Billy Mitchell (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy James Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Orpington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Millwall | 116 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:21, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Billy James Mitchell (born 7 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall.[2]
Career
[edit]Hailing from Orpington, Mitchell joined his boyhood club Millwall at under-15 level. His father's family originates from Bermondsey and are also Millwall fans, so is his maternal great-grandfather.[3] He made his first team debut in the last game of the season on 5 May 2019, coming on a late substitute in the 1–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic.[3] In the summer of 2019 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal. In April 2021, he signed a new long term deal with Millwall.[3] He scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against Bristol City on 1 May 2021.[4] Mitchell was awarded the PFA Championship Players in the Community award for the 2021–22 season after becoming heavily involved in Millwall's Community Trust.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Mitchell is the brother of Charlton Athletic player Zach Mitchell.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2018–19[8] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[9] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[10] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22[11] | Championship | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23[12] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[13] | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Millwall" (PDF). English Football League. p. 43. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Billy Mitchell at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Kelly, John (30 August 2019). "Trials at Tottenham and Brentford – but Millwall midfielder closes in on dream Den debut". News At Den. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Millwall 4-1 Bristol City". BBC. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "EFL Awards 2022: Shortlists revealed". www.efl.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Millwall's Billy Mitchell wins PFA Championship Player in the Community Award". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (16 December 2022). "South London's Mitchell Brothers – Charlton's Zach and Millwall's Billy – have dream of playing in same team". South London News. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Billy Mitchell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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