Brandon Austin
 Austin withTottenham Hotspurin 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brandon Anthony Austin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hemel Hempstead,England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| 2015–2019 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | →Viborg FF(loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Orlando City(loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brandon Anthony Austin(born 8 January 1999) is an English professionalfootballerwho plays as agoalkeeperforPremier LeagueclubTottenham Hotspur.
Club career
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur
[edit]After playing with Watford F.C. andChelseaas a young child, Austin joinedTottenham Hotspurin 2007. In his first main year with the club he was limited to five appearances with the under-18 team. The following year he made 16 appearances, more than any other under-18 goalkeeper at the club during the 2016–17 season. In the same season he also made two appearances for the under-23 in thePremier League 2and a further appearance in the2016–17 UEFA Youth League.[3]
After traveling with the Spurs first-team during the team's 2017 preseason tour of the United States,[4][5]he made the permanent step up to under-23 level for the 2017–18 season.[3]During the season he made two appearances during the2017–18 EFL TrophyagainstEFLclubsLuton TownandAFC Wimbledonand was a key part of the team's run to the2017–18 UEFA Youth Leaguequarter-finals before being eliminated byMonacoonpenalties.[3]
During the2019–20 season,Austin traveled with the first-team as the emergency third goalkeeper for a few weeks. He was named as a first-team substitute for the first time on 19 October 2019 for Spurs'Premier Leaguematch againstWatfordas a backup toPaulo Gazzanigafollowing an injury toHugo Llorisand ahead of fellow academy team-mateAlfie Whiteman.[6][7]He signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Spurs in December 2019.[8]
In total, Austin made 78 appearances in the Tottenham youth system, recording 12 clean sheets and captaining the club's under-19 side during the2018–19 UEFA Youth League.[9]
Loan to Viborg FF
[edit]Austin spent the second half of the2019–20 seasonon loan to Danish second-tier sideViborg FF,[10]appearing in 14 games and recording one clean sheet.[2]
Loan to Orlando City
[edit]On 22 January 2021, Austin was loaned toMLSsideOrlando City SCahead of the2021 seasonfor six months with an option to extend the loan another six months.[2]Having been an unused substitute in the first seven games of the season, Austin made his club debut on 19 June in a league game againstToronto FCin place of regular starterPedro Gallesewho was away on international duty at the2021 Copa América.Orlando won the game 3–2.[11]He kept his first clean sheet in the following match, a 5–0 win overSan Jose Earthquakes.[12]He played all five games during Gallese's absence, keeping one clean sheet and conceding eight goals.[13]With Gallese out injured, Austin was a substitute on 30 July behindMason Stajduharwho was making his debut more than five years after signing with the club.[14]The following day it was announced Austin had returned to Tottenham following the conclusion of his initial six-month loan contract.[15]
Return to Spurs
[edit]Austin recently signed a new long term contract expecting to be promoted to number 2 behindGuglielmo Vicario.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Austin is eligible to represent England, theUnited Statesand theUS Virgin Islands.[3]In April 2017, he made his debut for theUnited States under-18againstSlovakiain the Slovakia Cup.[16]In the same year he was named as theEngland under-19standby goalkeeper for that summer'sEuropean championships.[3]He earned his first call-up to theEngland under-21team in October 2019.[17][18]
Personal life
[edit]Austin was born inHemel Hempsteadand attendedCavendish School.[17]Austin's father is formerEnglandinternational basketball player Neville Austin,[19]an integral part of the1996–97 BBLwinningLondon Towersteam.[20][21]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 7 July 2021[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 2017–18 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Viborg FF(loan) | 2019–20 | 1. Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Orlando City(loan) | 2021 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
- ^abAppearance(s) in theEFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^"2022/23 Premier League squad lists".Premier League. 14 September 2022.Retrieved14 September2022.
- ^abc"Orlando City SC Acquires American Goalkeeper Brandon Austin".Orlando City SC.22 January 2021.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^abcde"The continued improvement of young Spurs goalkeeper Brandon Austin".superhotspur.26 October 2018.
- ^"U.S. U-18 Brandon Austin relishing chance at preseason with Tottenham first team".SBI Soccer.26 July 2017.
- ^George-Miller, Dustin (19 July 2017)."Tottenham release traveling squad for International Champions Cup in USA".Cartilage Free Captain.
- ^Gold, Alasdair (19 October 2019)."Who is Brandon Austin? Everything you need to know about the keeper on the bench".Football.London.
- ^"Spurs v Watford, 2019/20 | Premier League".premierleague.
- ^"New contract for Austin".Tottenham Hotspur.10 December 2019.
- ^"Orlando City acquires goalkeeper Brandon Austin on loan from Tottenham".Orlando Sentinel.
- ^"Viborg loan for Austin".Tottenham Hotspur F.C.27 January 2020.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^"Toronto vs Orlando 06-19-2021 | MLSsoccer".MLSsoccer.
- ^"Orlando vs San Jose 06-22-2021 | MLSsoccer".MLSsoccer.
- ^ab"Brandon Austin – Soccerway profile".Soccerway.
- ^"ORLvsATL 07-30-2021".MLSsoccer.
- ^"Goalkeeper Brandon Austin Returns to Tottenham Hotspur".orlandocitysc.31 July 2021.
- ^"U.S. U-18 Brandon Austin relishing chance at preseason with Tottenham first team".SBI Soccer. 26 July 2017.
- ^ab"Brandon Austin Profile".Tottenham Hotspur.
- ^"Aidy Boothroyd picks his MU21s squad to play Slovenia and Austria this month".thefa.
- ^"Neville Austin".Dave Owen Basketball.
- ^"Towers powered into final by Austin".The Independent.23 October 2011.
- ^"Towers' strength in defence keeps grip on trophy".The Times.3 March 1997.
External links
[edit]
- Profileat the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
- Brandon Austinat Soccerway
- Brandon Austin–UEFAcompetition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Hemel Hempstead
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Viborg FF players
- Orlando City SC players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Major League Soccer players
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English people of American descent
- English people of United States Virgin Islands descent
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen