| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Demont Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Nassau, Bahamas | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder or Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Richmond Kickers | ||
| 2005 | Bears FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Hofstra Pride | 34 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| Bahamas U20 | |||
| Bahamas U23 | |||
| 2008–2011 | Bahamas | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2021 | |||
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.
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. A foundation dedicated to spread brain injury awareness was named after him in 2014. Also, a soccer tournament was staged in June 2015 to help in covering his medical expenses.
References
- "CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying 2008". Issuu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- Demont Mitchell - 2008 Men's Soccer - Hofstra University
- Demont Mitchell – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Turning tragedy to triumph - Jones Bahamas
- Brain injury cases up 47 percent - Nassau Guardian
- Monty’S Six-A-Side Soccer Tournament In Aid Of Demont Mitchell’S Medical Expenses - Tribune242
External links
- Demont Mitchell at National-Football-Teams.com
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