Austin Samuels
Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster Austin Samuels says James Maddison’s loan move to Pittodrie inspired in him to join Aberdeen for the season. Maddison joined Pittodrie on loan during the 2016/17 season as part of his development at Norwich City. Since then he has made a multi-million pound move to Leicester City, made himself a regular with the Foxes and earned himself an England cap. Samuels has Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins ahead of him in Scotland but the young striker hopes to make a lasting impact north of the border.
Austin Samuels said: “I definitely know that they do develop a lot of good young players here. Obviously Maddison is the stand-out one for me, watching him in the Premier League every week for Leicester. That was definitely a factor and something I thought about. Hopefully I can emulate that as well and kick on my career throughout this season and the seasons to go. When I knew Aberdeen were interested I wanted to come here. I know the history of the club, they’ve got so many good players and are always going well in the league, so it was definitely a place I wanted to come and develop myself.”
Samuels joined Wolves as an eight-year-old and enjoyed his first taste of senior football with non-league outfit Kidderminster Harriers in January 2020. The pacy winger had also played on loan for Bradford City prior to his move to Scotland.
