Michael Mason (soccer)

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Personal information
Michael Mason
Full name	Michael Mason
Date of birth	June 28, 1971
Place of birth	Kassel, Germany
Height	5 ft 10 in
Position	Striker / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	KSV Hessen Kassel
Youth clubs
1992-1994	KSV Baunatal / Hessen Kassel
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007	Hamburger SV FC St. Pauli FC Gütersloh FC Carl Zeiss Jena VfR Aalen SV Elversberg KSV Hessen Kassel	11 (2) 49 (6) 16 (7) 23 (1) 79 (16) 8 (0)
National team**
1997	United States	5 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2006.

Michael Mason is a U.S. / German soccer player who spent his career playing in Germany.

Mason was born in Germany, but holds a U.S. passport. He began playing at lower division clubs KSV Baunatal and KSV Hessen Kassel before being picked up by Hamburg in 1994. He played with the reserve team until 1996, when he made the first of a handful of first team appearences.

In 1997, his career hit its high point. He was playing Bundesliga ball at Hamburg which led to United States men's national soccer team Steve Sampson calling him up. That year, he earned 5 caps before his deficiencies became apparent. At that point, his career slowly slid downward. He spent two years at FC St. Pauli, then played briefly with FC Gütersloh, getting picked up by FC Carl Zeiss Jena during the 1999-2000 season.

He is currently playing at a German Regionalliga side, KSV Hessen Kassel, a team he played with as a youth. At his previous team, SV Elversberg, he played for former U.S. national player Brent Goulet who was a long time player and now coach for the team.