Carlyle Deon Mitchell (born 8 August 1987) is a Trinidadian former international

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who played as a

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for the

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Club career

Born in

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, Mitchell began his career in the

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with Joe Public in 2008. He signed with

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on 15 September 2011, making his debut for the club on 6 October 2011. Mitchell was loaned to NASL club

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on 11 March 2013. He was released by the Whitecaps on 14 November 2014 after their 2014 season ended. He signed for South Korean club Seoul E-Land in December 2014, for the 2015 season. In July 2017, he signed for Indian

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club

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after a brief spell with

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, and appeared in the

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. In early February 2018, Mitchell joined

Central FC Central Football Club is a Trinidad and Tobago professional Association football, football club, based in California, Trinidad and Tobago, California, that plays in the TT Pro League. Founded in 2012, the ''Sharks'' were the 21st team to join th ...

. However, he left shortly after and signed with

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on 12 February 2018, alongside Central teammate Nathan Lewis. Mitchell moved to the Philippines in early 2020, to join Kaya–Iloilo of the

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. Mitchell joined

Morvant Caledonia United Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional Association football, football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago, Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Cr ...

in 2023, and played with them across three seasons, retiring after his last match on 2 June 2025.

International career

Mitchell made his international debut for

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in 2010. He scored his first goal for the national side in a

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3–1 loss to Honduras on 15 November 2016.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''

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