Austin Samuels

Austin Samuels (born 20 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who recently played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, as a forward.

Club career
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.

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.