![]() Billy Mitchell in 2025. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Billy James Mitchell [1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Orpington, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2019 | Millwall | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Millwall | 155 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 10 March 2025 (UTC) |
Billy James Mitchell (born 7 April 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Millwall. [3]
Mitchell hails from Orpington, but moved to Sidcup with his mother and brother when he was 15. He joined his boyhood club Millwall at under-15 level. His father's family originates from Bermondsey and are also Millwall fans, so is his maternal great-grandfather. [4] He made his first team debut in the last game of the season on 5 May 2019, coming on a late substitute in the 1–0 defeat to Wigan Athletic. [4] In the summer of 2019 he signed his first professional contract, a one-year deal. In April 2021, he signed a new long term deal with Millwall. [4] He scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win against Bristol City on 1 May 2021. [5] Mitchell was awarded the PFA Championship Players in the Community award for the 2021–22 season after becoming heavily involved in Millwall's Community Trust. [6] [7]
Mitchell is the brother of Charlton Athletic player Zach Mitchell. [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall | 2018–19 [9] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20 [10] | Championship | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [11] | Championship | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2021–22 [12] | Championship | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [13] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [14] | Championship | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
2024–25 [15] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 148 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 1 |