Ryan Mason

Ryan Mason

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Glen Mason[1]
Date of birth	(1991-06-13) 13 June 1991
Place of birth	Enfield, London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder / Second Striker
Club information
Current club	Swindon Town (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number	8
Youth career
2007–2009	Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	28	(6)
2010–2011	→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)	19	(0)
2012	→ Millwall (loan)	5	(0)
2013	→ Lorient (loan)	0	(0)
2013–	→ Swindon Town (loan)	18	(5)
National team‡
2009–2010	England U19	4	(1)
2011	England U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 25 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:45, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Ryan Glen Mason (born 13 June 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Swindon Town on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. A versatile player, Mason is most comfortable as a midfielder but has also played extensively as a forward. He is a former England youth international, having represented the England U19 and England U20 teams on multiple occasions.

Career

Mason joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy in June 2007, and signed his first professional contract a year later, in June 2008 aged 17.^[2] He made his professional debut in the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008 as a late substitute against NEC Nijmegen.^[3] During the 2008–09 season he topped the Academy scoring sheets with 29 goals in 31 games as Spurs finished runners-up in the Premier Academy League.

In the Summer of 2009 Mason went on loan to Yeovil Town along with team mate Steven Caulker.^[4][5] He made his league debut at the start of the 2009–10 season against Tranmere Rovers where Yeovil won 2–0.^[6] Mason made a promising start to his time at Yeovil, scoring from a free kick in his second match against Colchester United^[7] and from a long-range strike in their next game against Exeter City to earn a draw.^[8] The goal against Exeter was included in BBC Sport's "Goals of the Week".^[9] According to the Spurs website, "after impressing for Terry Skiverton's men at the start of the 2009–10 season, the loan deal was extended for a further three months".^[10] Along with fellow Tottenham loanees, Jon Obika & Steven Caulker, on 5 November 2009 their loans were extended until May 2010.^[11] Mason was recalled prematurely, on 13 March 2010 back to Spurs after playing 28 league games for Yeovil and scoring 6 goals.^[12]

In August 2010, Mason was loaned for the first time to Football League Championship Doncaster Rovers on a two-month loan deal,^[13] and made just 5 appearances. Then in January 2011, Mason was loaned back to Doncaster Rovers until the end of the season^[14] and made a further 10 appearances.

On 28 July 2011, Mason signed a new two-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur keeping him at the club until June 2013 and was then immediately sent out on a season long loan deal to Doncaster Rovers.^[15][16] Mason was recalled back to Tottenham Hotspur in November 2011 after making just 5 appearances since the start of the season.^[17] On 29 December 2011, Mason and team-mate Harry Kane agreed a loan deal with Championship side Millwall starting once the January transfer window opens until the end of the season.^[18]

Ryan made an, albeit brief, appearance in Tottenham's senior side during their the Europa League tie against Lazio in September 2012, coming on as a late sub for Mousa Dembélé. He made his first Tottenham start a week later in a League Cup match against Carlisle.

On the last day of the transfer window, Mason joined French side Lorient on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, making his move out of England for the first time.^[19] His loan period was terminated on 23 April 2013 with Mason having failed to make a senior appearance.

On 23 July 2013, Mason signed on a season long loan for Swindon Town^[20] joining fellow Tottenham players Massimo Luongo, Grant Hall and Alex Pritchard. On 31 August 2013 he scored a hat trick against Crewe Alexandra in a 5-0 win.

International career

Mason received his first call up to the England U19 side for the match against Russia but only made the stand-by list and did not take part in the game.^[21] He didn't need to wait long for his first game for the U19's as he and fellow loanee Steven Caulker were called up for the European Championship qualification in Slovenia in October 2009.^[22] Mason played in two of the three games and grabbed the second England goal in the 2–0 win over Slovakia to help to ensure England's 100% record.^[23][24] Mason achieved his third and fourth caps for the U19s in friendlies against Turkey and the Netherlands respectively.

In February 2011, Mason received a call up to the England U20 side for their friendly against France U20,^[25] and received his first cap coming on as a 70th minute substitute in that game.^[26]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2013.^[27]

Personal life

Mason attended Enfield Grammar School and was a District hurdles champion.^[2] He also attended Cheshunt School.

References

External links

• Official Tottenham Hotspur Profile
• Ryan Mason career stats at Soccerbase