Mitch Nichols

Nichols in the jersey of Brisbane Roar (2011)

Mitchell " Mitch " Nichols ( born May 1, 1989 in Southport ) is an Australian football player in the service of the Japanese club Cerezo Osaka.

Club career

Nichols wrote in 2007 his first professional contract with Queensland Roar after the Premier League he made earlier attention to himself as a player of Palm Beach Sharks in Brisbane. In his first two seasons at Roar he came mainly as a substitute for use. It was only on 28 December 2008, he gave his for new face against Wellington Phoenix. In the following weeks he kept his place in the starting eleven and scored in the playoff games against the Central Coast Mariners two goals before the team in the Preliminary Final failed to Adelaide United.

In the summer of 2013, he announced his move to Premier League rivals Melbourne Victory. After only 14 league inserts and three goals Nichols joined the J. League Division 1 to Cerezo Osaka.

National

Nichols comes regularly since 2007 for the Australian U -20 team to use. In 2008 he took part in the U-19 Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia as a regular player. In the quarterfinals, he scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over North Korea and secured his team, thus qualifying for the Junior World Championships in 2009 in Egypt.

In March 2009, Nichols made ​​his debut against Kuwait in qualifying for the Asia Cup 2011 in the Australian national team.