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Zach Mitchell
Zach Mitchell in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Zach Joseph Mitchell[1]
Date of birth (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth Bromley, England[3]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[4]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Charlton Athletic)
Number 24
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– → Hibernian (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:10, 11 September 2025 (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 Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on loan from EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Career

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Charlton Athletic

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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)

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On 1 September 2023, Mitchell joined Colchester United on a season-long loan.[9]

St Johnstone (loan)

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On 3 February 2025, Mitchell joined St Johnstone on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10][11]

Hibernian (loan)

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On 5 September 2025, Mitchell joined Hibernian on loan until the end of the 2025–26 season.[12]

International

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On 15 December 2019 Mitchell represented the England U15 team against Turkey.[13]

Personal life

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Mitchell is the brother of Millwall player Billy Mitchell.[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 October 2025
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[15] League One 6 0 2 0 0 0 2[d] 0 10 0
2023–24[16] League One 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2024–25[17] League One 1 0 2 1 1 0 3[d] 0 7 1
2025–26[18] 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[16] League Two 23 1 1 1 0 0 4[d] 0 28 2
St Johnstone (loan) 2024–25[17] Scottish Premiership 8 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Hibernian (loan) 2025–26[18] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Hibernian U20 (loan) 2025–26[18] — — — — 1[e] 1 1 1
Career total 38 1 7 2 4 0 10 1 59 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

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Individual

References

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  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. ^ "England 3-6 Turkey" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. ^ 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. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  15. ^ "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  16. ^ a b "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2023/2024 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  17. ^ a b "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  18. ^ a b c "Zach Mitchell | Football Stats | Charlton Athletic | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  19. ^ "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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