Mitchell Thomas Duke was born on 18 January 1991 and is an Australian international soccer player who plays for Machida Zelvia in the J2 League.
15 Facts About Mitchell Duke
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Mitchell Duke joined J-League side Shimizu S-Pulse and Fagiano Okayama in 2015 and 2021 respectively.
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Mitchell Duke represented Australia at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and Australia Olympic at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Mitchell Duke attended All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool and All Saints Catholic Senior College Casula.
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Mitchell Duke began his career with Parramatta Eagles before moving into the Central Coast Mariners' youth team.
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The decrease in goals can be attributed to Mitchell Duke being played increasingly on the right wing by coach Phil Moss rather than the centre forward position he began his career playing.
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On 9 February 2015, Mitchell Duke announced that he was flying to Japan to complete a move to Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Mitchell Duke left Shimizu in December 2018, after four seasons with the club.
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On 25 January 2019, Mitchell Duke announced that he had moved back home and signed with Western Sydney Wanderers FC and captained the club.
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On 22 August 2020, Mitchell Duke signed a two-year deal with Al-Taawoun.
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Mitchell Duke scored the winning goal against Al-Duhail in a AFC Champions League group stage fixture on 25 September 2020 but fell out of favour with the club leadership shortly after, having moved from his forward position to the wing.
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On 30 December 2022, it was announced that Mitchell Duke had officially transferred to Machida Zelvia for the upcoming 2023 J2 League season.
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Mitchell Duke was included in the Australian national team in July 2013, for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.
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Mitchell Duke made his international tournament debut against South Korea in the first match of the tournament, in a draw.
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Mitchell Duke featured in Australia's team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.