http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Demont_MitchellDemont Mitchell - Revision history2026-06-02T03:44:59ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.1http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Demont_Mitchell&diff=7660733&oldid=previmported>Red Director: Changing short description from "American-Bahamian footballer" to "American-Bahamian footballer (born 1988)"2025-02-23T02:50:19Z<p>Changing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_description" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Short description">short description</a> from "American-Bahamian footballer" to "American-Bahamian footballer (born 1988)"</p>
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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name= Demont Mitchell<br />
| fullname = Demont Mitchell<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|24|df=y}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], [[Bahamas]]<br />
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<br />
| currentclub = <br />
| clubnumber = <br />
| position = [[Midfielder]] or [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]<br />
| youthyears1= 2000<br />
| youthclubs1= [[Richmond Kickers]]<br />
| youthyears2= 2005<br />
| youthclubs2= [[Bears FC]]<br />
| years1= 2006–2011<br />
| clubs1= [[Hofstra Pride]]<br />
| caps1= 34 | goals1 = 5<br />
| nationalyears1= <br />
| nationalteam1= Bahamas U20<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf-u20-men-2007_tsg|title=CONCACAF 2007 Under-20 Tournament Recap|publisher=[[Issuu]]|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><br />
| nationalyears2= <br />
| nationalteam2= Bahamas U23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf_olympic_qualifying_men_200|title=CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying 2008 <br />
|publisher=[[Issuu]]|access-date=23 March 2021}}</ref><br />
| nationalyears3= 2008–2011<br />
| nationalteam3= [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]]<br />
| nationalcaps3= 6 | nationalgoals3 = 1<br />
| pcupdate = 8 December 2008<br />
| ntupdate = 23 March 2021<br />
}}<br />
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'''Demont Mitchell''' (born 24 October 1988) is a retired [[association football]] player from [[The Bahamas]] who had his career cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident.<br />
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He has dual American-Bahamian citizenship.<br />
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==Club career==<br />
As a child, Mitchell had trials with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the English football league. He played for [[Bears FC]] in the Bahamas before joining the [[Hofstra University]] in 2006.<ref>[http://www.gohofstra.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=202 Demont Mitchell - 2008 Men's Soccer] - Hofstra University</ref><br />
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==International career==<br />
Mitchell made his debut for the senior [[Bahamas national football team|Bahamas]] in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the [[British Virgin Islands national football team|British Virgin Islands]] and has earned a total of six caps, scoring 1 goal, all of them in World Cup qualification games.<ref>{{FIFA player|285806}}</ref><br />
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His final international was in July 2011 against the [[Turks and Caicos Islands national football team|Turks and Caicos Islands]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Mitchell suffered a serious brain injury in a car accident in the Bahamas in October 2012 which left him in a coma for three weeks.<ref>[http://jonesbahamas.com/turning-tragedy-to-triumph/ Turning tragedy to triumph] - Jones Bahamas</ref> A foundation dedicated to spread brain injury awareness was named after him in 2014.<ref>[http://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/47388 Brain injury cases up 47 percent] - Nassau Guardian</ref> Also, a soccer tournament was staged in June 2015 to help in covering his medical expenses.<ref>[http://www.tribune242.com/news/2015/may/21/montys-six-side-soccer-tournament-aid-demont-mitch/ Monty’S Six-A-Side Soccer Tournament In Aid Of Demont Mitchell’S Medical Expenses] - Tribune242</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{NFT player|pid=25321}}<br />
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[[Category:1988 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]<br />
[[Category:Bahamian men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Bahamas men's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Hofstra Pride men's soccer players]]<br />
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Bears FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Bahamas men's under-20 international footballers]]<br />
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