Demetri Mitchell

Manchester United

Early career

Mitchell started his youth career with Fletcher Moss Rangers; the same academy where teammates Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and Marcus Rashford also started their careers. He joined United in 2013, and was originally deployed as a winger for their youth teams. However, after Borthwick-Jackson was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the 2016–17 season, Mitchell was converted to a left-back in his absence. Mitchell was called up to the Manchester United senior squad on 7 May 2017, training with the first team ahead of a Premier League clash with rivals Arsenal, but was not named in the 18-man matchday squad. A week later, he was named among the substitutes in a 2–1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur, but again did not feature. He made his senior debut in the final game of the season, starting against Crystal Palace. The following season, Mitchell played in thirteen Premier League 2 fixtures, before going out on loan to Hearts.

Loans to Heart of Midlothian

On 11 January 2018, Mitchell was loaned to Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian until the end of the season. He joined up with the squad at their winter training camp in Valencia. Mitchell made his debut for Hearts on 21 January 2018, playing from the start in a 1–0 win over Edinburgh Derby rivals Hibernian at Tynecastle Park, in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, winning the man of the match award. Mitchell scored the first senior goal of his career in…

Mitchell has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 levels. He was a member of the England under-17 squad which won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He also won the 2017 Toulon Tournament, starting in the final against Ivory Coast. In January 2022 Mitchell said that he hoped to represent Jamaica, where his grandparents were born. On 19 May 2025, he made the preliminary 60-man squad for the Jamaica national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

As of match played 22 March 2025

Blackpool

EFL League One play-offs: 2021 England U17

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship: 2014 England U20

Toulon Tournament: 2017 Individual

Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year: 2017–18