Carlyle Mitchell


Carlyle Deon Mitchell is a Trinidadian former international footballer who played as a centre back for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.

Club career

Mitchell was born in Arima and educated at Hillview College, where he represented the school in the Secondary Schools Football League. He began his career in the TT Pro League with Joe Public in 2008.
He signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer on 15 September 2011, making his debut for the club on 6 October 2011. Mitchell was loaned to North [American Soccer League |NASL] club FC Edmonton 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 I-League club East Bengal after a brief spell with San Juan Jabloteh, and appeared in the Calcutta Football League.
In early February 2018, Mitchell joined Central FC. However, he left shortly after and signed with Indy Eleven on 12 February 2018, alongside Central teammate Nathan Lewis.
Mitchell moved to the Philippines in early 2020, to join Kaya–Iloilo of the Philippines Football League.
Mitchell joined Morvant Caledonia United 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 Trinidad and Tobago in 2010. He scored his first goal for the national side in a 2018 [FIFA World Cup Qualification] 3–1 loss to Honduras on 15 November 2016.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2016Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras1–21–32018 [FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fifth round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]
2.30 December 2016Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua2–13–1Friendly
3.27 July 2017Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–11–3Friendly