Demetri Mitchell

Demetri Kareem Mitchell (born 11 January 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or as a winger for EFL Championship club Blackpool.

Mitchell is a graduate of the Manchester United youth system and won the Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award in 2018. He made a single senior appearance for the club, in a Premier League game in May 2017, and had two spells on loan at Scottish club Heart of Midlothian. In September 2020, shortly after being released by United, he joined Blackpool.

Mitchell represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. He was a member of the under-17 squad which won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Club Career

Manchester United

Early career

Mitchell started his youth career with Fletcher Moss Rangers; the same academy where teammates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Marcus Rashford also started their careers. He joined United in 2013, and was originally deployed as a winger for their youth teams. However, after Borthwick-Jackson was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season, Mitchell was converted to a left-back in his absence.

Mitchell was called up to the Manchester United senior squad on 7 May 2017, training with the first team ahead of a Premier League clash with rivals Arsenal, but was not named in the 18-man matchday squad. A week later, he was named among the substitutes in a 2–1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, but again did not feature. He made his senior debut in the final game of the season, starting against Crystal Palace. The following season, Mitchell played in thirteen Premier League 2 fixtures, before going out on loan to Hearts.

Loan to Heart of Midlothian

On 11 January 2018, Mitchell was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) until the end of the season. He joined up with the squad at their winter training camp in Valencia. Mitchell made his debut for

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