Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Shifnal Town.
Samuels began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, spending time on loan at Kidderminster Harriers, Bradford City and Aberdeen. After leaving Wolves, he played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Greenock Morton.
Club career Born in Wolverhampton, Samuels began his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, joining them at the age of 8. 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.
He moved on loan to Kidderminster Harriers in January 2020, and on loan to Bradford City in October 2020. 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. 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. Later that month Samuels said that he was growing in confidence as he played more first-team matches. His loan ended early on 13 January 2021.
In August 2021 he moved on loan to Scottish club Aberdeen for the season. The loan ended early, in January 2022.
He signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2022, later suffering an injury which saw him out-of-action for over 5 months, returning in February 2023. He signed a new contract in June 2023. At the start of the 2023–24 season, he said the club needed to maintain form in order to be promoted. He left the club following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season.
In October 2024, he signed a short-term contract with Greenock Morton. After making his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Hamilton Academical in the SPFL Trust Trophy, Samuels said he was emotional to return to playing football. He departed the club upon the expiry of his short-term contract in January 2025.
On 20 February 2025, Samuels joined National League North club Rushall Olympic.
In August 2025, he joined National League North club Spennymoor Town on a short-term contract until the end of December 2025. On 17 September, he departed the club by mutual consent having made three substitute appearances. Shortly after, he joined fellow National League North side Alfreton Town, before departing a month later. In November 2025, he joined Northern Premier League Division One West club Shifnal Town.
International career Samuels was an England youth international.
Playing style Samuels is known for his pace. When he joined Inverness he was utilised more as a winger than a centre forward.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWolverhampton Wanderers U21s2018–19 EFL Trophy———10102019–20 EFL Trophy———30312020–21 EFL Trophy———2121Total———6262Wolverhampton Wanderers2019–20Premier League00000000002020–21Premier League00000000002021–22Premier League0000000000Total0000000000Kidderminster Harriers (loan)2019–20National League North6000000060Bradford City (loan)2020–21League Two120210000141Aberdeen (loan)2021–22Scottish Premiership7000000070Inverness Caledonian Thistle2021–22Scottish Championship1310000621932022–23Scottish Championship1733041002442023–24Scottish Championship70005010130Total374309172567Greenock Morton2024–25Scottish Championship5010002181Rushall Olympic2024–25National League North9300000093Career total767619115510614
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