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{{Short description|FootballerAssociation football player (born 1991)}}
{{other people||Joseph Mason (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2022}}
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| image = Joe Mason 2015.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Mason playing forwith [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] in 2015
| fullname = Joseph Mason<ref>{{cite web|title=Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13 |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |publisher=The Football League |access-date=30 July 2013 |page=11 |date=18 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802074454/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archive-date= 2 August 2014 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1991|5|13}}
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| height = 5 ft 10 in<ref>{{cite web|title=Player Profile – Joe Mason|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/joe-mason|publisher=Premier League|access-date=7 September 2013|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023332/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.html/joe-mason|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Cavalry FC]]
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2000–2009
| youthclubs1 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
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| caps10 = 37
| goals10 = 8
| years11 = 2021–2021–2023
| clubs11 = [[Cavalry FC|Cavalry]]
| caps11 = 3751
| goals11 = 15
| totalcaps = 323 | totalgoals = 75
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Republic of Ireland national under-18 football team|Republic of Ireland U18]]
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| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 30November April30, 2023
}}
 
'''Joseph Mason''' (born 13 May 1991) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who playsmost recently played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for Canadian club [[Cavalry FC|Cavalry]]. Born in England, he was a youth international for the Republic of Ireland.
 
Mason began his career with [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]], his home town club, for whom he made 53 [[Football League]] appearances. While at Cardiff he scored in the [[2012 Football League Cup Final]] and won promotion to the highest level of English football. Mason played youth international football for the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] by virtue of his mother, who was born in [[County Mayo]].
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===Plymouth Argyle===
Mason began his career as a youth player with home-town club [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] at the age of 10. He was a regular scorer for the youth team and made the step up to reserve team football with similar ease, playing his part as the club won the [[Football Combination]] in 2009, with Mason as the club's top goalscorer.<ref>[http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10364~47542,00.html "Player profile"]. ''[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.]]''. Retrieved 1 January 2010.</ref> He signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2009,<ref>[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/westbriton/Pilgrims-Smith-add/article-977020-detail/article.html "Pilgrims part with Smith & add three"]. [[The West Briton]]. Retrieved 1 January 2010.</ref> and immediately set about breaking into the club's first team, describing becoming a professional as a very proud moment.<ref name="Joe looks to thrive">[http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/westbriton/Mason-aiming-thrive/article-1003157-detail/article.html "Argyle's Mason looks to thrive"]. [[The West Briton]]. Retrieved 1 January 2010.</ref>
 
He began the [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10 season]] training with the first-team squad and again featured regularly for the club's reserves. He made his competitive debut, and his first start, for the club against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] at [[Home Park]] on 5 December 2009, playing for 65 minutes before being replaced by [[Craig Noone]] to a standing ovation.<ref>[http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1896443,00.html "Joe's in the pink"]. [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.]] Retrieved 1 January 2010.</ref> He signed an extension to his contract with the club in January 2010 until the summer of 2012, with [[Paul Mariner]] commenting that the youngster has a very bright future.<ref>[http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1927005,00.html "Deal done"]. ''[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.]]''. Retrieved 1 January 2010.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/plymouth_argyle/8456358.stm "Mason signs up"]. [[BBC Sport]]. Retrieved 16 January 2010.</ref> He scored his first senior goal in the return fixture against Sheffield United at [[Bramall Lane]] on 27 February 2010.<ref>[http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/argyle/text/WANT-PUSH-8211-MASON/article-1872367-detail/article.html "Mason: I want to push on now"]. [[Western Morning News]]. Retrieved 2 March 2010.</ref>
 
