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Joe Mason
Mason playing for Cardiff City during a pre-season friendly against Celtic.
Personal information
Full name Joseph Mason[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-13) 13 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Plymouth, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2009 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Plymouth Argyle 53 (10)
2011– Cardiff City 52 (12)
International career‡
2009–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (2)
2010– Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Joseph "Joe" Mason (born 13 May 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Football League Championship club Cardiff City, having began his career with Plymouth Argyle. Born in Plymouth, Mason has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Plymouth Argyle

Mason began his career as a youth player with home-town club Plymouth Argyle at the age of 10. He was a regular scorer for the youth team and made the step up to reserve team football with similar ease, playing his part as the club won the Football Combination in 2009, with Mason as the club's top goalscorer.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2009,[4] and immediately set about breaking into the club's first team, describing becoming a professional as a very proud moment.[5]

He began the 2009–10 season training with the first-team squad and again featured regularly for the club's reserves. He made his competitive debut, and his first start, for the club against Sheffield United at Home Park on 5 December 2009, playing for 65 minutes before being replaced by Craig Noone to a standing ovation.[6] He signed an extension to his contract with the club in January 2010 until the summer of 2012, with Paul Mariner commenting that the youngster has a very bright future.[7][8] He scored his first senior goal in the return fixture against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on 27 February 2010.[9]

Cardiff City

On 8 July 2011, Championship side Cardiff City agreed a £250,000 transfer fee for Mason.[10] Two days later the deal was completed and he signed a three year deal with the Welsh club.[11] Mason made his debut for Cardiff in a 1–0 win at West Ham United on 7 August 2011, replacing Craig Conway as a second half substitute. He scored his first goal for Cardiff City against Barnsley on 22 October.[12] He made his first start on 17 August in a home match against Brighton & Hove Albion,[13] which Cardiff lost 3–1.[14] Mason scored his first goal for the club on 22 October, in a 5–3 victory over Barnsley.[15] His next goal came three days later in the League Cup, the goal against Burnley meant that Cardiff reached their first League Cup quarter final since 1965.[16] Mason scored his fifth goal of the campaign in a 3–1 win at home to Reading on 2 January 2012.

Having helped Cardiff reach the final of the League Cup, Mason scored the first goal against Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on 26 February.[17][18] With the score level after 90 minutes, Mason was substituted for Filip Kiss.[19] Cardiff lost 3–2 on penalties after the game finished two-all.[20] Mason scored his 9th and 10th goals against fellow play-off hopefuls Brighton and Middlesbrough respectively, which put him in the top three goal scorers at Cardiff. On 20 April, Mason signed a new contract to extend his stay in the Welsh capital until the summer of 2016.[21] He celebrated his contract extension with a goal against Leeds United, then later on Mason was awarded the Club Young Player of the Year award.[22] He enjoyed a really impressive first season in the Welsh Capital having scored 12 goals, more than he scored in his previous two put together and Cardiff had reached the play-offs but were however knocked out by West Ham United in the semi-finals.

Mason managed to find his first goal of the 2012–13 season on 25 August against severnside rivals Bristol City, which was also his 50th appearance in a Cardiff shirt. He scored his second of the season on his third league start against Burnley on 27 October, Where a Craig Noone shot rebounded of the woodwork to leave Mason with a simple finish, which later finished in a 4-0 thrashing over Burnley F.C.

International career

Mason was born in Plymouth, but was eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland because his mother was born in County Mayo.[23] He represented the Republic at under-16 and under-18 level before being called up to the under-19 squad for the Four-Nation tournament and their qualifying games in the UEFA Under-19 European Championships.[24][25] He played in their 2–0 win against Turkey,[26] and their 1–0 defeat to Portugal as the Irish finished second, behind Netherlands.[27] He scored twice for the Republic in their 5–0 win against San Marino, and played a crucial role in their 2–0 win against Albania.[28][29] The Irish finished second in Group 1, behind Italy, and both qualified for the elite round which took place in May 2010.[30][31] Mason received his first call-up to the under-21 side in July 2010,[32] and made his debut two months later in a 1–0 defeat to Switzerland.[33]

Personal life

Mason grew up supporting Plymouth Argyle and attended St Boniface's Catholic College.[34] His older brother, Anthony, was an apprentice at the club and went on to play non-league football after being released.[5]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2012.[35]
England
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-Offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2012–13 Cardiff City Championship 11 2 0 0 1 0 – – – – 12 2 0 0
2011–12 Championship 39 9 1 1 4 2 – – 2 0 46 12 1 0
Cardiff City Total 50 11 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 58 14 1 0
2010–11 Plymouth Argyle League One 34 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 – – 36 7 0 0
2010–11 Championship 19 3 0 0 0 0 – – – – 19 3 0 0
Plymouth Argyle Total 53 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 55 10 0 0
Career Total 103 21 2 1 5 2 1 0 2 0 113 24 1 0

Honours

Club

Cardiff City

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Mason". UEFA. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Joe Mason". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Player profile" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Pilgrims part with Smith & add three" The West Briton. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Argyle's Mason looks to thrive" The West Briton. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Joe's in the pink" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Deal done" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.]
  8. ^ "Mason signs up" BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Mason: I want to push on now" Western Morning News. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Cardiff target Plymouth striker Joe Mason". BBC Sport. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Mason completes Bluebirds switch". Cardiff City Football Club. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  12. ^ Da Silva, Michael (7 August 2011). "West Ham 0–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  13. ^ "Joe earns first Bluebirds start". Cardiff City. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Cardiff 1–3 Brighton". BBC Sport. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Cardiff 5–3 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Cardiff 1–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  17. ^ Taylor, Daniel (26 February 2012). "Liverpool beat Cardiff City in penalty shootout to win Carling Cup final". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  18. ^ Markham, Carl (26 February 2012). "Liverpool win Carling Cup after gripping penalty shootout". The Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  19. ^ "Liverpool 2 Cardiff City 2 (aet, 3–2 on pens): Reds lift Carling Cup after dramatic shootout". Daily Mail. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  20. ^ Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff 2–2 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Joe Mason agrees to Cardiff City contract extension". BBC Sport. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  22. ^ "Peter Whittingham named Cardiff City Player of the Year". South Wales Echo. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  23. ^ "Joe Mason says Plymouth Argyle will benefit from his international experience". Western Morning News. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  24. ^ "Called up" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  25. ^ "Trio called up" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  26. ^ "Clifford at the double" Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  27. ^ "Disappointment for Ireland" Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  28. ^ "Mase the ace" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  29. ^ "Euro Joe" Plymouth Argyle F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  30. ^ "Italy edge Ireland" UEFA. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  31. ^ "Under-19's in 2009" Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  32. ^ "Step up for Mason". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  33. ^ "Young U21s lose narrowly in Switzerland". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  34. ^ "Joe Mason wants to be a first team regular for Argyle". The Herald. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  35. ^ "Statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

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