerfield moved to Huddersfield Town at the age of eight from his local club in Drighlington.[2] After progressing through the club's academy, he moved on loan to Brighouse Town in March 2020. He was sent off on his début, as a substitute in a defeat against Workington.[4]

Austerfield made his senior debut for Huddersfield Town on 5 September 2020, when he played as a substitute in the club's EFL Cup defeat against Rochdale.[5]

On 14 December 2020, Austerfield joined the Northern Premier League club Hyde United on a 28-day loan.[6]

On 9 January 2021, Austerfield made his first professional start for Huddersfield, against Plymouth Argyle.[7]

On 4 January 2022, he joined the EFL League Two side Harrogate Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 15 June 2022, Austerfield signed a new contract with Huddersfield, valid until summer 2026.[9] He returned to Harrogate on loan for the 2022–23 season on 21 June 2022, alongside Huddersfield teammate Jaheim Headley.[10] On 31 January 2023, Austerfield's loan at Harrogate was ended, so he could join EFL League One side Morecambe on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[11]

He made his league debut for Huddersfield on 26 August 2023 as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Norwich City.[12]

On 18 January 2024, he joined League Two club Crewe Alexandra on loan for the remainder of the season,[13] making his Crewe debut two days later as a 61st minute substitute for Chris Long in the side's 3–1 League Two win at Barrow on 20 January 2024.[14] On his fourth appearance, he scored his first professional goal in Crewe's 3–1 win at Stockport County on 13 February 2024.[15] Two games later, he scored again, in Crewe's 3–1 win at Notts County.[16]

Salford City

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On 17 August 2024, Austerfield signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.[17]

Career statistics

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As of 13 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 2020–21[18] EFL Championship 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
2023–24[19] EFL Championship 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Total 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2021–22[20] League Two 11 0 11 0
Harrogate Town (loan) 2022–23[21] League One 17 0 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 23 0
Morecambe (loan) 2022–23[21] League Two 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2023–24[19] League Two 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Career total 54 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 63 2
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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