===Cardiff City===
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===Cavalry FC===
On 10 May 2021, Mason signed a multi -year deal with [[Canadian Premier League]] side [[Cavalry FC]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joe Mason (ENG) signs with Cavalry FC |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/joe-mason-eng-signs-with-cavalry-fc |publisher=[[Cavalry FC]] |access-date=10 May 2021 |date=10 May 2021}}</ref> He made his debut for Cavalry on 18 July against the [[HFX Wanderers FC|HFX Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/match-analysis-cavalry-fc-2-1-hfx-wanderers-fc|date=18 July 2021|title=Match Analysis: Cavalry FC 2-1 HFX Wanderers FC|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]|first=Charlie|last= O'Connor-Clarke}}</ref> In his third game for Cavalry on 3 August, Mason scored his first goal for the club, netting the first goal in a 2-1 comeback victory over [[Alberta]]n rivals [[FC Edmonton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/sights-and-sounds-cavalry-fc-2-1-fc-edmonton|date=4 August 2021|first=Marty|last=Thompson|title=Sights and Sounds: Cavalry FC 2-1 FC Edmonton|work=[[Canadian Premier League]]}}</ref> In January 2022, it was announced Mason would return for the 2022 season, his second with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-secures-key-core-pieces-for-2022-canadian-premier-league-season|title=Cavalry FC Secures Key Core Pieces for 2022 Canadian Premier League Season|website=Cavalry FC|date=21 January 2022}}</ref> After two seasons Mason would be the leading goal scorer for the club. In January 2023, Cavalry announced they had exercised Mason's contract option for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-extends-the-contracts-of-joe-mason-and-sergio-camargo|title=Cavalry FC Extends the Contracts of Joe Mason and Sergio Camargo|website=Cavalry FC|date=January 26, 2023}}</ref> Upon completion of the 2023 season, Mason would be out of contract, ending his time with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/2024-roster-updates|title=Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates|website=Cavalry FC|date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> During his final season he helped them win the [[2023 Canadian Premier League season|2023]] [[CPL Shield]].<ref name=Shield>[https://canadasoccer.com/news/cavalry-win-cpl-shield-clinch-spot-in-concacaf-champions-cup CAVALRY WIN CPL SHIELD, CLINCH SPOT IN CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP]</ref>
 
==International career==
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==Personal life==
Mason grew up supporting Plymouth Argyle and attended [[St Boniface's Catholic College]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Mason wants to be a first team regular for Argyle|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Joe-Mason-wants-team-regular-Argyle/story-12896174-detail/story.html|access-date=26 February 2012|newspaper=The Herald|date=7 July 2011|archive-date=10 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710010806/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Joe-Mason-wants-team-regular-Argyle/story-12896174-detail/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His older brother, Anthony, was an apprentice at the club and signed a professional contract in 2007, but was released without making a first team appearance and went on to play [[non-league football]].<ref name="Joe looks to thrive"/>
 
==Career statistics==
{{updated|30October April28, 2023}}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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|[[2021 Cavalry FC season|2021]]<ref name="JM21">{{soccerbase season|51971|2021|access-date=16 June 2021 }}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|[[Canadian Premier League|Canadian Premier]]
|14||7||1||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=CPL|Appearance in [[Canadian Premier League]] playoffs}}||0||16||8
|-
|[[2022 Cavalry FC season|2022]]
|20||8||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=CPL}}||0||22||8
|-
|[[2023 Cavalry FC season|2023]]
|317||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||03{{efn|name=CPL}}|0|1|4|21|0|1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!3751!!15!!2!!1!!0!!0!!35!!01!!4259!!1617
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!309323!!75!!10!!2!!13!!3!!1214!!12!!344361!!8182
|}
 
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*[[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[2012 Football League Cup Final|2011–12]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17093419 |title=Cardiff 2-2 Liverpool (Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties) |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2012 |access-date=25 June 2019 }}</ref><ref name="JMEAS">{{Cite web |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2016/01/27/january-transfer-window-wolves-move-for-striker-joe-mason/ |title=January transfer window: Wolves move for Cardiff City striker Joe Mason |publisher=[[Express & Star]] |date=27 January 2016 |access-date=25 June 2019 }}</ref>
*[[Football League Championship]]: [[2012–13 Football League Championship|2012–13]]<ref name="JMEAS"/>
 
'''Cavalry'''
*[[CPL Shield]]: [[2023 Canadian Premier League season|2023]]<ref name=Shield/>
 
'''Individual'''
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