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Zach Mitchell
English footballer
Zach Joseph Mitchell (born 9 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League Two club Colchester United on loan from League One club Charlton Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zach Joseph Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Colchester United (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Charlton Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Colchester United (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 13 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 7 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Charlton Athletic
Coming 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]
Colchester United (loan)
On 1 September 2023, Mitchell joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[7]
International
On 15 December 2019 Mitchell represented the England under-15 team against Turkey.[8]
Mitchell is the brother of Millwall player Billy Mitchell.[9]
- As of match played 13 January 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Charlton Athletic total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Individual
- "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49 and 50. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- "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 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.
- Zach Mitchell at Soccerbase