Josh Austerfield
Personal information
Full name Joshua James Austerfield[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001[2]
Place of birth Morley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town
Number 36
Youth career
2009–2019 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2020 → Brighouse Town (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021 → Hyde United (loan) 0 (0)
2022 → Harrogate Town (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → Harrogate Town (loan) 17 (0)
2023 → Morecambe (loan) 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:41, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Joshua James Austerfield (born 2 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Morecambe, on loan from the Championship club Huddersfield Town.

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 start 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 return 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 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). EFL. 23 June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Josh Austerfield - Midfielder". Huddersfield Town.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Austerfield". World Football. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Adam Tomlinson (7 March 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS BRIGHOUSE". Huddersfield Town.
    - John Walsh (9 March 2020). "Workington Reds leave it late against Brighouse Town but title bid stays on track". Times and Star.
  5. ↑ Mikey Partington (5 September 2020). "ROMONEY PROUD TO MAKE TOWN DEBUT". Huddersfield Town.
  6. ↑ Eleanor Haigh (14 December 2020). "LOAN: JOSH AUSTERFIELD JOINS HYDE UNITED". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Eleanor Haigh (28 March 2021). "IN PROFILE: JOSH AUSTERFIELD". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Josh Austerfield & Brahima Diarra: Huddersfield duo join Harrogate on loan". BBC Sport. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACT FOR JOSH AUSTERFIELD!". www.htafc.com.
  10. ↑ David Threlfall-Sykes (21 June 2022). "Austerfield & Headley Join Harrogate Town". Huddersfield Town AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "LOAN: AUSTERFIELD JOINS MORECAMBE ON LOAN". Huddersfield Town AFC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "England - J. Austerfield - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.


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