Sam Mason-Smith Explained

Sam Mason-Smith
Birth Date:1991 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Four Gotes, England
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Miramar Rangers
Clubnumber:14
Youthclubs1:Histon[1]
Years1:–2010[2]
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Soham Town Rangers[3]
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Richmond Athletic
Years4:2011–2014
Clubs4:Team Wellington
Caps4:16
Goals4:2
Years5:2012–2015
Clubs5:Miramar Rangers
Years6:2015–2018
Clubs6:Wairarapa United[4] [5]
Caps6:41
Goals6:41
Years7:2015–2018
Clubs7:Hawke's Bay United
Caps7:34
Goals7:17
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Stellenbosch
Caps8:13
Goals8:1
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Hawke's Bay United
Caps9:16
Goals9:16
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Preston Lions[6]
Caps10:13
Goals10:3
Years11:2019–2021
Clubs11:Team Wellington
Caps11:14
Goals11:1
Clubs12:Miramar Rangers
Years12:2020–
Caps12:18
Goals12:20
Pcupdate:19:46, 21 December 2020 (UTC)

Sam Mason-Smith (born 25 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Miramar Rangers in the New Zealand National League.

Career

New Zealand

Embarking on a move to New Zealand's Richmond Athletic with three other Englishmen for 2011,[7] Mason-Smith gained a switch to Team Wellington who play in the national league.[8] With the National League in New Zealand played during the summer, Mason-Smith played his winter season for local team Miramar Rangers. He continued playing for the two teams until 2015 when he signed with Hawke's Bay United to play National League, finishing the 2015–16 with six goals.[9] Mason-Smith also didn't return to Miramar Rangers for the 2016 season, instead playing for Wairarapa United Central Premier League. In one game, he converted five goals in a 5-0 trouncing of Petone[10] which was a record for the most goals by a Wairarapa athlete in a Central League meeting, the previous being four.[11] The following season with Wairarapa United, Mason-Smith was tasked with being responsible for Wairarapa's strikeforce again.[12] After a successful season he was awarded the 2017 Central League Player of the Year.[13]

South Africa

Heading to South Africa for a one-month trial with Stellenbosch near the end of 2017,[14] the Englishman contended in the 2017–18 Nedbank Cup with them, meeting Kaizer Chiefs in the Round of 16.[15]

Return to New Zealand and Australia

In March 2019, after a prolific spell with New Zealand Football Championship side Hawke's Bay United, Mason-Smith joined Victorian State League Division 1 side Preston Lions.[16]

After playing winter with Preston Lion's, Mason-Smith returned to Team Wellington for the 2019–20 season of the New Zealand Football Championship.[17]

Honours

Club

Wairarapa United

Notes and References

  1. http://histonfootballclub.tripod.com/ya_archive.htm Youth Academy
  2. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/sohamtownrangersfc/news/further-additions-469237.html Further Additions
  3. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/sohamtownrangersfc/teams/55172/match-centre/0-986315 Soham Town Rangers FC 0 vs. 1 Barton Rovers
  4. Web site: Capital Football Season Review 2016 . . 20 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Capital Football Season Review 2017 . . 20 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Men's State League 1 North-West . Football Victoria . 20 December 2020.
  7. News: Reich . Josh . English quartet gives club stocks a boost . 21 December 2020 . Nelson Mail . 22 Jan 2011.
  8. News: Reich . Josh . Mason-Smith raring to go . 20 December 2020 . . 30 September 2011 . en.
  9. News: Singh . Anendra . Football: Inside the mind of a forager . 20 December 2020 . NZ Herald . 16 December 2016 . en-NZ.
  10. News: Sam Mason-Smith scores five goals as Central League gets tight at the top . 20 December 2020 . The Dominion Post . 8 May 2016 . en.
  11. News: Mason-Smith sets club record . 20 December 2020 . Wairarapa Times-Age . 8 May 2016 . en-NZ.
  12. News: Caffell . Gary . Mason-Smith to lead the way . Times Age . 30 March 2017 . en-NZ.
  13. Web site: Capital Football Award Winners Announced . Capital Football.
  14. News: Award winner heads to South Africa . 20 December 2020 . Times Age . 4 October 2017 . en-NZ.
  15. News: English striker 'super-excited' at prospect of slaying Kaizer Chiefs . 20 December 2020 . TimesLIVE . 9 March 2018 . en-ZA.
  16. tim_michell. Monster signing by @prestonlionsfc announced tonight with Sam Mason-Smith crossing from Geelong. 1095974548917239808. 14 February 2019.
  17. Web site: Mason-Smith makes a welcome return to Team Wellington . Team Wellington FC . 20 December 2020 . en-NZ.