Mason O'Malley

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Mason O'Malley
Personal information
Full name Mason Lewis O'Malley[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-08) 8 June 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) (5’10)

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Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Scunthorpe United
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2015 Hunslet
2015–2019 Huddersfield Town
2019–2020 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Scunthorpe United 31 (0)
National team‡
2021– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:22, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Mason Lewis O'Malley (born 8 June 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Scunthorpe United. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

Club career[]

Born in Leeds,[3] O'Malley signed for the academy of Huddersfield Town from Hunslet Boys at under-14 level.[2] He was released by Huddersfield Town in summer 2019, and signed for Scunthorpe United's under-23 squad in July 2019.[4] O'Malley made his professional debut with Scunthorpe United in a 1-1 (4-2) EFL Trophy penalty shootout loss to Lincoln City on 8 September 2020.[5] He signed a contract extension in December 2020, keeping him at the club until summer 2023.[6]

International career[]

O'Malley is of Irish descent, and trained with the Ireland U16s in 2016.[7]

O'Malley made his Republic Of Ireland U21s debut in a friendly vs. Wales U21s on 26 March 2021.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 2 January 2021[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scunthorpe United 2020–21 League Two 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 15 0
Career total 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Mason O'Malley - Defender - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b Mason O'Malley at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Six additions to Under-23s squad". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Lincoln City vs. Scunthorpe United - 8 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "O'Malley happy to focus on the football after contract extension". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  7. ^ Benson, Rory (April 21, 2017). "Ones for the future: Huddersfield Town announce 2017/18 scholars". YorkshireLive.
  8. ^ Turnbull, Matthew (March 27, 2021). "REPORT | U21 comeback to beat Wales". www.fai.ie.
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