Sam Mason-Smith

Sam Mason-Smith
Personal information
Date of birth 25 October 1991
Place of birth King's Lynn, England
Playing position Forward
Youth career
– Histon F.C.[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
-2010[2] Histon F.C.
2010-2011 Soham Town Rangers F.C.[2][3]
2011 Richmond Athletic FC
2011-2012 Team Wellington 6 (0)
2012-2013 Miramar Rangers AFC
2013-2014 Team Wellington 10 (2)
2014-20xx Miramar Rangers AFC
2015-2017 Hawke's Bay United FC 34 (17)
2017- Stellenbosch F.C. 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sam Mason-Smith (born 25 October 1991 in King's Lynn, England) is an English professional footballer who is tied with Stellenbosch of the South African National First Division as of 2017. His style is that of the quintessential number 9 center forward despite being described as an all-rounder in New Zealand.[4]

Career

New Zealand

Embarking on a move to New Zealand's Richmond Athletic with three other Englishmen for 2011,[5] Mason-Smith gained a switch to Team Wellington that autumn[6] before heading to Miramar Rangers and returning to Wellington in 2013 which lead to another transfer to Miramar. This paced the way for a contract with Hawke's Bay United in 2015, but the striker had a goal drought and only converted two goals in 2016/17 by December 2016.[7] However, for Wairarapa United in the 2016 Central Premier League, he converted five goals in a 5-0 trouncing of Petone[8] which was the record for the most goals by a Wairarapa athlete in a Central League meeting, the previous being four.[9] Awarded the 2016 Central League Player of the Year honor,[10] the frontman was tasked with being responsible for Wairarapa's strikeforce again for 2017.[11]

South Africa

Heading to South Africa for a one-month examination with Stellenbosch near the end of 2017,[12] the Englishman contended in the 2017–18 Nedbank Cup with them, meeting Kaizer Chiefs in the Round of 16.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Youth Academy Histon Football Club - Tripod
  2. 1 2 Further Additions Soham Town Rangers FC - Pitchero
  3. ↑ Soham Town Rangers FC 0 vs. 1 Barton Rovers Soham Town Rangers FC - Pitchero
  4. 1 2 English striker ‘super-excited’ at prospect of slaying Kaizer Chiefs Times LIVE
  5. ↑ English quartet gives club stocks a boost The Nelson Mail (Pressreader.com)
  6. ↑ Mason-Smith raring to go The Nelson Mail (Stuff.co.nz)
  7. ↑ Football: Inside the mind of a forager Hawke's Bay Today (NZ Herald)
  8. ↑ Sam Mason-Smith scores five goals as Central League gets tight at the top The Dominion Post (Wellington- Stuff.co.nz)
  9. ↑ Mason-Smith sets club record Wairarapa Times-Age (NZ Herald)
  10. ↑ CAPITAL FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED Capital Football Federation
  11. ↑ Mason-Smith to lead the way Wairarapa Times-Age
  12. ↑ Award winner heads to South Africa Wairarapa Times-Age
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