Mason Tony Mount (born 10 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United.
Mount began his senior club career with Chelsea, and joined Vitesse Arnhem and Derby County on consecutive loans between 2017 and 2019. He established himself as an integral player for Chelsea in the following years, and won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021. He was named Chelsea Player of the Year in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. Mount left Chelsea in July 2023, and was signed by Manchester United for an initial transfer fee of £55 million.
Mount won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the England national under-19 team in 2017. He made his senior debut in 2019, aged 20, and was part of the England team at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Early life
Mason Tony Mount was born on 10 January 1999 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to parents Debbie and Tony Mount. His father was a former non-league footballer who later coached local clubs, including Havant Town. As a child, Mount played locally for Boarhunt Rovers and United Services Portsmouth. In 2003, at age 4, he spent one day a week training in the academies at Portsmouth and Chelsea. Citing Frank Lampard, Luka Modrić and Andrés Iniesta as his favourite players, Mount eventually joined Chelsea in 2005.
Club career
Chelsea
At age 18, Mount was promoted to Chelsea's senior team; he previously debuted for the club's under-18 team in 2014, at age 15, and also appeared consistently for the club's under-21 team by 2016. Mount scored 10 goals in 30 games in the club's victorious 2016–17 U18 Premier League campaign. He also won two FA Youth Cups, the UEFA Youth League, and Chelsea Academy Player of the Year by 2017.
Mount joined Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse Arnhem on 24 July 2017 on a season-long loan. He made his first-team debut on 26 August, as a 77th-minute substitute during Vitesse's 2–1 home defeat against AZ. The following month, he was given his first start in Vitesse's KNVB Cup first-round defeat away to fifth-tier team Swift, playing the full 90 minutes of the 0–0 draw, which Swift won in a penalty shoot-out. He scored his first goal for Vitesse on 1 October in the 76th minute of a 1–1 home draw with Utrecht. Mount went on to appear in the Eredivisie Team of the Year and won Vitesse Player of the Year.
During Vitesse's Eredivisie European play-off semi-final first leg against ADO Den Haag on 9 May 2018, Mount scored his first hat-trick, as Vitesse won 5–2 away. In the second leg, Mount scored in a 2–1 win as Vitesse won 7–3 on aggregate. In the first leg of the final against Utrecht, Mount opened the scoring but was booked and therefore suspended for the second leg. Mount made 39 appearances in all competitions for Vitesse, scoring 14 times, before returning to Chelsea.
Mount joined Championship club Derby County on 17 July 2018 on a season-long loan. He scored a 60th-minute equaliser on his debut for Derby on 3 August 2018, during a 2–1 away victory over Reading. Mount was sidelined for two months after suffering a hamstring injury in a FA Cup game against Accrington Stanley. He returned in a 6–1 win over Rotherham United, winning a penalty for teammate Martyn Waghorn and later scoring. Two weeks later, he scored his second senior hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Bolton Wanderers, keeping Derby in contention for the play-offs.
On 15 May, Mount scored his eleventh goal of the season in Derby's 4–2 win at Leeds United in the Championship play-off semi-final. He went on to play the full match as Derby lost 2–1 to Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 27 May.
Manchester United
On 5 July 2023, Mount signed for Premier League club Manchester United on an initial five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year. United paid Chelsea a guaranteed transfer fee of £55 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of £5 million, and Mount took on the prestigious number seven jersey, which was last worn by Cristiano Ronaldo prior to his departure in the previous season. Erik ten Hag, his manager at United, said that Mount would be playing deeper and in the midfield unlike his time at Chelsea.
Mount made his competitive debut for Manchester United in the team's opening game of the 2023–24 Premier League season – a 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on 15 August – playing 67 minutes before being substituted for Christian Eriksen. After sustaining an injury in a 2–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on 23 August, Mount was absent for Manchester United's following four matches. On 26 September, he returned from injury for a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace in the third round of the EFL Cup, playing 45 minutes and recording his first assist for the club. In a 1–0 win over Luton Town on 11 November, Mount was again substituted with an injury which led to him missing the next four months of the season.
On 17 March 2024, Mount returned to the Manchester United first team, playing 15 minutes as a substitute in a 4–3 FA Cup quarter-final win over arch-rivals Liverpool. In the following match, Mount scored his first goal for the club, scoring in the 96th minute in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 30 March. On 20 December 2024, manager, Ruben Amorim, gave an injury update and said that Mount would be out for "several weeks". He had sustained a leg injury after playing the first 14 minutes during United's 2–1 victory over Manchester City on 15 December.
