Mitch Brundle
English footballer (born 1994)
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Mitch Ronnie Brundle (born 4 December 1994) is an English professional football manager and footballer, who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitch Ronnie Brundle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Braintree Town | 77 | (7) |
| 2016 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Gateshead | 34 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Dover Athletic | 91 | (12) |
| 2019–2021 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 44 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Barnet | 22 | (3) |
| 2022 | Farnborough | 14 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Dover Athletic | 17 | (0) |
| 2024 | Lydd Town | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Dover Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:06, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Brundle was born in Croydon, London.[3] He joined League One club Yeovil Town as a first-year scholar in May 2011, having formerly been a member of the youth systems of Millwall and Cambridge United.[5] Following the completion of his two-year scholarship, he was released along with his fellow scholars.[6]
Following his release by Yeovil, Brundle signed for League One club Bristol City.[citation needed] On 31 January 2014, Brundle joined League Two club Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[7] Brundle made his Football League debut in a 1–0 victory against Newport County on 22 February 2014.[8] Brundle returned from his loan spell at Cheltenham having made seven appearances for the League Two club.[citation needed] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Brundle was released by Bristol City after failing to make an appearance.[9]
Brundle signed for Conference Premier club Braintree Town on 30 July 2014 on a one-year contract.[10]
On 15 January 2016, Brundle joined National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town on loan for one month.[11]
Brundle signed for Braintree's fellow National League club Gateshead on 27 June 2016 on a one-year contract.[12] He was released by Gateshead after just one season at the club.[13]
Following his release from Gateshead, Brundle signed for fellow National League club Dover Athletic on 28 May 2017 on a two-year contract.[14]
Brundle signed for Dover's National League rivals Dagenham & Redbridge on 26 June 2019 on a two-year contract.[15] He was released by Dagenham along with five others in June 2021 following the expiration of his contract.[16]
Brundle signed for Barnet in July 2021 on a two-year contract.[17] He left the club in January 2022 by mutual consent.[18]
The following month he joined Farnborough.[19] Despite gaining promotion with the club, it was announced that Brundle would leave at the end of his contract in June.[20]
On 2 July 2022, Brundle returned to Dover Athletic following their relegation to the National League South, taking on the role of player/assistant manager.[21] Following the departure of Andy Hessenthaler in January 2023, Brundle was given joint-caretaker charge of the first-team with academy manager Mike Sandmann.[22] He was given the job on a permanent basis on 16 January 2023, making him the youngest manager ever in English football.[23] On 5 December 2023, Brundle was sacked with the club sitting in 23rd position, ten points from safety having accumulated just twelve points from twenty-one matches.[24]
In January 2024, Brundle returned to his playing career with SCEFL Premier Division club Lydd Town.[25]
Personal life
Brundle founded sportswear brand MPR Sports with fellow non-league footballer James Rogers.[26]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2011–12[27] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[28] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bristol City | 2013–14[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2013–14[8] | League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Braintree Town | 2014–15[29] | Conference Premier | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 48 | 4 | |
| 2015–16[29] | National League | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 77 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 7 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2015–16[29] | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Gateshead | 2016–17[29] | National League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2017–18[29] | National League | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 51 | 5 | |
| 2018–19[29] | National League | 45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 50 | 8 | ||
| Total | 91 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 101 | 13 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2019–20[29] | National League | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2020–21[29] | National League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 51 | 13 | |||
| Barnet | 2021–22[29] | National League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Farnborough | 2021–22[29] | SFL Premier Division South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic | 2022–23 | National League South | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lydd Town | 2023–24[30] | SCEFL Premier Division | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 319 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 355 | 40 | ||
