00:00My name is Roel Mitchell from Moncloon, New Jersey. I play for New York Red Bulls currently.
00:05I went to college at Wake Forest University and now I'm here in the beautiful country of Trinidad.
00:10I love to be here. My parents are from here so I couldn't ask for being a better place. I'm glad to be here.
00:15He's Jersey born but Roel Mitchell will be hoping to score goals for his father's home country of TNT.
00:21The 22-year-old missed over a year with an ACL injury but has made a strong return scoring nine goals for the New York Red Bulls' reserves.
00:30And his maiden call to represent TNT is a just reward for his resilience.
00:34I was very excited, you know. I mean, like I said, coming back from his injury, you know, I wasn't expecting a lot this year.
00:39I thought I was going to have a slower start but, you know, I think the staff here really believes in me and believes in my quality.
00:44And, yeah, I couldn't thank the staff even more, especially York. I know him from his history, you know,
00:51just trying to create more legacy and create more history for this country.
00:54This is only the second time the former Wake Forest striker has been to TNT
00:58but has quickly integrated into the camp and is looking forward to seeing the fans.
01:03It's been great vibes, great energy, great intensity. That's what I expected.
01:07And then going into these games, I don't expect any less.
01:10So I just expect the same intensity as going into training and into the games.
01:14It means a lot. I mean, I know the soccer culture here is really big.
01:17So playing in front of however many fans, I know it's going to be a lot on Thursday is going to mean a lot.
01:22It's going to be a lot of pressure.
01:24But, you know, I love to see fans and I love to interact with them as well.
01:28And asked what he can bring to the TNT setup, he gave a true striker's response.
01:33Hopefully, you can bring goals, celebrations and joy to the fans.
01:36You know, I'll try to bring as much as I could, but that's what I can do.
01:39My name is Roel Mitchell.
01:41I'm happy to be in trend at it.
01:42I'm happy to see you guys in the future in the stadium.
01:44See you on Thursday.
01:46Terrence Clark, TV6 Sport.
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