Mitchell Duke is an Australian professional soccer player known for his role as a forward.
Duke was born in Liverpool, Sydney, and attended All Saints Catholic College, where he nurtured his football skills.
He made his senior debut for Central Coast Mariners on February 9, 2011, scoring in his first match.
Biography
Early Life
Mitchell Thomas Duke was born in Liverpool, located in Sydney's south-west. He attended All Saints Catholic College and All Saints Catholic Senior College in Casula, where he began to develop his passion for football.
Career
Duke's professional career began with Parramatta Eagles before he joined the youth team of Central Coast Mariners. He made his senior debut on February 9, 2011, scoring his first goal in a match against Gold Coast United. In 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the Mariners, where he had a promising start, scoring six goals in the 2012-13 season. However, his goal tally decreased in subsequent seasons as he was often played on the right wing instead of his preferred center forward position.
In 2015, Duke moved to Japan to play for Shimizu S-Pulse, where he faced a significant setback due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2016, sidelining him for six months. After leaving Shimizu in 2018, he returned to Australia to captain Western Sydney Wanderers FC. His international career began in 2013 when he was called up to the Australian national team, making his debut in the EAFF East Asian Cup. Duke scored his first international goal against Japan and later represented Australia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he scored the winning goal against Tunisia, marking Australia's first World Cup victory since 2010.
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Career & Clubs
Duke began his career with Parramatta Eagles before moving into the Central Coast Mariners' youth team. On 9 February 2011, Duke made his senior debut for the Mariners and also scored his first goal in a 3–1 win over Gold Coast United.
On 24 January 2012, it was announced he had signed his first senior contract signing a two-year contract with Central Coast Mariners. In August 2013, Duke had a two-week trial with English Premier League side West Ham United. In the 2012–13 season, Duke scored 6 goals from 21 games. In the 2013–14 season, he was not as prolific, scoring 3 goals in 29 games. In the 2014–15 season, he had 3 goals from 15 games. The decrease in goals can be attributed to Duke being played increasingly on the right wing by coach Phil Moss rather than the centre forward position he began his career playing. On 9 February 2015, Duke announced that he was flying to Japan to complete a move to Shimizu S-Pulse. In April 2016, Duke suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out of football for at least six months. Duke left Shimizu in December 2018, after four seasons with the club. On 25 January 2019, Duke announced that he had moved back home and signed with Western Sydney Wanderers FC and captained the club. On 22 August 2020, Duke signed a two-year deal with Al-Taawoun. He scored the winning goal against Al-Duhail in an AFC Champions League group stage fixture on 25 September 2020 but fell out of favour with the club leadership shortly after, having…
Duke was included in the Australian national team in July 2013, for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. Duke made his international tournament debut against South Korea in the first match of the tournament, in a draw. He scored his first international goal in the next match, a 3–2 loss to Japan. Duke scored again in the following match which Australia lost 4–3 to China. 7 September 2013, Duke next played for the Socceroos in a 0–6 friendly loss to Brazil, at Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha in Brasília. Mitch came on as a second-half substitute for Josh Kennedy in the 78th minute. Duke qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was included in the Olyroos Olympic squad. They defeated Argentina in their first group match but, unable to win another match, they never were in contention for a medal. He featured in Australia's team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. In the team's second match against Tunisia on 26 November 2022, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win, Australia's first World Cup win since 2010.
Club
As of match played 10 August 2026
International
As of match played 10 June 2024
As of 10 June 2024 Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duke goal.
- Club
- Shimizu S-Pulse (2015–)
- Club
- Blacktown City FC (2011–2011)
- Club
- Australia men's national soccer team (2013–)
- Club
- Central Coast Mariners FC (2011–2011)
- Club
- Fagiano Okayama
- Club
- FC Machida Zelvia
- National team
- Australia
Personal
Duke was born in Liverpool, in Sydney's south-west. He attended All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool and All Saints Catholic Senior College Casula.
Clubs
- Australia men's national soccer team2013current
- Shimizu S-Pulse2015current
- FC Machida Zelviacurrent
- Fagiano Okayamacurrent
- Blacktown City FC2011–2011
- Central Coast Mariners FC2011–2011
Played together with
- Ademir SantosShimizu S-Pulse · 1992–1996
Ahmad ElrichCentral Coast Mariners FC · 2008–2010
Ahn Jung-hwanShimizu S-Pulse · 2002–2003- Akihiro HayashiShimizu S-Pulse · 2012–2013
- Akihiro HyodoShimizu S-Pulse · 2005–2010
- Akihiro NagashimaShimizu S-Pulse · 1994–1995
- Akinori NishizawaShimizu S-Pulse · 2007–2008
Akira KajiFagiano Okayama · 2015–2015- Akira ToshimaFC Machida Zelvia
- Akito TachibanaShimizu S-Pulse · 2011–2013
- Alair de Souza Camargo JúniorShimizu S-Pulse · 2001–2002
Alessandro SantosShimizu S-Pulse · 1997–2003
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Identifiers & aliases
Mitchell Thomas Duke is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Machida Zelvia in the J1 League.
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