| Jeyland Mitchell | |
| Full Name: | Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Limón, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Feyenoord |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Limón |
| Youthyears2: | 2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Deportivo Saprissa |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | Limón |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Guanacasteca |
| Caps2: | 25 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Feyenoord |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:18, 18 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Jeyland Yahir Mitchell Baltodano (born 29 September 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Costa Rica national team.
Mitchell was born in Limón. His grandfather Harold was a footballer for both Limonense and Cartaginés,[1] [2] and he is the cousin of fellow footballer Josué Mitchell.[1] Whilst his mother is a Deportivo Saprissa supporter, Mitchell is a Alajuelense fan.[1]
Having started training as a footballer at age 3, he joined Limón's academy aged 8.[2] 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.[2]
After a spell out of football playing basketball, Mitchell followed former manager Fallas to Guanacasteca for the 2021–22 Apertura.[1] He made his Liga FPD debut on 13 October 2021 in a 3–1 defeat to Municipal Grecia.[3] In March 2022, Mitchell suffered a muscle tear that ruled him out for the rest of the season,[4] having made 12 league appearances over the course of the season.[3] Mitchell played 13 times during the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 28 June 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Municipal Liberia.[5] He made 9 appearances, scoring once, during the 2023–24 Apertura.[3]
In December 2023, it was announced that Mitchell had signed for Alajuelense on a one-year contract.[6] 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.[7] [8] After 12 appearances for Alajualense, he extended his contract until June 2027 at the end of the season.[9]
On 8 July 2024, Mitchell signed for Eredivisie club Feyenoord on a five-year contract.[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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Limón | 2020–21 | Liga FPD | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Guanacasteca | 2021–22 | Liga FPD | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Liga FPD | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||||
| Municipal Liberia | 2023–24 | Liga FPD | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Alajuelense | Liga FPD | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Feyenoord | 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||