Adam John Mitchell (born 18 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays for Spennymoor Town, as a winger. He began his career at Premier League side Sunderland, for whom he made one professional appearance.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam John Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barnard Castle, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spennymoor Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Harrogate Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Darlington 1883 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Darlington 1883 | ||
| 2016– | Spennymoor Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 8 April 2015 (UTC) | |||
Career
editSunderland
editMitchell began his career as a schoolboy with Premier League side Sunderland. He signed a scholarship deal in 2010 and made 54 appearances and scored 11 goals for the youth team during the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons.[4] He made his reserve team debut towards the end of the 2010/11 season and made nine appearances and scored one goal during the 2011/12 season. Mitchell signed his first professional contract in 2012[5] and made 22 U21 Premier League appearances for the Development Squad during the 2012/13 season. He was rewarded for his progress by manager Paolo Di Canio picking him for the first team squad for the first time for the final game of the Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur on 19 May 2013. Allotted the number 37 shirt, Mitchell made his professional debut when he replaced Danny Graham after 88 minutes in the 1–0 defeat.[6][7] Mitchell failed to receive a call into the first team during the 2013/14 season, but made 15 Development Squad appearances and scored three goals. Mitchell was released by the Black Cats in March 2014.[8][9]
Harrogate Town (loan)
editMitchell signed on a one-month loan for Conference North side Harrogate Town in November 2013.[10] He made six appearances for the club without scoring.[11]
Darlington 1883
editMitchell joined Northern Premier League Division One North side Darlington 1883 on 21 March 2014, on a loan deal running until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9][12] It was reported on 10 April that Mitchell had been invited to a trial at League One side Brentford, but a deal failed to materialise.[13] He signed permanently in the summer.[14] In March 2015 he went on trial with Gillingham.[15]
Spennymoor Town
editOn 31 October 2016, Mitchell joined Spennymoor Town.[16]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2012–13[19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[20] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harrogate Town (loan) | 2013–14[11] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 2 September 2011. p. 37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Rob Mason (2013). The Official S.A.F.C Year Book 2014. Twocan Publication. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-909872-09-7.
- ^ "Adam Mitchell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "404".
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Profile". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Tottenham 1 – 0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013.
- ^ James Hunter (19 May 2013). "Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 0: James Hunter's big match verdict". Chronicle Live.
- ^ "Sunderland release four youngsters - Sunderland Echo". www.sunderlandecho.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Quakers Sign Adam Mitchell | Official Darlington FC". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ Ed White (2 November 2013). "Sunderland youngster Adam Mitchell joins Harrogate Town". Ripon Gazette. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Profile". Harrogate Town F.C. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Adam Mitchell".
- ^ "Quakers winger begins trial with League One side Brentford".
- ^ "Darlington hoping to bring Mitchell back to the club".
- ^ "Mitchell remains focused on Darlington (From Darlington and Stockton Times)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ "Moors Swoop for former SAFC Winger". Spennymoor Town F.C. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Adam Mitchell at Soccerbase
- ^ Adam Mitchell at Soccerway
- ^ "Adam Mitchell | Football Stats | Spennymoor Town | Season 2012/2013 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Adam Mitchell | Football Stats | Spennymoor Town | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base".
