Darren Mitchell

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Darren Mitchell

| fullname = Darren Dwayn Aaron Mitchell

| image = Darren Mitchell at an interview in 2013.jpg

| caption = Mitchell at an interview in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Princes Town, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Guastatoya

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| years1 = | clubs1 = Tobago Phoenix | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 2013–2017 | clubs2 = Central | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Davao Aguilas | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Guastatoya | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = Central | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = San Juan Jabloteh | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2021 | clubs7 = Fort Worth Vaqueros | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2022 | clubs8 = Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022– | clubs9 = Texas Outlaws (indoor) | caps9 = 39 | goals9 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2012– | nationalteam1 = Trinidad and Tobago | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

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}}

Darren Dwayn Aaron Mitchell is a Trinidadian international footballer who last played for Central F.C. of the TT Pro League as a midfielder. He is currently a free agent.

Early life and career

Mitchell was born on 10 January 1990{{cite web|title=Darren Mitchell|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/fixtures-results.html?view=playerprofile&id=601|website=SocaWarrior.net|accessdate=27 March 2017}} in Princes Town in the island of Trinidad where he spent his early years but identifies himself as a Tobagonian having several relatives and friends in Tobago. He attended the Scarborough Secondary.

Club career

It was during his time attending the secondary school when he started his football career and joined the Tobago Phoenix under coach Terry William's request. During the January/December window of the 2012-13 TT Pro League, Mitchell moved to Central F.C.{{cite news|title=Darren Mitchell eager to make T&T National Team impact|url=http://www.ttproleague.com/index.php/tt-pro-league-news/domestic-news/1557-darren-mitchell-eager-to-make-t-t-national-team-impact|accessdate=27 March 2017|publisher=TT Pro League|date=19 March 2013}}

In March 2017, Mitchell was reportedly signed in by Davao Aguilas F.C. of the Philippines Football League.{{cite news|title=Central captain, Darren Mitchell, swaps Pro League for Philippines outfit, Davao Aguilas FC|url=http://wired868.com/2017/03/26/central-captain-darren-mitchell-swaps-pro-league-for-philippines-outfit-davao-aguilas-fc/comment-page-1/|accessdate=27 March 2017|work=Wired 868|date=26 March 2017}} He unfortunately, was released by the club before the beginning of the season.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Mitchell later reportedly moved to Guatemalan club Deportivo Guastatoya in June 2017.{{cite news|title=‘Chucky’ signs with Guatemala club*|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170630/sports/8216chucky8217-signs-with-guatemala-club|accessdate=2 July 2017|work=Trinidadian Express|publisher=Caribbean Communications Network|date=30 June 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024}}

International career

In March 2013, Mitchell earned his first call up for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team. By March 2017, Mitchell has already made three caps for Trinidad and Tobago, all in friendlies.