Demetri Mitchell

Demetri Kareem Mitchell (born 11 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or as a winger for EFL League One club Blackpool.

Demetri Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Demetri Kareem Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-11) 11 January 1997[2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back / Winger[4]
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2007 Fletcher Moss Rangers
2007–2017 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Manchester United 1 (0)
2018 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 20 (0)
2020– Blackpool 12 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 England U16 7 (3)
2013–2014 England U17 14 (1)
2014 England U18 3 (1)
2017 England U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:44, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:15, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Mitchell is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award in 2018. He made a single senior appearance for the club, in a Premier League game in May 2017, and had two spells on loan at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. In September 2020, shortly after being released by United, he joined Blackpool.

Mitchell represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. He was a member of the under-17 squad which won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Club career

Early career

Mitchell started his youth career with Fletcher Moss Rangers; the same academy where teammates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Marcus Rashford also started their careers.[5][6] He joined United in 2013, and was originally deployed as a winger for their youth teams.[4] However, after Borthwick-Jackson was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season, Mitchell was converted to a left-back in his absence.[7]

Mitchell was called up to the Manchester United senior squad on 7 May 2017, training with the first team ahead of a Premier League clash with rivals Arsenal, but was not named in the 18-man matchday squad.[7][8] A week later, he was named among the substitutes in a 2–1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, but again did not feature.[9] He made his senior debut in the final game of the season, starting against Crystal Palace.[10] The following season, Mitchell played in thirteen Premier League 2 fixtures, before going out on loan to Hearts.[11]

Loan to Heart of Midlothian

On 11 January 2018, Mitchell was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) until the end of the season.[12] He joined up with the squad at their winter training camp in Valencia.[13] Mitchell made his debut[14] for Hearts on 21 January 2018, playing from the start in a 1–0 win over Edinburgh Derby rivals Hibernian at Tynecastle Park, in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, winning the man of the match award.[15] Mitchell scored the first senior goal of his career in Hearts' subsequent Scottish Cup tie, a 3–0 fifth round home win over St Johnstone.[16] In March, Mitchell returned to United for treatment[17] for an injury to his meniscus tendon[18] and was ruled out until the end of the season.[19] He had first picked up the injury during a match against Ross County in February.[20] Ultimately, he returned to training earlier than expected,[21] playing in two further matches.[22] In all, Mitchell made 11 appearances for Hearts in this spell, scoring once in all competitions.[23]

Second loan to Heart of Midlothian

Mitchell returned to United for their preseason tour of America in July 2018,[24] and subsequently signed a new contract with the club until 2020.[25]

On 28 August 2018, Mitchell was once again loaned to Hearts, this time on a season long loan.[22] On his return, Mitchell stated that he felt he had "unfinished business" at Hearts due to his previous injury.[26] In February 2019, he suffered a recurrence of the injury in a Scottish Cup game against Auchinleck Talbot, and was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing an operation.[27]

Recovery from injury

Mitchell returned to training at Manchester United in September 2019, as he continued his recovery from the injury.[28] In June 2020, Manchester United announced that Mitchell would be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract.[29]

Blackpool

In August 2020, after spending time training with Sunderland, Mitchell joined fellow EFL League One club Blackpool on trial.[30] On 4 September 2020, Blackpool announced that Mitchell had signed a two-year contract with the club, with an option to extend the deal by a further year.[31]

International career

Mitchell has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels.[32] He was a member of the England under-17 squad which won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[4] He also won the 2017 Toulon Tournament, starting in the final against Ivory Coast.[33]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2016–17[34] Premier League 100000000010
2017–18[23] Premier League 000000000000
2018–19[35] Premier League 00000000–00
Total 100000000010
Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2017–18[23] Scottish Premiership 902100––111
2018–19[35] Scottish Premiership 2001120––231
Total 2903220––342
Blackpool 2020–21[36] League One 1212000–20161
Career total 42152200020513

Honours

International

England U17

England U20

Individual

References
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  2. "Demetri Mitchell profile". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "Demetri Mitchell". espnfc.com. ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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  9. Chapman, Caroline (14 May 2017). "Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. Hafez, Shamoon (21 May 2017). "Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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  14. "Steven Naismith and Demetri Mitchell set for Hearts starts in derby". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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  16. "Heart of Midlothian 3-0 St Johnstone". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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  25. "Demetri Mitchell rejoins Hearts on season long loan deal". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  26. "Manchester United full-back returns to Hearts on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  27. "Demetri Mitchell confirms he won't play again for Hearts this season". Edinburgh Live. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  28. "Mitchell working hard on recovery". Manchester United. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  29. "United issue update on academy squads". Manchester United. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  30. "Blackpool to take another look at former Manchester United defender - linked with Sunderland and Luton - in next pre-season friendly". Blackpool Gazette. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  31. "Blackpool snap up Sunderland target following recent Manchester United exit". Blackpool Gazette. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  33. "Spot on Young Lions hold their nerve to retain Toulon Tournament title". The Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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  36. "Games played by Demetri Mitchell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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