Nathan Austin

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Nathan Austin
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Hertfordshire, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Falkirk
Youth career
East Wemyss District U15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2013 Leven United
2013–2016 East Fife 72 (28)
2016– Falkirk 0 (0)
2016 → East Fife (loan) 15 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Nathan "Fash"[1] Austin (born 15 February 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Championship side Falkirk. He was previously at East Fife, and signed for Falkirk in January 2016, remaining at Bayview Stadium on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Career

Austin, born in Hertfordshire, England[1] moved to Scotland with his family in 2001 at the age of seven.[2] Whilst playing for youth side East Wemyss District under-15s, Austin came to the attention of the media after being subjected to racist abuse during matches for the side.[2] Initially it was reported that he was to quit football because of the abuse,[2] however he vowed to persevere after receiving support from the public[3] and then-SFA chief Gordon Smith.[4] Eventually Austin signed for amateur side Leven United, before moving on to Scottish League One side East Fife in July 2013.[5][6]

Austin made his debut for the Methil club in the Scottish Challenge Cup against Forfar Athletic, coming on as an 85th minute substitute for Scott McBride[7] and his first goal for the side came in a 1–0 defeat of Arbroath in January 2014.[8] His second season with the club saw him improve on the five goals he scored in his debut season, with the striker netting 14 times in competitive 38 matches, including a hat-trick against Threave Rovers in the Scottish Cup[9] and four in the league against Elgin City in a 3–5 victory.[10] His third season with East Fife started even more brightly, and by January 2016 Austin had scored 16 goals in 25 appearances, adding two further hat-tricks to his score-sheet against both Montrose[11] and Stirling Albion.[12] His performances attracted the attention of a number of top-tier sides, with Motherwell, Aberdeen and Dundee all reported as targeting Austin for a potential move.[6] Austin was eventually signed by Scottish Championship side Falkirk on 15 January 2016, with the player remaining at Bayview Stadium on loan for the remainder of the season as part of the deal.[13]

Austin continued to lead the line prolifically for the Fifers in the second half of the season; he scored one goal and assisted another the day after his transfer to Falkirk in a 4–2 win away to Annan Athletic,[14] and also scored the following week in a 3–1 away victory at East Stirling.[15] East Fife were to go on a great run of form towards the business end of the season, and eventually finished top of League Two, ensuring promotion to League One and giving Austin a league winners medal.[16][17]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016[18]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
East Fife 2013–14 Scottish League One 22 4 1 0 1 0 5 1 29 5
2014–15 Scottish League Two 30 10 2 3 1 0 5 1 38 14
2015–16 20 14 2 0 2 2 1 0 25 16
Total 72 28 5 3 4 2 11 2 92 35
Falkirk 2015–16 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
East Fife (loan) 2015–16 Scottish League Two 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8
Career Total 87 36 5 3 4 2 11 2 96 37

Honours

Club

East Fife

Personal life

Austin's younger brother Jordan is also a footballer and played alongside him at East Fife.[19]

References

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External links

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  18. ↑ Nathan Austin career statistics at Soccerbase
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