Charles Austin is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swindon Town.
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He was born in Hungerford, Berkshire, Austin trained with Reading’s youth teams as a youngster but was released for being too small when he was 15.
Austin subsequently played for local team Kintbury Rangers and his hometown side Hungerford Town.
He spent the 2009–10 pre-season on trial with League Two club Bournemouth. Although Bournemouth’s manager, Eddie Howe, was keen to sign him on a permanent deal, Bournemouth was unable to make a move for the striker due to a transfer embargo imposed on the club by the Football League.
On 28 January 2011, Austin signed for Burnley on a three-and-a-half-year contract. He made his Burnley debut on 1 February in a 1–0 loss away to Doncaster Rovers.
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In his first season with Burnley, Austin scored 16 goals in the Championship and finished the campaign as the club’s top goalscorer in the league.
Austin moved to Queens Park Rangers, on a three-year deal on August 2013, for an undisclosed fee.
On 24 May, Austin scored QPR’s goal in a 5–1 final day defeat to Leicester City to finish the season as the fourth top goal scorer in the Premier League, with 18 goals.
Austin signed for Championship club West Bromwich Albion on 8 August 2019 on a two-year contract for a £4 million fee.
On 30 December 2022, Austin returned to Swindon Town on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.
How many children does Charlie Austin have?
Austin and his wife Bianca Austin have a daughter, born in August 2012 through a surrogate.
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