PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Charlie Austin.
Hungerford Town · England
TM 129627 · Current player profileAge today37
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€13.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Charles Austin
- Born
- 05 Jul 1989
- Nationality
- England
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 188
- Joined current club
- 05 Nov 2025
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Basingstoke TownLast recorded move · 31 Oct 2025
- AFC TottonLast recorded move · 08 Aug 2025
- Swindon TownLast recorded move · 31 Jul 2024
- Brisbane RoarLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2023
- Queens Park RangersLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2022
- West Bromwich AlbionLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2021
- Southampton FCLast recorded move · 08 Aug 2019
- Burnley FCLast recorded move · 01 Aug 2013
- Poole Town FCLast recorded move · 01 Oct 2009
- Thatcham TownLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- Club #75Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2024 | 35 | AFC Totton | €0 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | 34 | Swindon Town | €125k |
| 29 Dec 2023 | 34 | Swindon Town | €150k |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 33 | Swindon Town | €275k |
| 06 Apr 2023 | 33 | Swindon Town | €300k |
| 13 May 2022 | 32 | Queens Park Rangers | €800k |
| 24 Nov 2021 | 32 | Queens Park Rangers | €1.00m |
| 08 Jun 2021 | 31 | West Bromwich Albion | €2.00m |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 31 | Queens Park Rangers | €2.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 31 | West Bromwich Albion | €3.20m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | €3.20m |
| 27 Feb 2020 | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | €4.00m |
| 17 Oct 2019 | 30 | West Bromwich Albion | €5.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 29 | Southampton FC | €8.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 29 | Southampton FC | €10.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 28 | Southampton FC | €10.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 28 | Southampton FC | €12.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 27 | Southampton FC | €13.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 27 | Southampton FC | €13.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 27 | Southampton FC | €13.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 26 | Southampton FC | €13.00m |
| 24 Sep 2015 | 26 | Queens Park Rangers | €13.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 25 | Queens Park Rangers | €9.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 25 | Queens Park Rangers | €5.00m |
| 08 Jan 2014 | 24 | Queens Park Rangers | €4.50m |
| 12 Jul 2013 | 24 | Burnley FC | €4.50m |
| 02 Mar 2013 | 23 | Burnley FC | €3.00m |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 22 | Burnley FC | €2.50m |
| 07 Feb 2012 | 22 | Burnley FC | €2.00m |
| 07 Mar 2011 | 21 | Burnley FC | €1.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2025 | Not recorded | Hungerford Town | Transfer | — |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Basingstoke Town | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 08 Aug 2025 | AFC Totton | Basingstoke Town | Transfer | Free |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Swindon Town | AFC Totton | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jan 2023 | Brisbane Roar | Swindon Town | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Queens Park Rangers | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2021 | West Bromwich Albion | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | Free |
| 31 May 2021 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bromwich Albion | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 09 Jan 2021 | West Bromwich Albion | Queens Park Rangers | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 08 Aug 2019 | Southampton FC | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | €4.30m |
| 16 Jan 2016 | Queens Park Rangers | Southampton FC | Transfer | €5.20m |
| 01 Aug 2013 | Burnley FC | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | €4.65m |
| 28 Jan 2011 | Swindon Town | Burnley FC | Transfer | €1.40m |
| 01 Oct 2009 | Poole Town FC | Swindon Town | Transfer | — ? |
| 01 Jul 2008 | Thatcham Town | Poole Town FC | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jun 2008 | Hungerford Town | Thatcham Town | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Club #75 | Hungerford Town | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.