Carlyle Mitchell

{{short description|Trinidadian international footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Carlyle Mitchell | image = Carlyle Mitchell (cropped).jpg | image_size = 180 | caption = Mitchell with Vancouver Whitecaps in 2012 | fullname = Carlyle Deon Mitchell<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportarchivestt.com/athletes/carlyle-deon-mitchell-2/|title=Carlyle Deon Mitchell|access-date=16 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104656/http://www.sportarchivestt.com/athletes/carlyle-deon-mitchell-2/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Arima]], Trinidad and Tobago | height = | position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre back]] | years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011–2014 | clubs2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → [[FC Edmonton]] (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = [[Seoul E-Land FC|Seoul E-Land]] | caps4 = 56 | goals4 = 7 | years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = [[San Juan Jabloteh F.C.|San Juan Jabloteh]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = [[Central F.C.|Central FC]] | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = [[Indy Eleven]] | caps8 = 31 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2019–2020 | clubs9 = [[St. Ann's Rangers F.C.|St. Ann's Rangers]] | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 2020–2023 | clubs10 = [[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]] | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 2023–2025 | clubs11 = [[Morvant Caledonia United|Morvant Caledonia]] | caps11 = | goals11 = | nationalyears1 = 2010–2019 | nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] | nationalcaps1 = 39 | nationalgoals1 = 3 }}

'''Carlyle Deon Mitchell''' (born 8 August 1987) is a Trinidadian former international [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|centre back]] for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team]].

==Club career== Mitchell was born in [[Arima]] and educated at [[Hillview College]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-02-04 |title=Mitchell heads to South Korea |url=https://archives.newsday.co.tt/2015/02/04/mitchell-heads-to-south-korea/ |access-date=2025-10-29 |work=[[Trinidad and Tobago Newsday]]}}</ref> where he represented the school in the Secondary Schools Football League.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson-King |first=Rachel |date=2004-09-29 |title=San Juan's Elwin Double Upsets Arima |url=https://www.socawarriors.net/133-otc-adipex |access-date=2025-10-29 |work=[[Trinidad and Tobago Guardian]]}}</ref> He began his career in the [[TT Pro League]] with [[Joe Public F.C.|Joe Public]] in 2008.<ref name = "NFT"/>

He signed with [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]] on 15 September 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/09/whitecaps-fc-add-defender-carlyle-mitchell-their-mls-roster|title=Whitecaps FC add defender Carlyle Mitchell to their MLS roster|date=15 September 2011|publisher=Vancouver Whitecaps FC}}</ref> making his debut for the club on 6 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2293|title=Whitecaps vs. RSL Recap: Real Red Card Sets Early Tone|date=7 October 2011|publisher=Vancouver Insider/Canadian Soccer News|access-date=8 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401064648/http://www.canadiansoccernews.com/content.php?2293|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mitchell was loaned to [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|NASL]] club [[FC Edmonton]] on 11 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=4170|title=Home - nasl.com}}</ref> He was released by the Whitecaps on 14 November 2014 after their 2014 season ended.<ref name="mlss_Vanc">{{Cite web | title = Vancouver Whitecaps part ways with midfielder Bryce Alderson, defender Carlyle Mitchell | work = MLSsoccer.com | date = 14 November 2014 | access-date = 14 November 2014 | url = http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/11/14/vancouver-whitecaps-part-ways-midfielder-bryce-alderson-defender-carlyle-mit }}</ref>

He signed for South Korean club [[Seoul E-Land FC|Seoul E-Land]] in December 2014, for the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web | title = 서울 이랜드, 이영표 '옛 동료' 칼라일 미첼 영입 | work = Sportal Korea | date = 22 December 2014 | access-date = 22 December 2014 | url = http://www.sportalkorea.com/news/view.php?gisa_uniq=2014122209051927&section_code=10&key=&field=&search_key=y|language=ko }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = We signed with Trinidad & Tobago international and Vancouver Whitecaps FC defender Carlyle Mitchell. | work = Seoul E-Land FC | date = 22 December 2014 | access-date = 22 December 2014 | url = https://twitter.com/SeoulEland/status/546829057371811841}}</ref>

