Zach Mitchell

English footballer
Zach Mitchell
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)
*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)

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.

Career

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]

Personal life

Mitchell is the brother of Millwall player Billy Mitchell.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
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[a] 0 28 2
Career total 29 1 3 1 1 0 6 0 39 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022" (PDF). English Football League. p. 49 and 50. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Zach Mitchell Charlton Athletic Biography". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Zach Mitchell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Zach Mitchell pens first professional contract". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Payne strikes in stoppage time as Addicks advance". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coalville Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ "ZACH MITCHELL JOINS COLCHESTER UNITED ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "England 3-6 Turkey" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

External links

  • Zach Mitchell at Soccerbase
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