After three months out due to injury, Mount returned to Manchester United’s squad for the match against Leicester City on 16 March 2025, but did not play. He then came on as a substitute in the following match, when Manchester United lost 0–1 to Nottingham Forest. On 4 May, he scored his first goal in over a year in the match against Brentford, giving Manchester United the lead before they ultimately lost 3–4. Four days later, he scored twice in a 4–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao, helping his team secure a spot in the Europa League final, in which he started.
Mount scored his first goal of the 2025–26 Premier League season on 4 October 2025 in a 2–0 win over AFC Sunderland. On 30 November, he scored a free kick, which would turn out to be the winning goal against Crystal Palace in a 2–1 victory at Selhurst Park. It was the first time he had played a full 90 minutes in the Premier League since he had joined United. On 8 December, he scored his third goal of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4–1 away win. On Boxing Day, in a win against Newcastle United, Mount was briefly injured again.
International career
Youth
Mount played youth international football for England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. Mount represented the under-17s at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Mount was included in the under-19 team for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He provided the assist for Lukas Nmecha to score the winning goal against Portugal in the final. He was subsequently named Golden Player of the tournament. On 27 May 2019, Mount was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Senior
Following his impressive season with Vitesse, Mount was invited by manager Gareth Southgate to train with the senior team for a week ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was called up to the senior team for the UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain in October 2018. Mount made his debut for the England senior team on 7 September 2019 as a 67th-minute substitute in England's 4–0 home win over Bulgaria in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying. He scored his first goal for England on 17 November in a 4–0 away win against Kosovo in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
Mount was named in the 26-man England squad for UEFA Euro 2020 and started the team's opening two matches against Croatia and Scotland. On 22 June 2021, Mount and fellow England player Ben Chilwell were forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with Scotland player Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for COVID-19 after the teams' 0–0 draw. Mount returned to the England line-up for their 4–0 win over Ukraine in the quarter-final, and also went on to start in the 2–1 semi-final defeat of Denmark and the UEFA Euro 2020 Final against Italy, which England lost on a penalty shootout after drawing 1–1.
On 10 November 2022, Mount was included in the England squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup by manager Gareth Southgate. He made his World Cup debut on 21 November, playing 71 minutes of England's 6–2 win in their first Group B fixture against Iran before being replaced by substitute Phil Foden. Five days later, he played the full 90 minutes in England's 0–0 draw with the United States but was criticised for his lack of impact on the match by several media outlets.
After being an unused substitute in England's final group match against Wales, Mount appeared as a 76th-minute substitute for Jude Bellingham in England's 3–0 round of 16 win over Senegal on 4 December.
In the quarter-final against France, Mount was substituted on for Jordan Henderson in the 79th minute with England trailing 2–1 and was fouled three minutes later by Theo Hernández, winning a penalty kick. However, captain Harry Kane failed to convert the kick and England were eliminated by the defending champions.
Personal life
Mount has been a close friend of fellow England international Declan Rice since childhood. Mount supports Portsmouth, citing former Portsmouth players such as Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Nwankwo Kanu as his footballing heroes whilst growing up. He attended Purbrook Park School. In 2021, Mount became a patron of the charity Together for Short Lives.
Mount and former Chelsea team-mate Billy Gilmour were the victims of a campaign of harassment by TikToker Orla Melissa Sloan between 2021 and 2023. Sloan was convicted of stalking the pair in June 2023, as well as of harassment against Ben Chilwell. She was given a suspended prison term.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 24 May 2026
International
As of match played 10 December 2022
As of match played 10 December 2022
England score listed first, score column indicates score after each Mount goal
Honours
Chelsea Youth
U18 Premier League: 2016–17
FA Youth Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17
UEFA Youth League: 2015–16
Chelsea
UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
UEFA Super Cup: 2021
FIFA Club World Cup: 2021
FA Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
EFL Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Manchester United
FA Cup: 2023–24
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2024–25
England U19
UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2017
England
UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2020
Individual
Chelsea Academy Player of the Year: 2016–17
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Player: 2017
Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2018
Vitesse Player of the Year: 2017–18