:Demont Mitchell
{{Short description|American-Bahamian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Demont Mitchell
| fullname = Demont Mitchell
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nassau, Bahamas
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder or Striker
| youthyears1= 2000
| youthclubs1= Richmond Kickers
| youthyears2= 2005
| youthclubs2= Bears FC
| years1= 2006–2011
| clubs1= Hofstra Pride
| caps1= 34 | goals1 = 5
| nationalyears1=
| nationalteam1= Bahamas U20{{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}}
| nationalyears2=
| nationalteam2= Bahamas U23{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/concacaf2013/docs/concacaf_olympic_qualifying_men_200|title=CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying 2008
|publisher=Issuu|access-date=23 March 2021}}
| nationalyears3= 2008–2011
| nationalteam3= Bahamas
| nationalcaps3= 6 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| pcupdate = 8 December 2008
| ntupdate = 23 March 2021
}}
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.
He has dual American-Bahamian citizenship.
Club career
As a child, Mitchell had trials with Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English football league. He played for Bears FC in the Bahamas before joining the Hofstra University in 2006.[http://www.gohofstra.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=202 Demont Mitchell - 2008 Men's Soccer] - Hofstra University
International career
Mitchell made his debut for the senior Bahamas in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the British Virgin Islands and has earned a total of six caps, scoring 1 goal, all of them in World Cup qualification games.{{FIFA player|285806}}
His final international was in July 2011 against the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Personal life
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.[http://jonesbahamas.com/turning-tragedy-to-triumph/ Turning tragedy to triumph] - Jones Bahamas A foundation dedicated to spread brain injury awareness was named after him in 2014.[http://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/47388 Brain injury cases up 47 percent] - Nassau Guardian Also, a soccer tournament was staged in June 2015 to help in covering his medical expenses.[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
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Nassau, Bahamas
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Bahamian men's footballers
Category:Bahamas men's international footballers
Category:Hofstra Pride men's soccer players
Category:Bahamian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Bahamas men's under-20 international footballers
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