5 Things You Did Not Know About Mason Mount!
Chelsea Football Club is known to be a club that is made of mostly young players, and Mason Mount is one of them. Mason Mount plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and he’s fast emerging as one of the most notable youngsters at Stamford Bridge!
1. Mason Mount Was The Golden Player For The U-19 European Championships
He was always off to an impressive start! The fact that he is an up and coming Chelsea player today is because of his past successes. Mason Mount was clinical in the assist of a goal made by Lukas Nmecha, which was scored against Portugal during the final match. His performances were so well in the European Championship, that he was awarded the title of the “Golden Player” in the competition.
View this post on InstagramThree points and a clean sheet. Solid afternoon at the Bridge. ??? @chelseafc
2. Mason Mount Has Been With Chelsea FC Since He Was 6
His tie with the Blues has been existing for a very long time now. The 21 year old midfielder been with Chelsea since he was just 6 six years old and signed with the under-9 team. As he grew, Mason Mount played in most age groups. He also always chose an attacking midfield position, which makes him greats with assists, to date!
3. His Chelsea Debut Was Under Frank Lampard
A new manager and a new team! Frank Lampard revolutionised Chelsea’s team make up by bringing in young players from the Chelsea academy itself. Players like Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Callum-Hudson-Odoi, among others, were brought into the team and given a chance to play. This happened because in the past, Chelsea has been riddled with bad luck when it comes to retaining their academy players. World-class players like Kevin de Bruyne and Mohamed Salah were not given a chance to play at Chelsea, and so they left – becoming bigger stars than ever. Thankfully, the fate was not the same for Mason Mount – his timing was just right! Today, Mason Mount is rapidly becoming one of Chelsea’s most important players, alongside his young teammates.
4. Mason Mount Impressed At Vitesse, So Much That He Was Called To Play In The National Team
England national team manager Gareth Southgate was so impressed with Mount that he called him to train with the senior team for a week, before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Mount made his debut play for the England national team at the 67th minute as a substitute. He was again put in the team in October 2018 for the UEFA Nations League games, where he played against Croatia and Spain.
5. Mason Mount’s Derby County Teammates Were Very Impressed By Him On The First Day Of Training
View this post on InstagramWhat a performance, the lads were brilliant! 3 points ?? looking forward to Tuesday ?⚽️
When Mason Mount arrived at Derby County’s first training session, his teammates were rather taken aback by his skills.
“The first training with us left the players thinking: ‘Wow, who is this guy?!,” said Shay Given, the Derby County Coach.
“We knew about him as a young prospect at Chelsea who had done well in Holland [on loan at Vitesse], but it is not until he is actually on the training ground that you really see what kind of player he is.
“He was some player for us. His finishing, power, pace and work rate was great. Of course, he has played so many games this season for Chelsea and he was one of our best players at Derby.
“Even at Derby, they thought what a player he is going to be from the first training session and he went on from there.”
He excelled greatly at Derby County!
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