Michael Mason (soccer)
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| Michael Mason | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Mason | |
| Date of birth | June 28, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Kassel, Germany | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | KSV Hessen Kassel | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1992-1994 | KSV Baunatal / Hessen Kassel | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 |
Hamburger SV FC St. Pauli FC Gütersloh FC Carl Zeiss Jena VfR Aalen SV Elversberg KSV Hessen Kassel |
11 (2) 49 (6) 16 (7) 23 (1) 79 (16) 8 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1997 | United States | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael Mason (born June 28, 1971 in Kassel) is a U.S. / German soccer player who spent his career playing in Germany.
Mason was born in Germany, but holds a U.S. passport. He began playing at lower division clubs KSV Baunatal and KSV Hessen Kassel before being picked up by Hamburg in 1994. He played with the reserve team until 1996, when he made the first of a handful of first team appearances.
In 1997, his career hit its high point. He was playing Bundesliga ball at Hamburg which led to U.S. national team Steve Sampson calling him up. That year, he earned 5 caps before his deficiencies became apparent. At that point, his career slowly slid downward. He spent two years at FC St. Pauli, then played briefly with FC Gütersloh, getting picked up by FC Carl Zeiss Jena during the 1999-2000 season.
He is currently playing at a German Regionalliga side, KSV Hessen Kassel, a team he played with as a youth. At his previous team, SV Elversberg, he played for former U.S. national player Brent Goulet who was a long time player and now coach for the team.
[edit] National Team appearances
March, 16, 1997 United States 3-0 Canada (1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) – 60th minute sub
April 4, 1997 United States 2-2 Mexico (1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) – 78th minute sub
June 4, 1997 United States 0-0 Paraguay – started, subbed out 64th minute
June 17, 1997 United States 2-1 Israel – 71st minute sub
June 29, 1997 El Salvador 1-1 United States (1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier) - 75th minute sub
