Mason Holgate

Barnsley

Holgate was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

At the age of nine, having progressed through the club's academy and reserve team, Holgate signed his first professional contract, keeping him at Barnsley until 2016. 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. Following this, the club were determined to negotiate a longer-term contract for Holgate. After inclusion in the first team, Holgate scored his first Barnsley goal, in a 5–0 win over Rochdale in the last game of the season. Following a successful debut season at Barnsley, Holgate was named 2014–15 Young Player of the Year. In addition to this award, press speculation linked Holgate with a number of Premier League clubs; in July 2015, he went on trial at Manchester United.

Everton

On 13 August 2015, Holgate signed a five-year deal to join Premier League side Everton for a reported fee of £2 million. On 13 August 2016, a year after he signed for the club, Holgate made his Premier League debut in the 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. 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. On 29 October 2019, Holgate scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Watford in the EFL Cup after…

Holgate is of Jamaican descent through his grandparents, and was eligible to represent both England and Jamaica internationally. Holgate was the starting right-back for England under-21 during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in June 2017. Holgate said in an interview with The Voice in March 2020 that he would be open to representing the Jamaica national team, though he had not put much thought into his international future. However, he also said in an interview to Sky Sports the same month that he wanted to be called up to England, stating: "Everybody wants to play for England. When you're a kid, that's the ultimate, but it's down to me to decide that through playing well for Everton". Despite being born in England and having previous England caps, in March 2021 it was reported that Holgate would be called up to the Jamaica national team, as part of a policy of the Jamaican Football Federation to call up several English players to improve the nation's chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. JFF president Michael Ricketts said that Holgate was applying for a Jamaican passport to play for the side. However, he was not one of the six England-born players called up to Jamaica for the first time for the match against the United States on 25 March 2021. Holgate was eventually called up for the Jamaica squad for their CONCACAF Nations League matches versus Nicaragua on 10 October 2024 and Honduras on 14 October. His debut came on 10 October when he was a…

Club

As of match played 3 March 2026

International

As of match played 19 November 2025