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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 23)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Worksop Town
Youth career
0000–2015 Hunslet
2015–2019 Huddersfield Town
2019–2020 Scunthorpe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Scunthorpe United 74 (0)
2023Ilkeston Town (loan) 8 (0)
2023–2024 Bradford (Park Avenue) 28 (1)
2024– Worksop Town 0 (0)
International career
2021 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 19 September 2024 (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 Worksop Town. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.

Club career

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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]

In February 2023, O'Malley signed for Ilkeston Town on an initial one-month loan deal alongside teammate Jordan Hallam.[7]

Following his release from Scunthorpe, O'Malley signed for Bradford (Park Avenue) on 1 August 2023.[citation needed]

In September 2024, O'Malley joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Worksop Town.[8]

International career

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O'Malley is of Irish descent, and trained with the Ireland U16s in 2016.[9]

O'Malley made his Republic Of Ireland U21s debut in a friendly vs. Wales U21s on 26 March 2021.[10]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2023–24 season
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[11] League Two 29 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 31 0
2021–22[12] League Two 25 0 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 28 0
2022–23[3] National League 21 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
Total 75 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 81 0
Ilkeston Town 2022–23[13] Southern Premier Division Central 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2023–24[14] NPL Premier Division 28 1 1 0 0 0 29 1
Career total 111 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 118 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  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. ^ "Jordan Hallam and Mason O'Malley make Ilkeston loan switch". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Mason O'Malley signs for the Tigers". www.worksoptownfc.com. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  9. ^ Benson, Rory (21 April 2017). "Ones for the future: Huddersfield Town announce 2017/18 scholars". YorkshireLive.
  10. ^ Turnbull, Matthew (27 March 2021). "REPORT | U21 comeback to beat Wales". www.fai.ie.
  11. ^ "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Mason O'Malley | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Mason O'Malley – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.