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, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central defender Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Liaoning Whowin | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| 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 | Universitatea Craiova | 107 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Perth Glory | 35 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | (1) |
| 2014– | Liaoning Whowin | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 November 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Josh Mitchell (born 8 June 1984) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Liaoning Whowin in the Chinese Super League.
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, where he made his debut against NSL champions Perth Glory. 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 club Romanian club FC Universitatea Craiova.
In his first season with FC Universitatea Craiova, Mitchell started in 26 games helping the club in promotion back to the Liga 1 in Romania. On 15 April 2010 it was confirmed that Mitchell along with his FC Universitatea Craiova 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]
0n 25 June 2014, Mitchell transferred to Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin.[3]
A-League career statistics
- As of 19 September 2014
| 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 | 34 | 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 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 |  Universitatea Craiova | Liga II |
References
- ↑ "Glory Bring Back Romania Aussies". Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ↑ "Jets sign Josh Mitchell". Football Federation Australia. 28 June 2012. 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
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