Dean Mason
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Willford Junior Mason[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Northwood (Loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2009–2009 | Maidenhead | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Leyton (Loan) | 9 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Bishop's Stortford | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2011 | Chesham United | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2011 | Haringey Borough | 10 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Canvey Island | 45 | (2) |
| 2013-2013 | Wingate & Finchley | 29 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2012– | Montserrat | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dean Willford Junior Mason (born 28 February 1989) is an English -born Montserratian footballer. Primarily a Right back he has also played as a midfielder. He has been capped internationally for Montserrat. He currently plays for Isthmian League side Wingate & Finchley.
Career
Club career
Mason started his career with a short spell with Southampton's Academy, he then joined Barnet's youth side, and was signed up with the first team squad.[2] After spending two years with Barnet, he signed for AFC Wimbledon where he helped them gain promotion and win the Conference South championship. He scored his debut league goal in his third appearance as a substitute on 16 August 2008 in a 3–1 home victory over Bognor Regis Town.[3] After promotion he was later released and joined Maidenhead United, this was short lived due to lack of playing time and he later joined Bishops Stortford.
He signed for Chesham United on 10 August 2011 making 2 appearances, before signing for Haringey Borough on 20 September 2011 making 10 appearances and scoring 2.[4] He left Haringey Borough by mutual consent and signed for Isthmian League club Canvey Island on 23 January 2012, [5] With Canvey Island he won the essex senior cup, beating Dagenham & Redbridge on penalties in the semi final and Colchester United 1-0 in the final. Canvey Island won the trophy without conceding a goal through out the competition [6]
On January 2013 he was on trial with Belgium side Union St. Gilloise but the move failed due to failing to agree terms. In June 2013 he joined Wingate & Finchley and made his debut on 10 August 2013 in a 4-0 victory over Carshalton Athletic.
On 26 October 2013, Mason opened his goalscoring account for Wingate & Finchley when he struck the opening goal in a 3-0 home victory over Bognor Regis Town.
International career
Mason was called up to the Montserrat national football team in August 2012, for the 2012 Caribbean Championship First Round qualifiers, held in Martinique. Despite not qualifying past the group stages, he helped Montserrat achieve their first victory since 1995 and their first ever victory since joining FIFA, beating the British Virgin Islands 7–0.[7]
References
- ↑ "England & Wales births 1837–2006". FindMyPast. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/6939287.stm
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A39696952
- ↑ http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/sport/9349381.Haringey_snatch_late_victory/
- ↑ http://canveyislandfc.com/news/2012/01/introducing-james-comley-dean-mason
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17725792
- ↑ http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=match&view=summary&id=1387786