Mason O'Malley

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
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:32, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals 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

Born in Leeds,[2] O'Malley signed for the academy of Huddersfield Town from Hunslet Boys at under-14 level.[3] 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.

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

International career

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

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Scunthorpe United 2020–21[11] League Two 29000002[a]0310
2021–22[12] League Two 25010101[a]0280
2022–23[2] National League 21010—00220
Total 750201030810
Ilkeston Town 2022–23[13] Southern Premier Division Central 8000—0080
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2023–24[14] NPL Premier Division 28110—00291
Career total 11113010301181
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 Mason O'Malley at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mason O'Malley - Defender - First Team and U23s - Scunthorpe United". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
  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.
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