Meet the academy lads -- Charlie Mitchell
By Ray Simpson
Profiles of our new intake
In the latest of our Academy profiles, here's Charlie Mitchell:
Charlie mitchell
Left back/left midfield
First club I supported- Liverpool
First favourite player- Steven Gerrard, because I loved watching him play as a young kid.
Current favourite player- Trent Alexander Arnold, because I love the way he plays and I try and put certain things he does into my game.
The biggest influence on my career- my dad who was my coach as a young player, and who has encouraged me throughout the early stages of my career.
Biggest game of my career so far- the county cup final that we won with Darlo.
The ground I would most like to play on- Anfield, because it’s such a good stadium and atmosphere
First Darlo game I went to- Darlington v Leamington
Favourite music- hip hop music
Favourite food- can’t beat a good lasagna especially my mams
The stadium in the world I would most likely want to visit- the Bernabeu stadium, because it looks incredible and is very iconic.
The best player on my team- this is a very difficult question because there’s a lot of good players. But, I’ll pick Sean Chidanyika because he’s a good all rounder and can play in many positions, and play them all exceptionally well.
Best current XI- goal keeper- Allison.
Defence- Robertson- Raphael Varane- Virgil Van Dijk- Alexander Arnold
Midfield- Kevin De Bruyne- Luka Modric- Frenkie De Jong
Forwards- Sadio Mane- Kylian- Mbappe- Leonel Messi.