Zach Mitchell

Zach Mitchell
Zach Mitchell in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Zach Joseph Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-09) 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)
* 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)

Zach Joseph Mitchell (born 9 January 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.

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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Includes EFL Trophy, Scottish League Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  5. ^ Appearances in the Scottish League Challenge Cup

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58 and 59. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Zach Mitchell Charlton Athletic Biography". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Zach Mitchell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Zach Mitchell at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Zach Mitchell pens first professional contract". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Payne strikes in stoppage time as Addicks advance". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Coalville Town". BBC Sport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Zach Mitchell signs new long-term contract". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  9. ^ "ZACH MITCHELL JOINS COLCHESTER UNITED ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Zach Mitchell joins St Johnstone on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Welcome, Zach Mitchell!". St Johnstone Official Site. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Zach Mitchell completes Hibernian loan move". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Zach Mitchell recalled from Hibernian loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  14. ^ "England 3-6 Turkey" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  15. ^ Cawley, Richard (2022-12-16). "South London's Mitchell Brothers – Charlton's Zach and Millwall's Billy – have dream of playing in same team". South London News. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  16. ^ "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  17. ^ a b "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  18. ^ a b "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  19. ^ a b c "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  20. ^ "Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom takes Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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