Mason Holgate

Mason Holgate

Personal information
Full name	Mason Anthony Holgate[1]
Date of birth	22 October 1996
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^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	0	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	England U20	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 13 August 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:00, 21 November 2015

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

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 included 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2015.

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[10]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2014–15[11]	Barnsley	League One	20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
2015–16[12]	Everton	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			20	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	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. "Reds Youngster Mason Holgate Signs Professional Contract". Barnsley F.C. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
3. "Barnsley 1 - 1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
4. "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 18 August 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.

External links

• Mason Holgate profile at Barnsley F.C.
• Mason Holgate career statistics at Soccerbase