Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Limón | ||
2020 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021 | Limón | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Guanacasteca | 25 | (1) |
2023 | Municipal Liberia | 9 | (1) |
2024– | Alajuelense | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Costa Rica | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 18 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano (born 29 September 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
Mitchell was born in Limón. [1] His grandfather Harold was a footballer for both Limonense and Cartaginés, [2] [3] and he is the cousin of fellow footballer Josué Mitchell. [2] Whilst his mother is a Deportivo Saprissa supporter, Mitchell is a Alajuelense fan. [2]
Having started training as a footballer at age 3, he joined Limón's academy aged 8. [3] He joined the academy of Deportivo Saprissa in 2020 but left and returned to Limón after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He re-signed for Limón in 2021, joining the club's first team but manager Luis Fernando Fallas was sacked shortly after and he never made a first-team appearance for the club. [3]
After a spell out of football playing basketball, Mitchell followed former manager Fallas to Guanacasteca for the 2021–22 Apertura. [2] He made his Liga FPD debut on 13 October 2021 in a 3–1 defeat to Municipal Grecia. [4] In March 2022, Mitchell suffered a muscle tear that ruled him out for the rest of the season, [5] having made 12 league appearances over the course of the season. [4] Mitchell played 13 times during the 2022–23 season. [4]
On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Municipal Liberia. [6] He made 9 appearances, scoring once, during the 2023–24 Apertura. [4] In December 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Alajuelense on a one-year contract. [7] Mitchell made his debut for Alajuelense in a 4–0 win away to Municipal Liberia on 27 March 2024, due to an injury to Alexis Gamboa. [8] [9] After 12 appearances for Alajualense, he extended his contract until June 2027 at the end of the season. [10]
On 28 January 2024, it was announced that Mitchell had received his first call-up to the Costa Rica national team for a friendly against El Salvador on 2 February, [11] with Mitchell making his international debut in this match after coming on as a substitute. [12]
Mitchell was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2024 Copa América. [13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Costa Rica | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Limón | ||
2020 | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021 | Limón | 0 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Guanacasteca | 25 | (1) |
2023 | Municipal Liberia | 9 | (1) |
2024– | Alajuelense | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2024– | Costa Rica | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 18 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano (born 29 September 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.
Mitchell was born in Limón. [1] His grandfather Harold was a footballer for both Limonense and Cartaginés, [2] [3] and he is the cousin of fellow footballer Josué Mitchell. [2] Whilst his mother is a Deportivo Saprissa supporter, Mitchell is a Alajuelense fan. [2]
Having started training as a footballer at age 3, he joined Limón's academy aged 8. [3] He joined the academy of Deportivo Saprissa in 2020 but left and returned to Limón after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He re-signed for Limón in 2021, joining the club's first team but manager Luis Fernando Fallas was sacked shortly after and he never made a first-team appearance for the club. [3]
After a spell out of football playing basketball, Mitchell followed former manager Fallas to Guanacasteca for the 2021–22 Apertura. [2] He made his Liga FPD debut on 13 October 2021 in a 3–1 defeat to Municipal Grecia. [4] In March 2022, Mitchell suffered a muscle tear that ruled him out for the rest of the season, [5] having made 12 league appearances over the course of the season. [4] Mitchell played 13 times during the 2022–23 season. [4]
On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Municipal Liberia. [6] He made 9 appearances, scoring once, during the 2023–24 Apertura. [4] In December 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Alajuelense on a one-year contract. [7] Mitchell made his debut for Alajuelense in a 4–0 win away to Municipal Liberia on 27 March 2024, due to an injury to Alexis Gamboa. [8] [9] After 12 appearances for Alajualense, he extended his contract until June 2027 at the end of the season. [10]
On 28 January 2024, it was announced that Mitchell had received his first call-up to the Costa Rica national team for a friendly against El Salvador on 2 February, [11] with Mitchell making his international debut in this match after coming on as a substitute. [12]
Mitchell was named in Costa Rica's squad for the 2024 Copa América. [13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Costa Rica | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 |