Zach Mitchell
English footballer (born 2005)
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Zach Joseph Mitchell (born 9 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
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Zach Mitchell in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zach Joseph Mitchell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bromley, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2022 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Charlton Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Colchester United (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2025 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Hibernian (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 19 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:10, 11 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career
Charlton Athletic
Coming through the youth system of Charlton Athletic, Mitchell penned his first professional contract with the club on 27 July 2022.[5]
Mitchell made his professional debut for Charlton, playing the first 65 minutes of a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory at home against Brighton & Hove Albion U21 on 2 November 2022.[6]
Mitchell made his second appearance for the club just four days later, on 5 November 2022, coming off the bench after just 18 minutes for the injured Terell Thomas, in the 4–1 FA Cup first round victory over Coalville Town.[7]
On 18 October 2024, Mitchell signed a new two-and-a-half year contract keeping him at the club until 2027 with a club option of an extra year.[8]
Colchester United (loan)
On 1 September 2023, Mitchell joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[9]
St Johnstone (loan)
On 3 February 2025, Mitchell joined St Johnstone on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10][11]
Hibernian (loan)
On 5 September 2025, Mitchell joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[12]
On 19 January 2026, Mitchell was recalled from his loan by Charlton Athletic having only made two first-team appearances for Hibernian since joining.[13]
International
On 15 December 2019 Mitchell represented the England U15 team against Turkey.[14]
Personal life
Mitchell is the brother of Millwall player Billy Mitchell.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2022–23[16] | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023–24[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[18] | League One | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Colchester United (loan) | 2023–24[17] | League Two | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2024–25[18] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2025–26[19] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Hibernian U20 (loan) | 2025–26[19] | — | — | — | — | 1[e] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 4 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Trophy, Scottish League Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearances in the Scottish League Challenge Cup
Honours
Individual