Josh Austerfield
English footballer
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Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Salford City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua James Austerfield[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 2001[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) |
| 2020 | → Brighouse Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hyde United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2024– | Salford City | 39 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 13 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
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
On 17 August 2024, Austerfield signed for League Two club Salford City on a two-year deal.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 13 March 2024
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy