Zach Joseph Mitchell (born 9 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League One club Charlton Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zach Joseph Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Charlton Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Colchester United (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 9 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 7 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editCharlton Athletic
editComing through the youth system of Charlton Athletic, Mitchell penned his first professional contract with the club on 27 July 2022.[4]
Mitchell made his professional debut for Charlton, playing the first 65 minutes of a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory at home against Brighton & Hove Albion U21 on 2 November 2022.[5]
Mitchell made his second appearance for the club just four days later, on 5 November 2022, coming off the bench after just 18 minutes for the injured Terell Thomas, in the 4–1 FA Cup first round victory over Coalville Town.[6]
On 18 October 2024, Mitchell signed a new two-and-a-half year contract keeping him at the club until 2027 with a club option of an extra year.[7]
Colchester United (loan)
editOn 1 September 2023, Mitchell joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[8]
International
editOn 15 December 2019 Mitchell represented the England under-15 team against Turkey.[9]
Personal life
editMitchell is the brother of Millwall player Billy Mitchell.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2022–23 | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Career total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58 and 59. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Zach Mitchell Charlton Athletic Biography". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Zach Mitchell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Zach Mitchell pens first professional contract". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Payne strikes in stoppage time as Addicks advance". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coalville Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Zach Mitchell signs new long-term contract". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "ZACH MITCHELL JOINS COLCHESTER UNITED ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "England 3-6 Turkey" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (2022-12-16). "South London's Mitchell Brothers – Charlton's Zach and Millwall's Billy – have dream of playing in same team". South London News. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
edit- Zach Mitchell at Soccerbase