Mitchell Oxborrow

{{short description|Australian professional football player (born 1995)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mitchell Oxborrow

| fullname = Mitchell Tony Oxborrow

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|02|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dagenham, England

| height =

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Olympic Kingsway

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs1 = WA NTC

| youthyears2 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs2 = A.I.S.

| youthyears3 = 2012–2014 | youthclubs3 = Newcastle Jets

| youthyears4 = 2014–2017 | youthclubs4 = Perth Glory

| years1 = 2012–2014 | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 1 | clubs1 = Newcastle Jets NPL

| years2 = 2012–2014 | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Newcastle Jets

| years3 = 2015–2017 | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Perth Glory NPL

| years4 = 2015–2017 | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Perth Glory

| years5 = 2017 | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 3 | clubs5 = Broadmeadow Magic

| years6 = 2017–2018 | caps6 = 17 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Brisbane Roar

| years7 = 2018–2019 | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 10 | clubs7 = Broadmeadow Magic

| years8 = 2020 | caps8 = 13 | goals8 = 2 | clubs8 = Lambton Jaffas

| years9 = 2021 | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 4 | clubs9 = Gwelup Croatia

| years10= 2021–2023 | caps10= 19 | goals10= 0 | clubs10= Perth Glory

| years11 = 2023– | caps11 = 21 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = Olympic Kingsway

| nationalyears1= 2011 | nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1= 0 | nationalteam1= Australia U-17

| nationalyears2= 2012–2014 | nationalcaps2= 3 | nationalgoals2= 1 | nationalteam2= Australia U-20

| club-update = 8 June 2024

| ntupdate = 8 October 2013

}}

Mitchell Tony Oxborrow (born 18 February 1995) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a central midfielder for Olympic Kingsway in NPL WA.

Early life

Oxborrow was born and raised in the East End of London until age ten, when he moved with his family to Perth. Oxborrow attended both Woodvale Primary School and Woodvale Secondary College where he competed in the football program. Oxborrow showed talent from a young age.{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/1848976/new-life-a-blessing-in-disguise-for-oxborrow/|title=New life a blessing in disguise for Oxborrow|date=17 October 2013|work=The Newcastle Herald|access-date=3 August 2017|author=Dillon, Robert}}

Playing career

He scored his last A-League goal in a 2–2 draw against Western Sydney Wanderers on 19 December 2015 with a long-range direct free kick.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/aleague-perth-draw-22-with-western-sydney/news-story/d7c80a1806029e5fd5d4ef76932ad996|title=A-League: Perth draw 2–2 with Western Sydney|work=The Australian|date=20 December 2015|accessdate=3 August 2017}}

Oxborrow returned to Newcastle in June 2017, joining Broadmeadow Magic in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW but cited his ambition to return to the A-League.{{cite news|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4740130/mitch-hopes-return-proves-magic-tonic/|title=Mitch hopes return proves magic tonic|work=The Newcastle Herald|date=19 June 2017|access-date=3 August 2017|author=Gardiner, James}}

Oxborrow signed a one-year contract with Brisbane Roar in August 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-snap-up-mitchell-oxborrow-470061|title=Roar snap up Mitchell Oxborrow|date=3 August 2017|accessdate=3 August 2017}} In May 2018, Oxborrow was released along with teammate Corey Gameiro.{{cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/brisbane-roar-part-ways-fringe-pair|title=Brisbane Roar part ways with fringe pair|publisher=A-League|date=3 May 2018}}

Oxborrow returned to Broadmeadow Magic in 2018, where he intentionally spat on an Adamstown Rosebud player. He was suspended for 6 games.

Oxborrow returned to Perth Glory for the 2021/22 A-League Season.