Mason O'Malley

Mason Lewis O'Malley (born 8 June 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Bradford (Park Avenue). Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

Mason O'Malley
Personal information
Full name Mason Lewis O'Malley[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-08) 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
 Bradford (Park Avenue)
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)
2023 → Ilkeston Town (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:37, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:22, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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 1st August 2023

International career

O'Malley is of Irish descent, and trained with the Ireland U16s in 2016.[8]

O'Malley made his Republic Of Ireland U21s debut in a friendly vs. Wales U21s on 26 March 2021.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2020–21[10] League Two 29000002[lower-alpha 1]0310
2021–22[11] League Two 25010101[lower-alpha 1]0280
2022–23[3] National League 20010—00210
Career total 740201030800
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Mason O'Malley - Defender - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  3. 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. Benson, Rory (21 April 2017). "Ones for the future: Huddersfield Town announce 2017/18 scholars". YorkshireLive.
  9. Turnbull, Matthew (27 March 2021). "REPORT | U21 comeback to beat Wales". www.fai.ie.
  10. "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. "Games played by Mason O'Malley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2023.


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