Adam Mitchell (footballer, born 1996)

Adam Thomas Mitchell (born 1 June 1996) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as a defender for ISPS Handa Premiership club Auckland City.[2]

Adam Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Adam Thomas Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996
Place of birth Vrgorac, Croatia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Auckland City
Youth career
Waitakere City
2013 Central United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Wanderers SC 24 (2)
2015–2016 WaiBOP United 10 (0)
2016 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
2016 → OFK Beograd (loan) 8 (0)
2017 Celje 0 (0)
2017–2018 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2019 Team Wellington 3 (0)
2019– Auckland City 11 (0)
National team‡
2013 New Zealand U17 8 (0)
2014–2015 New Zealand U20 5 (0)
2018– New Zealand 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 February 2019

Club career

Born in Vrgorac, Croatia, to a New Zealand father and Croatian mother, thus having both New Zealand and Croatian citizenship.[3] He grew up in Hobsonville in west Auckland, and began playing for Waitakere City before later moving to Central United (2013[4]), starting as a midfielder before becoming a centre back. He was also a member of Wynton Rufer's Wynrs academy as a youngster.[3]

Mitchell played three seasons in the New Zealand Football Championship, two seasons with Wanderers SC and one with WaiBOP United.[5] Mitchell captained the Wanderers SC team that was formed to give the under-20s regular game time in the NZFC.[3] He was also team-captain at WaiBOP United.[6]

In summer 2016, he moved abroad, to Europe, where after trials, he signed a contract with Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade. He signed on 25 May 2016, a 1+2 years contract with Red Star.[7] Due to his young age, in order to increase his chances to play, at final days of the Serbian 2016 summer transfer-window, he was loaned to OFK Beograd.[8] He debuted with OFK in the 2016–17 Serbian First League on 10 September, in a home game against Inđija, a 1–0 win.[5]

On 13 February 2017, he moved to Slovenian side NK Celje.[9]

In the 2017–18 season he was a regular in the U23 squad of the Football League Championship side Bolton Wanderers. Following his release at the end of the season and a period training with Walsall and Swedish club Kalmar FF, on 12 February 2019 Mitchell signed with New Zealand club Team Wellington until the end of the season.[10][11]

International career

Mitchell represented New Zealand at U-17 and U-20 levels.[5] He was part of the squad that won the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship,[5] and was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Mitchell was called up to the New Zealand national team twice in 2015 under Anthony Hudson as an injury replacement.[3] He made his debut under Fritz Schmid on 24 March 2018 in a friendly game against Canada.

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 November 2016[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wanderers SC 2013–14 Premiership 121———121
2014–15 121———121
Total 242———242
WaiBOP United 2015–16 Premiership 100———100
OFK Beograd (loan) 2016–17 First League 8000——80
Red Star Belgrade 2016–17 SuperLiga 000000—00
Career total 4220000—422

Honours
New Zealand U-17

References
  1. "Mitchell, Adam Thomas". srbijafudbal.com (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. "Navy Blues homecoming for Adam Mitchell". Auckland City FC. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. Adam Mitchell living his dream after joining Serbian club Red Star Belgrade at stuff.co.nz, 1 June 2016, Retrieved 25 October 2016
  4. Adam Mitchell at Worldfootball
  5. Adam Mitchell at Soccerway
  6. NZ teen Mitchell signs with Serbian giants Archived 25 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at msn.com, Retrieved 25 October 2016
  7. Mičel potpisao za Zvezdu, došao bez obeštećenja, uskoro dobija hrvatski pasoš ("Mitchell signed with Red Star, came as free-agent, soon will obtain Croatian citizenship") at Sportski žurnal, 25 May 2016, Retrieved 25 October 2016 (in Serbian)
  8. Adam Mičel na dvojnoj registraciji u OFK Beogradu ("Adam Mitchell on double-registration at OFK Belgrade") at mozzartsport.com, 7 September 2016, Retrieved 25 October 2016 (in Serbian)
  9. Uredništvo (13 February 2017). "V Celju paket treh tujcev" [Three new foreign players in Celje] (in Slovenian). Nogomania.com. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  10. "Beslut taget gällande provspelare" [Decision made regarding test players] (in Swedish). 29 January 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  11. https://twitter.com/TeamWelly/status/1095138263352762368
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