Josh Mitchell (; born 8 June 1984) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
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
Newcastle United Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Austral ...
, where he made his debut against NSL champions
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 19 ...
. In the 2003/2004 season Mitchell went on to become a regular starter in the Newcastle United side. After a brief stint with The Central Coast in the NSW Premier league, Mitchell signed in July 2005 with Romanian club
FC Universitatea Craiova
U Craiova 1948, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I.
It is along with CS Universitatea Craiova one of the two entities asserti ...
.
In his first season with
FC Universitatea Craiova
U Craiova 1948, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I.
It is along with CS Universitatea Craiova one of the two entities asserti ...
, Mitchell started in 26 games helping the club in promotion back to the
Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
in Romania. On 15 April 2010 it was confirmed that Mitchell along with his
FC Universitatea Craiova
U Craiova 1948, commonly known as FC U Craiova 1948 or FC U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football club based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I.
It is along with CS Universitatea Craiova one of the two entities asserti ...
Michael Baird had returned home to sign for A league side
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 19 ...
. Then Mitchell played for his home club Newcastle Jets after signing a two-year deal on 28 June 2012.
On 25 June 2014, Mitchell transferred to
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional football in ...
side
Liaoning Whowin
Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...
.
On 7 July 2016, Mitchell signed with
Hong Kong Premier League club
Eastern.
【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
A-League career statistics
Titles
Other interests
In 2015 Josh started
travel website
which focuses better travel experience and
health website
for improving health. This project aims to help in transitioning to life after professional football.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Australian soccer players
Australian expatriate soccer players
National Soccer League (Australia) players
Liga I players
Expatriate footballers in Romania
Australian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
FC U Craiova 1948 players
Newcastle Jets FC players
Perth Glory FC players
Eastern Sports Club footballers
A-League Men players
Liaoning F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate footballers in China
Association football defenders
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