Reece Steven Antoniye Mitchell (born 19 September 1995) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a winger for

Egham Town Egham Town Football Club is a football club based in Egham, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Runnymede Stadium. History The club was originally formed as Runnymede Rovers in 1877, before reforming as Egham i ...

Club career

Mitchell joined

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament const ...

's academy in 2005 as an under-11 and went on to make his under-18 debut as a 15-year old. He went on to play for the club's development squad between 2014 and 2016. On 29 June 2016, Mitchell rejected a new deal with Chelsea, in order to join

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

side

Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut United Kingdom *Chesterfield, Derbyshire, a market town in England ** Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituenc ...

on a two-year deal. On 9 August 2016, Mitchell made his professional debut in a 3–1 defeat in an

EFL Cup The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by th ...

tie against

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, playing 64 minutes before being replaced by Curtis Morrison. Four days later, Mitchell went on to make his

Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

debut in a 3–1 victory over

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

, replacing

Jay O'Shea James O'Shea (born 10 August 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for A-League club Brisbane Roar. He is primarily an attacking midfielder, but can also operate as a winger and striker. O'Shea began his career with St Joseph's ...

with eight minutes remaining. He scored his first senior goal against the same club on 4 March 2017 in a 1–0 victory for the Spireites. He left the club by mutual consent in January 2018. On 10 January 2018, Mitchell signed for

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

club

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

. He went onto appear just twice for Torquay, before leaving at the end of his contract in June 2018. He was released by Torquay at the end of the 2017–18 season. In the summer of 2018, Mitchell joined

National League South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the N ...

side

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates mos ...

and later had loan spells with

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

and

Wingate & Finchley Wingate & Finchley Football Club is an English football club based in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The club are currently members of the and play at The Maurice Rebak Stadium in North London. History The club was established in ...

. He finished the season with

Farnborough Farnborough may refer to: Australia * Farnborough, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Livingstone United Kingdom * Farnborough, Hampshire, a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England ** Farnborough (Main) railway station, a rail ...

before joining Haringey Borough and later rejoining

in October 2018 on dual registration. In January 2020, Mitchell joined

Belgian Second Amateur Division The Belgian Division 2, commonly referred to as simply Tweede Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 2 (in French) is the fourth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian National Division 1. It was created by th ...

side KVK Westhoek. In October 2021, Mitchell joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

South Central Division side

Bracknell Town Bracknell Town Football Club is a football club based in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association and nicknamed ''The Robins'', they are currently members of the and play their home matches at Botto ...

. In January 2022, Mitchell headed abroad again, this time to Iceland to join newly-relegated

2. deild karla 2. deild karla (English: Men's Second Division) is a football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. The current champions are Afturelding from Mosfellsbær, who won their 1st title in 2018. The div ...

side

Víkingur Ólafsvík Víkingur can refer to: * The Icelandic and Faroese word for Viking * Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic pianist * Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Icelandic association football club * Víkingur Gøta, Faroese association football club * Ungmennafélag ...

. He left the club at the end of 2022. In the summer 2023, he returned to England, joining

Harrow Borough Harrow Borough Football Club is an English football club based in Harrow, London. They were founded in 1933 and compete in the . Harrow Borough's home ground is Earlsmead Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,070. Harrow Borough moved into Earlsme ...

. In May 2024, he signed with

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Reece 1995 births Living people Footballers from the City of Westminster People from Westminster Men's association football wingers English men's footballers Chelsea F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Wingate & Finchley F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Haringey Borough F.C. players Bracknell Town F.C. players Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players Harrow Borough F.C. players Egham Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players 2. deild karla players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland