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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mason Lewis O'Malley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2001 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –2015 | Hunslet | ||
| 2015–2019 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 2019–2020 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Scunthorpe United | 74 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ilkeston Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 28 | (1) |
| 2024– | Worksop Town | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:32, 25 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:22, 27 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editO'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
edit- As of end of 2023–24 season
| 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 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Mason O'Malley - Defender - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
- ^ a b Mason O'Malley at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Six additions to Under-23s squad". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
- ^ "Lincoln City vs. Scunthorpe United - 8 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "O'Malley happy to focus on the football after contract extension". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
- ^ "Jordan Hallam and Mason O'Malley make Ilkeston loan switch". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Mason O'Malley signs for the Tigers". www.worksoptownfc.com. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Benson, Rory (21 April 2017). "Ones for the future: Huddersfield Town announce 2017/18 scholars". YorkshireLive.
- ^ Turnbull, Matthew (27 March 2021). "REPORT | U21 comeback to beat Wales". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Mason O'Malley | Player Profile - Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) – Appearances – Mason O'Malley – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2024.