The best of British come face-to-face on Saturday afternoon when Charlie Austin 's QPR take on Harry Kane 's Tottenham at Loftus Road . And Austin , who has scored the most goals of any English player in the Premier League this season , is keen to put his past behind him to be viewed as a footballer and not an ex-builder . The 25-year-old came up through the ranks in lower league football , before getting his break in the big time . To fund himself while playing for clubs like Kintbury Rangers and Hungerford Town , Austin was a builder by trade , but now the time has come for a change in mentality . Charlie Austin ( right ) thinks he has scored enough goals to be considered a footballer rather than a builder . Austin has come up through the ranks , starting in non-League and working his way to the top . ' I have scored 100-odd career goals now , ' Austin told The Sun , 'and think I have done enough to be considered a player rather than a builder who plays football . I know where I have come from but I feel like I have done enough to be known as a footballer now . 'The only blisters I have on my hands these days are from the gym . Laying bricks was about five or six years ago now . ' His journey to this point is the antithesis of Kane 's , who has spent 11 years in the relative comfort of Tottenham Hotspur 's academy . The now-QPR striker got his first League break at Swindon Town , for whom he scored over 30 goals . Austin takes on team-mate Shaun Wright-Phillips during a training session at Queens Park Rangers . For Austin though , that route did n't work out . He was released by Reading as a teenager for being too small , and had to rely on opportunities elsewhere to get where he is today . 'Coming through the academies did n't work for me , ' the QPR striker continues . ' I was released at 14 . I would n't change it at all . Harry [ Kane ] would probably tell you the same about his upbringing . We just got taught differently . 'My way you pick up things as you go through the game . For players in academies ... everything is in place for them at the clubs . ' Regardless of their differences , Austin and Kane will face each other for the first time on Saturday afternoon . In fact , they 've never even met before . 29 league goals between them this season has warranted calls for international call-ups , but all eyes will be on west London to see which player comes out on top in this encounter . Austin 's career in football has been the opposite of Harry Kane , who has been at Tottenham for 11 years . The 25-year-old will come face-to-face with Kane for the first time in his career on Saturday afternoon .
Charlie Austin was a builder while he played semi - professional football . Now , as a rugby League player , he wants to put his past behind him . he says he thinks he has talent enough to be known as a builder . The QPR striker comes face - to - face with Harry Kane on goal ; the pair are the two highest - scoring players in this year 's Premier League .