Kairo Mitchell

Kairo Ellis Mitchell (born 21 October 1997) is a Grenadaian footballer who is a striker for National League club Forest Green Rovers and the Grenada national team.

Kairo Mitchell

Personal information
Full name	Kairo Ellis Mitchell[1]
Date of birth	(1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Forest Green
Number	9
Youth career
	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Leicester City	0	(0)
2017–2018	Nuneaton Borough	24	(1)
2018–2020	Coalville Town	57	(21)
2020	Dartford	0	(0)
2020–2021	King's Lynn Town	20	(7)
2021	Chesterfield	8	(1)
2021–2023	Notts County	41	(3)
2023	→ Eastleigh (loan)	13	(4)
2023–	Rochdale A.F.C	66	(27)
International career‡
2017–	Grenada	15	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 27 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

A product of the Leicester City F.C. Reserves and Academy, Mitchell had a successful season with Leicester's under-18s in the 2015–16 season, as well as appearing for the reserves.^[2] When he finished his scholarship with Leicester City, he was offered a contract.^[1] A year later, he was released by Leicester when his contract expired.^[3]

Nuneaton Town

In 2017, following his release from Leicester, Mitchell joined National League North side Nuneaton Town.^[4] On 27 August 2018, Mitchell scored his first league goal for the club, in a 3–1 defeat to Brackley Town.^[5]

Coalville Town

In November 2018, Mitchell joined Coalville Town on an 18-month contract.^[6] He scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw against St Neots Town the following day.^[7]

Dartford

On 2 October 2020, Mitchell joined Dartford. His only appearance for the club came as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Slough Town the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round on Saturday 3 October 2020.^[8]

King's Lynn Town

On 22 October 2020, Mitchell joined King's Lynn Town.^[9]

Chesterfield

On 10 April 2021, with King's Lynn due to play Chesterfield, it was announced that Mitchell had joined the Derbyshire club for an undisclosed fee subject to league approval.^[10] Although ineligible to play in the match, Mitchell's new club came from behind to win 2–1.^[11]

Notts County

On 3 August 2021, Mitchell signed for Notts County for an undisclosed fee on a two-year contract.^[12]

On 2 February 2023, Mitchell signed for Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season.^[13] He was released following Notts County's promotion at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[14]

Rochdale

On 16 June 2023, Mitchell signed for recently relegated National League club Rochdale on a two-year contract.^[15]

Having scored seven goals in six matches, Mitchell was named National League Player of the Month for September 2024.^[16] On 23 May 2025, he was released by Rochdale on the expiry of his contract, having scored 14 league goals in the 2024-25 season.^[17]

Forest Green Rovers

On 12 July 2025, Kairo Mitchell signed with National League club Forest Green Rovers.^[18]

International career

Mitchell debuted for the Grenada national team in a 5–0 friendly loss to Panama on 25 October 2017.^[19][20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	2016–17[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nuneaton Borough	2017–18	National League North	14	0	0	0	—		0	0	14	0
	2018–19	National League North	10	1	2	1	—		0	0	12	2
	Total		24	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	2
Coalville Town	2018–19	Southern League Premier Central	30	10	0	0	—		0	0	30	10
	2019–20	Southern League Premier Central	27	11	1	0	—		2[a]	0	30	11
	Total		57	21	1	0	0	0	2	0	60	21
Dartford	2020–21	National League South	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
King's Lynn Town	2020–21[22]	National League	20	7	0	0	—		2[a]	1	22	8
Chesterfield	2020–21[22]	National League	8	1	—		—		0	0	8	1
Notts County	2021–22[23]	National League	26	1	1	0	—		1[a]	1	28	2
	2022–23[24]	National League	15	2	1	0	—		0	0	16	2
	Total		41	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	44	4
Eastleigh (loan)	2022–23[24]	National League	13	4	—		—		0	0	13	4
Rochdale	2023–24[25]	National League	38	14	0	0	—		0	0	38	14
	2024–25[26]	National League	28	13	2	3	—		2[a]	2	32	18
	Total		66	27	2	3	0	0	2	2	70	32
Career total			229	64	8	4	0	0	7	4	244	72

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Grenada	2017	2	0
	2018	3	1
	2019	5	1
	2021	3	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		15	2

Scores and results list Grenada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mitchell goal.

List of international goals scored by Kairo Mitchell^[27]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2018	Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize	Belize	2–3	2–4	Friendly
2	5 September 2019	Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	2–1	2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

Individual

• National League Player of the Month: September 2024^[16]