In July 2017, he signed for Indian [[I-League]] club [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] after a brief spell with [[San Juan Jabloteh F.C.|San Juan Jabloteh]],<ref name="bengal">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3868/main/2017/07/08/36912762/calcutta-football-league-east-bengal-sign-trinidadian|title=Calcutta Football League: East Bengal sign Trinidadian defender Carlyle Mitchell|publisher=Goal.com|access-date=8 July 2017|date=8 July 2017|author=Swapnaneel Parasar}}</ref> and appeared in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/champions-east-bengal-win-cfl-tie-late-calcutta-customs/|title=Champions East Bengal win CFL tie late against Calcutta Customs!|website=www.arunfoot.com|date=16 August 2017|access-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131041511/http://www.arunfoot.com/champions-east-bengal-win-cfl-tie-late-calcutta-customs/|archive-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>

In early February 2018, Mitchell joined [[Central F.C.|Central FC]].<ref name="central">{{cite news|url=http://newsday.co.tt/2018/02/03/new-look-central-fc-embark-on-concacaf-quest/|title=New-look Central FC embark on CONCACAF quest|publisher=newsday.co.tt|access-date=12 February 2018|date=3 February 2018}}</ref> However, he left shortly after and signed with [[Indy Eleven]] on 12 February 2018, alongside Central teammate [[Nathan Lewis (footballer)|Nathan Lewis]].<ref name="indy">{{cite news|url=http://www.indyeleven.com/news_article/show/885933?referrer_id=3577980|title=CARLYLE MITCHELL, NATHAN LEWIS SIGN WITH INDY ELEVEN|publisher=[[Indy Eleven]]|access-date=12 February 2018|date=12 February 2018}}</ref>

Mitchell moved to the Philippines in early 2020, to join [[Kaya F.C.–Iloilo|Kaya–Iloilo]] of the [[Philippines Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaya-Iloilo defender Mitchell once played against Messi |url=https://pfl.org.ph/kaya-iloilo-defender-mitchell-played-messi/ |access-date=12 October 2020 |work=Philippines Football League}}</ref>

Mitchell joined [[Morvant Caledonia United]] in 2023,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/defence-force-sit-atop-tier-1/article_16ea02a2-e28b-11ef-ac88-1b1207928433.html|title=Defence Force sit atop tier 1}}</ref> and played with them across three seasons, retiring after his last match on 2 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/1011286254498922|title=Man of the Match Carlyle Mitchell calls time on his career, signing off with one last standout performance to end the season as Caledonia strike late to defeat Eagles 1-0.}}</ref>

==International career== Mitchell made his international debut for [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] in 2010.<ref name = "NFT">{{NFT player|pid=39658}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the national side in a [[2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification]] 3–1 loss to Honduras on 15 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sportingkc.com/post/2016/11/15/roger-espinoza-earns-50th-cap-honduras-3-1-hexagonal-win-over-trinidad-and-tobago|title=Roger Espinoza earns 50th cap for Honduras in 3-1 Hexagonal win over Trinidad and Tobago}}</ref>

===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''<ref>{{soccerway|carlyle-mitchell/69634|accessdate=21 November 2016}}</ref> {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Goal!!Date!!Venue!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition |- || 1. || 15 November 2016 || [[Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano]], [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras || {{fb|HON}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–3 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |- || 2. || 30 December 2016 || [[Nicaragua National Football Stadium]], [[Managua]], Nicaragua || {{fb|NCA}} || align=center | '''2'''–1 || align=center | 3–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- || 3. || 27 July 2017 || [[Estadio George Capwell]], [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador|| {{fb|ECU}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–3 || Friendly |}

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