Demont Mitchell (born 24 October 1988) is a retired

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player from

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who had his career cut short by injuries suffered in a car accident. He has dual American-Bahamian citizenship.

Club career

As a child, Mitchell had trials with

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and

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in the English football league. He played for

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in the Bahamas before joining the

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in 2006.

International career

Mitchell made his debut for the senior

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in a March 2008 World Cup qualification match against the

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and has earned a total of six caps, scoring 1 goal, all of them in World Cup qualification games. His final international was in July 2011 against the

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Personal life

Mitchell suffered a serious brain injury in a car accident in the Bahamas in October 2012 which left him in a coma for three weeks. A foundation dedicated to spread brain injury awareness was named after him in 2014. Also, a soccer tournament was staged in June 2015 to help in covering his medical expenses.Monty’S Six-A-Side Soccer Tournament In Aid Of Demont Mitchell’S Medical Expenses
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* 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas Association football midfielders Bahamian footballers Bahamas international footballers Hofstra Pride men's soccer players Bahamian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Bahamian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Bears FC players Bahamas under-20 international footballers {{Bahamas-footy-bio-stub