Josh Mitchell (born 8 June 1984) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a central defender.
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 2002–03 season with Newcastle United Jets, where he made his debut against NSL champions Perth Glory. In the 2003–04 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 Romanian club Universitatea Craiova.
In his first season with Universitatea Craiova, Mitchell started in 26 games helping the club in promotion back to the Liga I in Romania. On 15 April 2010, it was confirmed that Mitchell along with his Universitatea Craiova teammate Michael Baird had returned home to sign for A league side Perth Glory. Then Mitchell played for his home club Newcastle Jets after signing a two-year deal on 28 June 2012.
On 25 June 2014, Mitchell transferred to Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin.辽足宣布引进澳洲中后卫 at sina.com 26 June 2014 Retrieved 27 June 2014
On 7 July 2016, Mitchell signed with Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.【東方足球隊宣佈簽入外援米曹】 東方足球隊 Eastern Football Team 2016年7月7日
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionApps GoalsApps Goals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPerth Glory2010–11A-League181———1812011–12171———171Total352———352Newcastle Jets2012–13A-League151———1512013–14120———120Total271———271Liaoning Whowin2014Chinese Super League150———15020158000——80Total23000——230Eastern2016–17Hong Kong Premier League164206041285Career total10272060411148
Honours Universitatea Craiova Divizia B: 2005–06
References
External links
OzFootball profile