Byron Mitchell (soccer)

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Byron Mitchell
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-09-19) September 19, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Long Beach, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1991 Cape Henry Dolphins
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992, 1994–1995 Old Dominion Monarchs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994 Hampton Roads Hurricanes
1995 Roanoke River Dawgs
1996 Hampton Roads Mariners
1997 Carolina Dynamo 20 (1)
1997–1998 St. Louis Ambush (indoor) 15 (1)
1998 Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) 22 (0)
1998–1999 Hampton Roads Mariners 47 (1)
1998–1999 Harrisburg Heat (indoor) 17 (2)
1999–2000 Buffalo Blizzard (indoor) 8 (0)
2001–2002 Cleveland Crunch (indoor) 13 (0)
2002–2003 Atlanta Silverbacks 44 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Byron Mitchell is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League and National Professional Soccer League.

Mitchell graduated from Cape Henry Collegiate School, a secondary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He attended Old Dominion University, playing on the men's soccer team in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995. [1] In addition to playing for Old Dominion, Mitchell spent the summer of 1994 with the Hampton Roads Hurricanes of the USISL and the summer of 1995 with the Roanoke River Dawgs of the USISL Premier League. In January 1995, the Canton Invaders selected Mitchell in the National Professional Soccer League Draft, but Mitchell did not sign with them. [2] In 1996, Mitchell rejoined the Hurricanes, now known as the Hampton Roads Mariners playing in the USISL Select League. [3] In 1997, Mitchell moved up to the Carolina Dynamo of the USISL A-League. That fall, he began his indoor career with the St. Louis Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League. On January 1, 1998, the Ambush traded Mitchell and Cash to the Cincinnati Silverbacks in exchange for Franklin McIntosh. On February 5, 1998, Mitchell signed with the Hampton Roads Mariners for the 1998 summer season. [4] He would play both the 1998 and 1999 seasons with them. In the fall of 1998, Mitchell moved to his third indoor team, the Harrisburg Heat. On March 19, 1999, the Heat traded Mitchell and Jim Hesch to the Buffalo Blizzard for Bernie Lilavois. [5] He continued to play for Buffalo in the 1999–2000 season. Mitchell did not play the 2000–2001 indoor season. In August 2001, the Cleveland Crunch selected Mitchell in the Major Indoor Soccer League dispersal draft. [6] On March 21, 2002, Mitchell joined the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL A-League. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Old Dominion soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  2. ↑ NPSL: 1995 Amateur Draft
  3. ↑ RELAXED MITCHELL ENJOYS HIS WORK
  4. ↑ 7 SOCCER PLAYERS SIGN TO PLAY WITH MARINERS THEY INCLUDE BYRON MITCHELL
  5. ↑ Indoor soccer: Memorable dates in Harrisburg Heat history
  6. ↑ MISL Holds Dispersal Draft
  7. ↑ Atlanta Silverbacks Sign Five.
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