| Ellie Mason | |
| Fullname: | Ellie Leigh Mason[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1996 2, df=yes[2] |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, forward, defender |
| Currentclub: | Birmingham City |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Youthclubs1: | Watford |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chelsea |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Clubs1: | Watford |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs2: | Millwall Lionesses |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | Yeovil Town |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Clubs4: | London City Lionesses |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Clubs5: | Lewes |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Gibraltar |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 02:00, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 02:00, 23 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Birmingham City |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
Ellie Leigh Mason (born 16 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham City of the FA Women's Championship. Born in England, she represents Northern Ireland at international level.
Mason began her career in Watford's youth teams. After moving on to Chelsea, she appeared 23 times for the club's development team, scoring six goals.[3] Nineteen-year-old Mason returned to Watford in April 2015, after four years with Chelsea.[4] In 2015, she was Watford's top-goalscorer with five goals and won the club's Goal of the Season award for a strike against Aston Villa.[5] She scored three goals in 14 appearances in the 2016 season, then signed for Millwall Lionesses in February 2017.[6] After spending the FA WSL Spring Series and 2017–18 season with Millwall Lionesses, Mason signed a full-time professional contract with Yeovil Town in August 2018.[7] [8]
At Yeovil Town Mason converted to playing as a defender,[9] but the club finished a distant last in the 2018–19 FA WSL after a series of hurtful on-field drubbings and a 10-point penalty imposed for insolvency. Yeovil were then kicked out of the top two Leagues when The FA rejected their purported business plan.[10]
Mason then joined new FA Women's Championship club London City Lionesses, where she was appointed club captain.[9] However, after being released by the club in 2021,[11] she signed for Lewes on 28 July.[12]
Mason was with Lewes as they joined the last eight clubs in the Women's FA Cup. During a match against Chelsea she scored for goals. Mason signed a two-year contract with Birmingham City Women in July 2023.[13]
Mason was eligible to represent England, Gibraltar and Northern Ireland at international level.[14] She received her first international callup for Gibraltar in February 2022.[15] In August 2022, she was called up to the Northern Ireland after switching her international allegiance from Gibraltar.[16]
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |