David Mitchell (born 4 April 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Partick Thistle. Mitchell has previously played for Ayr United, Stranraer, Dundee, Falkirk, Clyde and Hibernian.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ayr United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Ayr United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Stranraer (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Stranraer | 159 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Dundee | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Falkirk | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Clyde | 39 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Partick Thistle | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 1 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Mitchell began his career at Ayr United, but having not featured in the first team he joined Stranraer on loan in July 2009,[1] then made the move permanent in June 2010.[2] He stated that his decision to make the initial loan move was to achieve his ambition of first team football which he felt he wouldn't get at Ayr.[3] Mitchell was part of the club's successful promotion campaign in 2012, when having initially lost against Albion Rovers in the play-offs, Stranraer were promoted to the Scottish Second Division due to the demise of Rangers.[3] During the 2014–15 season, Scottish Championship side Hibernian were reported to be interested in signing Mitchell.[4]
In June 2015, Mitchell agreed a pre-contract with Dundee.[5] He made his debut on 20 March 2016, in the Dundee derby against Dundee United, coming on as a substitute following a red card for Scott Bain.[6] He left Dundee at the end of the 2016–17 season.
On 1 June 2017, Mitchell agreed a contract with Falkirk.[7] On 24 May 2019, Mitchell signed for Clyde, on a one-year contract.[8] He moved to Premiership club Hibernian in August 2021,[9] and left them in June 2022 without having played a first-team game.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ayr United | 2009–10[12] | Scottish First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stranraer (loan) | 2009–10[12] | Scottish Third Division | 35 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Stranraer | 2010–11[14] | 32[15] | 0 | 5[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[17] | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[18] | Scottish Second Division | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[19] | Scottish League One | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[20] | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Total | 159 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 204 | 0 | ||
| Dundee | 2015–16[21] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17[22] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk | 2017–18[23] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19[24] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Clyde | 2019–20[25] | Scottish League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 208 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 261 | 0 | ||
Partick Thistle F.C. – current squad | |
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