Josh Mitchell
 Mitchell playing for Newcastle Jets in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josh Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Central defender Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 |
Central Coast Lightning | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 |
Central Coast Lightning | 25 | (5) |
| 2005–2009 |
FC U Craiova | 107 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Perth Glory | 35 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 |
Liaoning Whowin | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Eastern | 16 | (4) |
| Total | 255 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2017 | |||
Josh Mitchell (Chinese: 米曹; born 8 June 1984) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a central defender.
Club career
Josh Mitchell was born in Belmont, Newcastle, and began playing football at the age of 4 at Swansea Swans Soccer Club and was selected for the Australian School Boys Football team in 2002. His professional career commenced in the 2002/2003 season with
FC Universitatea Craiova
.
In his first season with
Michael Baird had returned home to sign for A league side Perth Glory.[1] Then Mitchell played for his home club Newcastle Jets after signing a two-year deal on 28 June 2012.[2]
On 25 June 2014, Mitchell transferred to
Liaoning Whowin.[3]
On 7 July 2016, Mitchell signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[4]
Post-football career
After retiring in 2017, Mitchell co-founded a Digital Media company, EV Capital, which he remains part of, in a director role.
A-League career statistics
- As of 1 November 2015
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Perth Glory | 2010–11 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2012–13 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Career total | 62 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Universitatea Craiova |
Liga II |
References
- ^ "Glory Bring Back Romania Aussies". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- Football Federation Australia. 28 June 2012. Archived from the originalon 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ 辽足宣布引进澳洲中后卫 at sina.com 2014-06-26 Retrieved 2014-06-27
- ^ 【東方足球隊宣佈簽入外援米曹】 東方足球隊 Eastern Football Team 2016年7月7日
External links
- Perth Glory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 February 2011)
- OzFootball profile
- Josh Mitchell at Soccerway
- Josh Mitchell at WorldFootball.net
- Josh Mitchell at FootballDatabase.eu
- Josh Mitchell at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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