Mason Holgate

Mason Anthony Holgate (born 22 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion on loan from Premier League club Everton.

[3] He made his League One debut for Barnsley on 2 December 2014, playing the full ninety minutes of a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers at Oakwell.

[7] In addition to this award, press speculation linked Holgate with a number of Premier League clubs;[5] in July 2015, he went on trial at Manchester United.

[8] On 13 August 2015, Holgate signed a five-year deal to join Premier League side Everton for a reported fee of £2 million.

[11] After Séamus Coleman suffered a broken leg in a World Cup qualifier match in March 2017, which caused him to be missing for nearly a year, Holgate was selected by Ronald Koeman as a replacement at the right back position for the latter part of the season.

[12][13][14] On 29 October 2019, Holgate scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Watford in the EFL Cup after he nodded in a cross by Theo Walcott.

[29] On 18 February 2024, Holgate became the only Premier League player to be sent off in each of the last three seasons, when he tackled Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma with excessive force after 12 minutes, following a VAR check, after referee Stuart Attwell had initially shown him a yellow card.