Rodolph Austin
Jamaican footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodolph William Austin (born 1 June 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portmore United.
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Full name | Rodolph William Austin[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Clarendon Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Portmore United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Portmore United | 75 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | SK Brann | 90 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Leeds United | 101 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Brøndby | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | Esbjerg fB | 93 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Portmore United | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2004–2016 | Jamaica | 84 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 |
He is renowned as a tough tackling central midfielder who can play in attacking and central midfield as well as a central defender.[2][3]
He began his career at Portmore United, where he won two Jamaica National Premier League titles and the CFU Club Championship. In 2008, he moved to Norway's Brann, contesting four Tippeligaen seasons before moving to Leeds United in July 2012. He spent three seasons at the Championship club, scoring eight goals in 101 appearances, and briefly captained the side.
Austin is captain of the Jamaica national team, for whom he debuted in 2004. He was part of their squads in three victorious Caribbean Cup tournaments, as well as three CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2015 Copa América.