Mitchell Prentice
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Mitchell Prentice is an Australia
n football (soccer) player who is currently off contract after being released by Sydney FC
in the transfer window
.
graduate, he played with Northern Spirit
and Marconi Stallions
in the NSL
before trying his luck overseas where he had short stints with Scottish club Stirling Albion and most recently with Malaysian Super League
side Pahang FA
. A series of impressive performances during Perth Glory's 2007 pre-season trip to Malaysia secured a place for Mitchell on the club's list for the 2007-08 season.
In 2008, Prentice was convicted of two counts of assault after an altercation with restaurant staff and diners at Morley
restaurant Fast Eddys on 29 February 2008. He was fined a total of $1150 and a criminal conviction recorded.
Prentice left the Perth Glory at the end of the 2007/08 season, after failing to negotiate a new contract. He was eventually signed by Sydney FC
for the coming 2008/09 season. On 3 May 2008 Mitchell Prentice signed a 2 year deal with Sydney FC
. He scored his first goal for Sydney in their first 2008 preseason cup game against Queensland Roar at Campbelltown Stadium
in their 2-1 Victory. He scored off the free kick that resulted in Queensland's Seo Hyuk-Su
being sent off for a sliding tackle against Sydney's Alex Brosque
. Mitchell Prentice played his first A-League match as a Sydney FC player on August 30, 2008 at the Sydney Football Stadium against his old club, Perth Glory. Prentice played the full match in which Sydney FC won 5-2. Prentice decided to end his contract 3 months early with the Sky blues in early 2010, after he had failed to impress new coach Vitezslav Lavicka
and as a result failed to play in any games.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer) player who is currently off contract after being released by Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
in the transfer window
Transfer window
The transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...
.
Club career
An AISAustralian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
graduate, he played with Northern Spirit
Northern Spirit
This article is about the railway company Northern Spirit. For the Australian football club of the same name, see Northern Spirit FC.Northern Spirit was a UK train operating company which ran local and regional train services in the north east of England during the late 1990s.-Operations:Created...
and Marconi Stallions
Marconi Stallions
The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...
in the NSL
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
before trying his luck overseas where he had short stints with Scottish club Stirling Albion and most recently with Malaysian Super League
Malaysian Super League
The Malaysia Super League is a Malaysian professional league for association football. At the top flight of the Malaysian football league system and it is managed by the Malaysia Super League Sdn Bhd, under supervision of the Football Association of Malaysia...
side Pahang FA
Pahang FA
The Football Association of Pahang enters a team in Malaysian football competitions to represent the state of Pahang. The team is based in Kuantan, Pahang. They play in the top division in Malaysian football, the Malaysian Super League...
. A series of impressive performances during Perth Glory's 2007 pre-season trip to Malaysia secured a place for Mitchell on the club's list for the 2007-08 season.
In 2008, Prentice was convicted of two counts of assault after an altercation with restaurant staff and diners at Morley
Morley, Western Australia
Morley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately northeast of Perth's central business district within the City of Bayswater local government area. It contains the Centro Galleria, Perth's second-largest commercial shopping centre, constructed in 1994. The Morley bus station...
restaurant Fast Eddys on 29 February 2008. He was fined a total of $1150 and a criminal conviction recorded.
Prentice left the Perth Glory at the end of the 2007/08 season, after failing to negotiate a new contract. He was eventually signed by Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
for the coming 2008/09 season. On 3 May 2008 Mitchell Prentice signed a 2 year deal with Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
. He scored his first goal for Sydney in their first 2008 preseason cup game against Queensland Roar at Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium
Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers...
in their 2-1 Victory. He scored off the free kick that resulted in Queensland's Seo Hyuk-Su
Seo Hyuk-Su
Seo Hyuk-Su is a Korean-Australian football player currently playing for Brisbane Olympic United in the Brisbane Premier League.-Club career:...
being sent off for a sliding tackle against Sydney's Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
. Mitchell Prentice played his first A-League match as a Sydney FC player on August 30, 2008 at the Sydney Football Stadium against his old club, Perth Glory. Prentice played the full match in which Sydney FC won 5-2. Prentice decided to end his contract 3 months early with the Sky blues in early 2010, after he had failed to impress new coach Vitezslav Lavicka
Vítezslav Lavicka
Vítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...
and as a result failed to play in any games.