Mitchell Duke

Fast Facts

Sport: Football
Event: Men's Football
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Coach: Graham Arnold
Year Born: 1991
State Born: NSW

About Mitchell

Mitchell Duke began his career at the Parramatta Eagles Football Club before earning a transfer to the Central Coast Mariners youth team. In 2011, Duke made his A-League debut and scored a goal for the Mariners in a 3-1 victory against Gold Coast United. 

The next year, Duke signed his first professional contract with the Mariners. 

After four seasons in Gosford, Duke announced in 2015 that he was leaving Australia to join Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse. Duke returned to Australia after four seasons in the J-League to join hometown club Western Sydney Wanderers, where he was quickly given the captaincy of the senior side. 

The following year Duke again travelled overseas and signed a contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Taawoun. After a strong start, Duke was soon sent on loan back to Western Sydney where he finished the 2020/21 season. 

Duke made his debut for the Australian senior team in 2013 at the East Asian Cup tournament in a match against South Korea, while scoring his first international goal in the following match against Japan.

He would later leave Western Sydney in 2021, playing the Japanese J-Leauge 2 for both Fagiano Okayama and Machida Zelvia. Duke would feature heavily in the Australian squad competing in the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, contributing the only goal in Australia’s 1-0 victory over Tunisia that eventually led to their progression to the tournament's knockout stage. 

Mitchell would make his Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, where he featured in Australia’s opening games against Argentina and Spain. The striker made his presence felt, contributing both assists in Australia’s 2-0 win over Argentina, the most of any Australian player in the tournament.