Elijah Mitchell (footballer)

Elijah Mitchell
Personal information
Full name Elijah Christian Christophe Mitchell
Date of birth (2003-02-23) 23 February 2003
Place of birth Nassau, Bahamas
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Positions
Youth career
2017–2019 Renegades
2019–2021 Darlington Soccer Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 BSC Panthers 14 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Renegades 0 (0)
International career
Bahamas U15 7 (0)
Bahamas U17 5 (0)
2021–2023 Bahamas 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elijah Mitchell (born 23 February 2003) is a Bahamian former footballer who played as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Career

Mitchell played for Renegades FC until August 2019, when he moved to Rome, Georgia to join Darlington School Soccer Academy.[1] He enrolled at the Birmingham–Southern College in 2021, going on to make fourteen appearances for the school's Panthers soccer team, scoring once in a 4–0 win against the Hawks of Huntingdon College.[2][3]

International career

Mitchell represented the Bahamas at under-15 and under-17 level.[1]

Personal life

Mitchell is the younger cousin of Fred Mitchell, the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service for the Bahamas. He is also the younger cousin of former Bahamas national football team players Demont Mitchell and Denair Mitchell.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 May 2023.[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bahamas 202120
202220
202340
Total80

References

  1. 1 2 "Young Elijah Mitchell looking forward to the season". The Nassau Guardian. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Elijah Mitchell". BSC Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Elijah Mitchell nets a goal in season opener". Bahamas Local. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Elijah Mitchell at National-Football-Teams.com