Tyrick Kwon Mitchell (born 1 September 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. A Crystal Palace academy graduate, Mitchell made his first-team debut in 2020, and has since made over 180 appearances for the club, as well as winning the

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. He made his debut for the

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in 2022.

Early life

Mitchell was born in Brent, London and raised nearby in

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, attending Hatch End High School. He began playing for grassroots team Pinner Albion and trialled with

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aged nine. His father spent the majority of his childhood in prison and his mother was reliant on benefits to support their family, meaning Mitchell struggled with attendance. He subsequently joined AFC Wembley where coach Abdi Farah became his mentor and, later, his agent. Mitchell described Farah as a "role model" who would take him to and from training sessions. He eventually impressed

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scouts in a friendly match against the academy side.

Career

Brentford

In 2012, Mitchell joined the Brentford Academy. He was part of the under-15 team that won the Junior Globe at the 2014

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and later offered a scholarship with the

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club. However, the academy was shut down due to financial decisions in May 2016 and Mitchell pursued alternative options. He had a preference to remain in London to support his family.

Crystal Palace

In July 2016, Mitchell joined

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club

. After a season with the development squad, he was awarded a two-year scholarship and featured for both the under-18 and under-23

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winning teams. In 2018, he became a regular starter for the under-23s and was rewarded with a new contract in January 2019.

2019–20 season

In 2019, Mitchell joined the first team on their pre-season tour and sustained a thigh injury that kept him out for five months. He returned to the first team squad as an unused substitute in a 1–1 draw with

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on 16 December. Further issues with the injury meant he was named as an unused substitute just once more before the 2019–20 season was postponed due to the

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. After the league's resumption in June 2020, Mitchell was named in all nine matchday squads. On 4 July, he made his professional debut as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0 defeat to

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. He made his home debut with another appearance from the bench in a 2–0 defeat to

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on 16 July, and started in the final two league fixtures against

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and

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2020–21 season

Mitchell became a regular inclusion in first team manager

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's matchday squads during the

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season, enjoying three runs in the team as the starting left-back. He started in the first six league matches before suffering an injury, and featured another seven times between December and February. In April 2021, Mitchell signed a new four-year contract after attracting interest from

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. He returned to the starting left-back role in May for the final six games of the season. On 16 May, he scored his first goal and recorded his first assist in a 3–2 victory against

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2022–23 season

On 6 May 2023, Mitchell made his 100th Appearance for Crystal Palace in all competitions, featuring in a 1–0 away loss to

. At the end of the 2022–23 season, he received the PFA Community Champion Award for his support for the Palace for Life Foundation, most notably for his work with their flagship employability and training programme GAME ON.

2023–24 season

On 4 November 2023, Mitchell scored a stoppage-time goal in a 2–0 win over

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, his second goal for Crystal Palace.

2024–25 season

Mitchell remained ever-present in the Crystal Palace side throughout the 2024-25 season. On 17 May 2025, Mitchell played every minute as Crystal Palace beat

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1–0 in the

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for Crystal Palace's first major trophy. During the match, City were awarded a penalty when Mitchell fouled

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in the box; however, the resulting penalty by Omar Marmoush was saved by Palace goalkeeper

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International career

Born in England, Mitchell is of Jamaican descent and expressed an interest in representing the Jamaica national team. He received his first senior

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call up on 21 March 2022, following withdrawals by

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and

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. He made his senior debut under manager

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in a 2–1 win over

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on 26 March 2022, as a 61st-minute like-for-like substitute for

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Crystal Palace *

: 2024–25 Individual * PFA Community Champion Award: 2022–23

References

External links

Profile
at the Crystal Palace F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Tyrick Living people 1999 births Footballers from the London Borough of Brent English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Premier League players Black British sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Crystal Palace F.C. players England men's international footballers 21st-century English sportsmen People from Harrow, London 21st-century Black British people