Profile Of Mason Mount Manchester United's New Midfielder Graduate Chelsea Academy

Mason Mount Profile (Photo: Twitter/@ManUtd)

YOGYAKARTA - Mason Mount officially moved from Chelsea to Manchester United in the 2023 summer transfer market. MU has announced the joining of Mason Mount with the red devil team on Wednesday (5/7/2023). The Manchunian or MU fans are curious about Mason Mount's profile.

Mason Mount has been legally in Manchester United uniform with a five-year contract agreement and options for another 12 months. To get this England international, United spent 55 million pounds or IDR 899.6 billion on Chelsea for an additional 5 million pounds.

Mason Mount's move was quite surprising for Premier League lovers because the 24-year-old midfielder was only anchored to fellow English clubs. So what is Mason Mount's profile like and his track record in the world of football like?

Mason Mount was born in Portsmouth on January 10, 1999. He is the son of Tony Mount, a former player and coach at the non- league level in England. Mount's closeness to sports has been inherited from his grandfather who is an amateur boxer.

Little Mason Mount already likes to come into contact with round skin on the green field. In 2005, Mount joined the Chelsea academy. He also trained in the development center of young players Portsmouth at the age of six and eight.

At first, Mount's father had doubts about trusting his son to study football at the Chelsea academy. Mount's father was worried that his son would not get a path to joining the Blues first team.

But Mason Mount is determined to continue to develop with Chelsea's academy. He felt challenged to study and wanted to experience the high quality of competition at the London Blue club academy.

Mason Mount is one of the 1999th generation of players at Chelsea who has now managed to steal the Premier League stage. He worked with his teammates at that time, including Eddie Nketiah, Declan Rice, Rhian Bewster, and Reece James.

Thanks to his persistence in forging a football career, Mason Mount finally got the opportunity to enter the Chelsea first team. He is trusted to appear with the U23 Chelsea team even though at that time he was only 17 years old.

At the age of 18, Mount was successfully promoted to the senior Chelsea team. But at that time he was a loan player to Vitesee (2017/2018) and Derby Country (2018) to add experience or flight hours.

After his loan status ended, Mason Mount filled out the Chelsea squad again. Mount appeared regular with London Blue from the 2019/2020 season. Mount took action on the green field with the number 10 jersey. In the 2021/2022 Premier Lage, Mount managed to score 11 goals and 10 assists.

Mason Mount won the trust of Chelsea managers as the top five players with the most minutes of appearances. He has played under several coaches, from Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel, and Graham Potter.

Mount also got a place at the international level by strengthening the England national team. Together with the Three Lions, Mount has played 36 times and has had 5 goals since his debut starting in September 2019.

That's the profile of Mason Mount, a former Chelsea player who is currently officially in Manchester United uniform. Mount joining MU is expected to increase the strength of the team made by Erin Ten Hag for the following season.

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