Mason Holgate

Mason Holgate
Personal information
Full name Mason Anthony Holgate[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back / Full back
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 30
Youth career
2005–2014 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Barnsley 20 (1)
2015– Everton 3 (0)
National team‡
2015– England U20 8 (0)
2016– England U21 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 27 August 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:58, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Mason Anthony Holgate (born 22 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Everton and England U21.

Club career

Barnsley

Holgate was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and joined Barnsley at the age of nine.[2]

Having progress through the club's academy and reserve, Holgate signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2016.[2] He made his League One debut for Barnsley on 2 December 2014, playing the full ninety minutes of a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers at Oakwell.[3] Following this, the club were determined to negotiate a longer term contract for Holgate.[4] After inclusion in the first team, Holgate scored his first Barnsley goal, in a 5-0 win over Rochdale on the last game of the season.[5]

Following a successful debut season at Barnsley, Holgate was named 2014-15 Young Player of the Year.[6] Not only that, press speculation linked Holgate with a number of Premier League clubs,[4] In July 2015, he went on trial at Manchester United.[7]

Everton

On 13 August 2015 Holgate signed a five-year deal to join Premier League side Everton for a reported fee of £2 million.[8][9] On 13 August 2016, a year after he signed for the club, Holgate made his Premier League debut in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 December 2016.
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[10] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2014–15[11]BarnsleyLeague One201200000221
2015–16[12]EvertonPremier League0000000000
2016–17[13]EvertonPremier League4000200050
Career total 231202000271

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Reds Youngster Mason Holgate Signs Professional Contract". Barnsley F.C. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Barnsley 1 - 1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Mason Holgate: Barnsley aim to tie teenager to new deal". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Barnsley 5 - 0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Top Awards for Hourihane, Winnall & Nyatanga". Barnsley F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Manchester United hand trial to Barnsley defender Mason Holgate in bid to ward off interest from Aston Villa and Swansea" Daily Mail. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blues Complete Holgate Deal | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  9. ↑ Whalley, Mike (13 August 2015). "Everton sign Mason Holgate from Barnsley on five-year contract". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

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