Ellie Mason
Ellie Leigh Mason (born 16 February 1996)[2] is an English football midfielder who plays for London City Lionesses in the FA Women's Championship. She is eligible to represent England and Gibraltar at international level.[3]
Playing for London City Lionesses in October 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ellie Leigh Mason[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1996 | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | London City Lionesses | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Watford | |||
2011–2015 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Watford | 26 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Millwall Lionesses | 18 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 16 | (3) |
2019– | London City Lionesses | 12 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April 2019 |
Mason began her career in Watford's youth teams. After moving on to Chelsea, she appeared 23 times for the club's development team, scoring six goals.[4] Nineteen-year-old Mason returned to Watford in April 2015, after four years with Chelsea.[5] In 2015 she was Watford's top-goalscorer with five goals and won the club's Goal of the Season award for a strike against Aston Villa.[6] She scored three goals in 14 appearances in the 2016 season, then signed for Millwall Lionesses in February 2017.[7]
After spending the FA WSL Spring Series and 2017–18 season with Millwall Lionesses, Mason signed a full-time professional contract with Yeovil Town in August 2018.[8][9]
At Yeovil Town Mason converted to playing as a defender,[10] but the club finished a distant last in the 2018–19 FA WSL after a series of hurtful on-field drubbings and a 10-point penalty imposed for insolvency. Yeovil were then kicked out of the top two Leagues when The FA rejected their purported business plan.[11]
Mason then joined new FA Women's Championship club London City Lionesses, where she was appointed club captain.[10]
References
- "Midfielder – Ellie Leigh Mason". Yeovil Town L.F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- @YeovilWomenFC (16 February 2019). "Happy birthday to @Elliemason16 who turns 23 today and @emily_donovan10 who turns 22. Have a great day, girls. 💚 #YTLFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Ignacio, Stephen (19 November 2019). "Women's Football - London City Lionesses Ellie Mason confirms link to Gibraltar". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- Garry, Tom (19 August 2015). "Watford Ladies: Ellie Mason excited to face former club Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "WSL 2: Watford Ladies sign young Chelsea striker Ellie Mason". BBC Sport. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Sellman, Hannah (11 November 2015). "Midfielder Ellie Mason took home two prizes at Watford Ladies' end-of-season awards last Friday". Watford Observer. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Ellie Mason signs". Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Yeovil Town Ladies: Ex-Millwall midfielder Ellie Mason joins the WSL club". BBC Sport. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "New Signing – Midfielder joins Yeovil". Yeovil Town L.F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- Hooper, Alasdair (10 November 2019). "Ellie Mason: 'We're going to keep shocking people'". SportSpiel. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Yeovil Town Ladies: Championship licence denied and club to go down two tiers". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.