| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mitchell Ian Nichols | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Southport, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Roar | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2006 | Palm Beach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | Palm Beach | 8 | (9) |
| 2007– | Brisbane Roar | 87 | (18) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 22 | (11) |
| 2010– | Australia U-23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2009– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:47, 28 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mitchell Ian "Mitch" Nichols (born 1 May 1989) is an Australian football (soccer) player for the Brisbane Roar of the A-League.
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He signed a two year deal on 11 May 2007 with the Roar after impressing in the opening rounds of the Gold Coast Premier League with Palm Beach Sharks, leading the goal scoring charts from midfield after 7 matches. Roar manager Frank Farina stated that Nichols was "one for the future" the official press conference following his signing.
Nichols made a solid start to his career in the A-League with a number of substitute appearances and a couple of disallowed goals. He also received his first call-up to the Australian Under 20 squad for a training camp on 7 October 2007. He scored his first goal for the Roar in his side's 4-1 victory over Perth Glory midway through the 2008-09 season.
Nichols represented the Australia U-20 team during the AFC U-19 Championship in Saudi Arabia. He scored two goals in the Quarter Final match against North Korea including a spectacular overhead kick in extra time. Nichols is currently a member of the Australia U-23 team receiving his first cap in 2010. Nichols made his first senior international debut for the Socceroos on 4 March 2009 in a AFC Asian Cup qualifing match versus Kuwait.
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Game time | Match Report |
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| 1 | 5 March 2009 | Kuwait | 0–1 | Loss | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | 70' | Report |
| Club | Season | Domestic | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |||
| Brisbane Roar | 2007–08 | A-League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | A-League | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | A-League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | A-League | 32 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2011-12 | A-League | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| Brisbane Roar total | 86 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 17 | 13 | ||
1 - includes A-League final series statistics
2 - includes FIFA Club World Cup statistics; AFC Champions League statistics are included in season commencing after group stages (i.e. ACL and A-League seasons etc.)
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