Mason Holgate

Mason Anthony Holgate (born 22 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Everton.

Mason Holgate
Holgate playing for England U21 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mason Anthony Holgate[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 4
Youth career
2005–2014 Barnsley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Barnsley 20 (1)
2015– Everton 75 (1)
2019 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 19 (1)
National team
2015–2016 England U20 8 (0)
2016–2018 England U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:41, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Barnsley

Holgate was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire and joined Barnsley at the age of nine.[3]

Having progressed through the club's academy and reserve team, Holgate signed his first professional contract, keeping him at Barnsley until 2016.[3] 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.[4] Following this, the club were determined to negotiate a longer-term contract for Holgate.[5] After inclusion in the first team, Holgate scored his first Barnsley goal, in a 5–0 win over Rochdale on the last game of the season.[6]

Following a successful debut season at Barnsley, Holgate was named 2014–15 Young Player of the Year.[7] In addition to this award, press speculation linked Holgate with a number of Premier League clubs;[5] in July 2015, he went on trial at Manchester United.[8]

Everton

On 13 August 2015, Holgate signed a five-year deal to join Premier League side Everton for a reported fee of £2 million.[9][10] On 13 August 2016, a year after he signed for the club, Holgate made his Premier League debut in the 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. As Séamus Coleman suffered a broken leg in a World Cup qualifier game in March 2017, which caused him missing out for nearly a year, Holgate was selected by Ronald Koeman as a replacement at the right back position in the latter part of season.

Holgate switched his squad number from 30 to 2 for the 2018–19 season, as the previous owner, French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin wore number 18 instead. Yet the move did not mean Holgate played a more important role within the season. He only made five league appearances before loaned out to West Bromwich Albion.

On 29 October 2019, Holgate started for the EFL Cup game against Watford. He scored the opener by nodding Theo Walcott's cross on the 73rd minute and this was his first ever goal for Everton. Richarlison scored another in stoppage time and helped Everton book their place in the quarter-finals of the Cup. He scored no goals in the Premier League but provided three assists. He played a through pass breaking the line and let Dominic Calvert-Lewin put the ball pass Matt Ryan in an easy way.

Following the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti, Holgate established himself as a regular centre back at Everton although he was deployed as defensive midfielder on some occasions. In the 2019–20 season, he made 32 appearances for the Toffees in all competition, including 27 in the league.

After Jonjoe Kenny finished his season-long loan spell at Schalke 04, he took up the number 2 shirt and Holgate took number 4 this time. Holgate left injured in a pre-season game with Preston North End, which kept him out of action for two months. He was named as captain for a home game against Leeds United on 28 November 2020, a game which Everton went on to lose 1–0. On 16 December 2020, He scored his first Premier League goal in a 2–0 away win against Leicester City.[11]

West Bromwich Albion (loan)

On 31 December 2018, Holgate joined Championship side West Bromwich Albion on loan until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Holgate is of Jamaican descent through his grandparents, and is eligible to represent both England and Jamaica internationally.[13] Holgate was the starting right-back for England under-21 during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in June 2017.[14]

Holgate said in an interview with The Voice in March 2020 that he would be open to representing the Jamaica national team, though he had not put much thought into his international future.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 February 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[16] Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2014–15[17]League One 201200000221
Everton 2015–16[17]Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[18] 180102000210
2017–18[19] 15010104[lower-alpha 1]0210
2018–19[20] 5000100060
2019–20[21] 270104100321
2020–21[22] 101100000111
Everton total 751408140912
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2018–19[20] Championship 19120002[lower-alpha 2]0231
Career total 11438081601364
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Championship play-offs

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Mason Holgate: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. "Reds Youngster Mason Holgate Signs Professional Contract". Barnsley F.C. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. "Barnsley 1 – 1 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. "Mason Holgate: Barnsley aim to tie teenager to new deal". BBC Sport. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. "Barnsley 5 – 0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  7. "Top Awards for Hourihane, Winnall & Nyatanga". Barnsley F.C. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. Hunter, Andy (12 August 2015). "Everton in talks with Barnsley's highly-rated Mason Holgate". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. "Blues Complete Holgate Deal | Everton Football Club". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  10. Whalley, Mike (13 August 2015). "Everton sign Mason Holgate from Barnsley on five-year contract". ESPN FC. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  11. "Leicester 0-2 Everton: Mason Holgate, Richarlison deny Foxes top spot with fine Toffees win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  12. "Albion add first January recruit". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  13. "Yorkshire Blue - Everton Football Club". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  14. "Mason Holgate". Whoscored.com.
  15. "Will Mason Holgate become the next Reggae Boy to have learned his trade in the Premier League?". Voice Online. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
  17. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  18. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  19. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  20. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  21. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  22. "Games played by Mason Holgate in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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