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Mason Holgate
Holgate playing for England U21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mason Anthony Holgate[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Full back / Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 30
Youth career
2005–2014 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Barnsley 20 (1)
2015– Everton 12 (0)
International career‡
2015– England U20 8 (0)
2016– England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:40, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:59, 24 March 2017 (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.[3]

Having progress through the club's academy and reserve, Holgate signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him until 2016.[3] 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.[4] Following this, the club were determined to negotiate a longer term contract for Holgate.[5] 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.[6]

Following a successful debut season at Barnsley, Holgate was named 2014–15 Young Player of the Year.[7] Not only that, press speculation linked Holgate with a number of Premier League clubs,[5] In July 2015, he went on trial at Manchester United.[8]

Everton

On 13 August 2015 Holgate signed a five-year deal to join Premier League side Everton for a reported fee of £2 million.[9][10] 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 in the Premier League.

Career statistics

As of match played 9 April 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[11] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 2014–15[12] League One 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
Everton 2015–16[13] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[14] Premier League 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Everton total 12 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 32 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 37 1

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. ^ "Mason Holgate profile". premierleague.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Barnsley 1 – 1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Mason Holgate: Barnsley aim to tie teenager to new deal". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Barnsley 5 – 0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Top Awards for Hourihane, Winnall & Nyatanga". Barnsley F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Blues Complete Holgate Deal | Everton Football Club". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. ^ Whalley, Mike (13 August 2015). "Everton sign Mason Holgate from Barnsley on five-year contract". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  11. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  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.
  14. ^ "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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