Mat Mitchel-King

Mathew John Mitchel-King (born 12 September 1983) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hayes & Yeading United.^[2] He can also play as a midfielder.

Mat Mitchel-King

Mitchel-King in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Mathew John Mitchel-King[1]
Date of birth	(1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth	Reading, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hayes & Yeading United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2002	Cambridge City
2002–2005	Mildenhall Town
2005–2009	Histon	141	(7)
2009–2011	Crewe Alexandra	46	(0)
2011–2013	AFC Wimbledon	47	(2)
2013–2015	Dartford	61	(0)
2015–2016	St Neots Town	36	(6)
2016	Hemel Hempstead Town	12	(0)
2016–2017	Chesham United	29	(1)
2017	Mildenhall Town
2017–	Hayes & Yeading United	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:53, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Histon

Mitchel-King was born in Reading, Berkshire.^[1] While at Histon, Mitchel-King was a part-time body double of Rio Ferdinand for the Nike adverts. He gave this up when he signed a two-year full-time contract with Crewe Alexandra.^[3]

Crewe Alexandra

Mitchel-King joined Crewe Alexandra on 29 June 2009, on a free transfer after rejecting a new deal with Histon.^[4] He made his league debut in Crewe's opening day defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge. He was released from the club in May 2011.^[5]

AFC Wimbledon

On 24 June 2011, newly promoted League Two side AFC Wimbledon announced the signing of Mitchel-King after his release from Crewe Alexandra.^[6] However, the start of his season was hampered by an injury which kept him sidelined for the first twelve games of the season. He made his first team debut in a London Senior Cup tie against Wingate & Finchley on 29 November 2011. He was released by AFC Wimbledon with nine other players on 14 May 2013.^[7]

Dartford

Following his release from AFC Wimbledon, Mitchel-King joined Conference side Dartford on 9 August 2013.^[8] He made his debut on 10 August 2013 in a 1–0 win over Alfreton Town.^[9] On 29 January 2015, he left Dartford following the expiration of his contract and long-term work commitments.^[10]

St. Neots Town

In January 2015, following his release from Dartford, he signed for Southern Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town on a free transfer.^[11]

Hemel Hempstead Town

Mitchel-King left St Neots Town to join National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town in early 2016, but left after the conclusion of the 2015–16 season.^[12]

Chesham United

He then joined Chesham United.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 January 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Histon	2005–06[14]	Conference South	23	1	0	0	—		3[a]	0	26	1
	2006–07[15]	Conference South	39	2	1	0	—		5[b]	0	45	2
	2007–08[16]	Conference Premier	40	3	2	0	—		3[c]	0	45	3
	2008–09[17]	Conference Premier	39	1	5	0	—		3[d]	0	47	1
	Total		141	7	8	0	—		14	0	163	7
Crewe Alexandra	2009–10[18]	League Two	32	0	1	0	1	0	1[e]	0	35	0
	2010–11[19]	League Two	14	0	1	0	0	0	1[e]	0	16	0
	Total		46	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	51	0
AFC Wimbledon	2011–12[20]	League Two	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2012–13[21]	League Two	23	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	25	2
	Total		47	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	49	2
Dartford	2013–14[22]	Conference Premier	33	0	3	0	—		1[b]	0	37	0
	2014–15[22]	Conference Premier	28	0	2	0	—		3[b]	0	33	0
	Total		61	0	5	0	—		4	0	70	0
Career total			293	9	16	0	2	0	20	0	331	9

1. One appearance in FA Trophy, two in Conference South play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in Conference League Cup
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in Conference Premier play-offs
5. Appearance in Football League Trophy