Demont Mitchell (born 24 October 1988) is a retired association football player from The Bahamas who had his career cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.
He has dual American-Bahamian citizenship.
Club career As a child, Mitchell had trials with Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English football league. He played for Bears FC in the Bahamas before joining the Hofstra University in 2006.Demont Mitchell - 2008 Men's Soccer - Hofstra University
International career Mitchell made his debut for the senior Bahamas in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands and has earned a total of six caps, scoring 1 goal, all of them in World Cup qualification games.
His final international was in July 2011 against the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Personal life Mitchell suffered a serious brain injury in a car accident in the Bahamas in October 2012 which left him in a coma for three weeks.Turning tragedy to triumph - Jones Bahamas A foundation dedicated to spread brain injury awareness was named after him in 2014.Brain injury cases up 47 percent - Nassau Guardian Also, a soccer tournament was staged in June 2015 to help in covering his medical expenses.Monty’S Six-A-Side Soccer Tournament In Aid Of Demont Mitchell’S Medical Expenses - Tribune242
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