Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano (born 29 September 2004) is a Costa Rican professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Costa Rica national team.

Early and personal life

Mitchell was born in

Limón Limón (), also known as Puerto Limón, is the capital city of both the province and canton of the same name. One of Costa Rica's seven "middle cities" (i.e., main cities outside of San José's Greater Metropolitan Area), Limón has a populat ...

. His grandfather Harold was a footballer for both Limonense and Cartaginés, and he is the cousin of fellow footballer

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. Whilst his mother is a

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supporter, Mitchell is a

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fan.

Club career

Limón

Having started training as a footballer at age 3, he joined

's academy aged 8. He joined the academy of

in 2020 but left and returned to Limón after the start of the

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. He re-signed for Limón in 2021, joining the club's first team but manager Luis Fernando Fallas was sacked shortly after and he never made a first-team appearance for the club.

Guanacasteca

After a spell out of football playing basketball, Mitchell followed former manager Fallas to Guanacasteca for the 2021–22 Apertura. He made his

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debut on 13 October 2021 in a 3–1 defeat to Municipal Grecia. In March 2022, Mitchell suffered a muscle tear that ruled him out for the rest of the season, having made 12 league appearances over the course of the season. Mitchell played 13 times during the 2022–23 season.

Municipal Liberia

On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Municipal Liberia. He made 9 appearances, scoring once, during the 2023–24 Apertura.

Alajuelense

In December 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Alajuelense on a one-year contract. Mitchell made his debut for Alajuelense in a 4–0 win away to Municipal Liberia on 27 March 2024, due to an injury to Alexis Gamboa. After 12 appearances for Alajualense, he extended his contract until June 2027 at the end of the season.

Feyenoord

On 8 July 2024, Mitchell signed for

club

on a five-year contract.

International career

On 28 January 2024, it was announced that Mitchell had received his first call-up to the Costa Rica national team for a friendly against

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on 2 February, with Mitchell making his international debut in this match after coming on as a substitute. Mitchell was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2024 Copa América.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Jeyland 2004 births Living people Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Footballers from Limón Province Men's association football defenders Deportivo Saprissa players Limón F.C. players A.D. Guanacasteca players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Liga FPD players Costa Rica men's international footballers 2024 Copa América players 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup players