Rodolph Austin

Rodolph Austin
Austin playing for Leeds United in 2012
Personal information
Full name Rodolph William Austin[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39)
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 50 (2)
International career
2004–2016 Jamaica 84 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2015 United States–Canada Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Rodolph William Austin (born 1 June 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portmore United.

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.

  1. ^ "Reggae Boyz squad for Copa America". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "AUSTIN TO MISS OUT ON PRESTON". Leeds United F.C. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Leeds United 1–1 Derby". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.