Welcome to my weekly Wonderkid Spotlight — Where, for you, I provide information and highlight European Football’s top Wonderkids [Emerging talented players, whose excellence in his discipline is appropriate to someone older and more experienced, who are most likely to produce positive results on the field in the present and future (Causing a rise in popularity, fan interest, and Sorare NFT Value as a result of their demonstrated prowess on the field.)] and are primed for you to direct your attention and Sorare NFT Funds towards.
Our 44th Wonderkid is the leading Chelsea academy product who made incredible leaps and bounds for his home club and country during the 2020-21 season, deemed ‘untouchable’ by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano for good reason… Mason Mount!
Introduction: (Source: Wiki)
Mason Mount was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire. 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 at the age of 6.
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. Mount also won two FA Youth Cups, the UEFA Youth League, and Chelsea Academy Player of the Year by 2017.
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Mount joined Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse on July 24, 2017 on a season-long loan. He made his first-team debut on August 26, 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 October 1 in the 76th minute of a 1–1 home draw with Utrecht. Mount went onto appear in the Eredivisie Team of the Year and won Vitesse Player of the Year.
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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.
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Mount joined Championship club Derby County on July 17, 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 Championship league game against Bolton Wanderers, keeping Derby in contention for the promotion playoff.
On July 15, 2019, Mount signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea. He made his competitive debut for the club on August 11, 2019 in a 0–4 away defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League. Mount scored his first Chelsea goal a week later against Leicester City during Frank Lampard’s home debut as manager at Stamford Bridge, a 1–1 draw, and added another in the next game away to Norwich City.
On July 22, 2020, Mason Mount became the first Chelsea Academy graduate to make his first team debut and complete 50 appearances in the same season. On the final day of the 2019–20 Premier League season in a 2–0 victory against Wolves, Mount scored the first goal from a free kick and assisted Olivier Giroud for the second goal to help Chelsea secure a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.
Mount started the 2020–21 season well, as he featured in all Chelsea matches including the one against Barnsley in the third round of the EFL Cup on 23 September, which ended in a 6–0 win at home. Three days later on September 26, Mount scored his first goal of the season against West Bromwich Albion in a 3–3 away draw. He scored in back-to-back games in January, first in a 4–0 win at Morecambe in the third round of the FA Cup and then away to Fulham in a 1–0 Premier League victory. On January 24, 2021, Mount captained Chelsea for the first time at the age of 21 in a 3–1 win at home over Luton Town in the FA Cup.
On March 4, Mount scored the only goal in a 1–0 away league win over Liverpool, handing the Reds their fifth consecutive league defeat at Anfield for the first time in their history.
Mount scored his first goal in European football in Chelsea’s 2–0 win over Porto in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on April 7, becoming the youngest Chelsea player to score in the Champions League knockout stage.
On April 27, Mount marked his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a 1–1 away draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg. In the second leg in London on May 5, Mount scored the second goal in a 2–0 win over Real Madrid, which helped Chelsea advance to the Champions League Final 3–1 on aggregate.
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Early in the 2020-21 season, Mount’s presence in the Chelsea and England starting line-ups was alleged by fans and media to be because of favouritism by respective team managers, Lampard and Gareth Southgate. These doubts were allayed after Thomas Tuchel acknowledged Chelsea’s growing reliance on Mount calling him “crucial for our game” and “an absolutely key player” and endorsed him as one of the best players in Europe. On May 18, Mount was voted as Chelsea’s Player of the Year.
On May 29, 2021, Mason Mount provided the assist for Kai Havertz’s goal, as Chelsea won 1–0 against Manchester City in the 2020-21 Champions League final to win the CL trophy for the second time in their history, and Mount’s first trophy with the club.
Trophies, Awards, and Accolades:
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
- FA Cup runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21
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
- Eredivisie Team of the Year: 2017–18
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 2020–21
- UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–21
- Premier League Academy Graduate of the Year: 2020–21
Social Media Profiles:
Instagram: @masonmount — 3.5M Followers
Twitter: @masonmount_10 — 937K Followers
Facebook: @MasonMountOfficial — 5.6M Followers
Transfer Market Value:
Mason Mount is currently valued at $82 Million.
Relevant Articles:
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Relevant Videos:
Current Sorare NFT Value:
Chelsea FC NFT Cards are Not Currently Available on Sorare. Updates Will Be Made once Sorare releases Manchester City NFT’s.
Hyperlink To Mason Mount’s Sorare NFT Listed Cards Page
Conclusion:
An excellent player quickly becoming a household name in the footballing world due to his prowess on the field and backing from top manager Thomas Tuchel (as well as Frank Lampard) to lead a team at the top of the footballing pyramid in Chelsea FC, Wonderkid Mason Mount is one to invest in as early as possible. As one of Chelsea and England’s best players and leaders on the pitch for years to come, the sky’s the limit for Mason Mount and his Sorare NFT Card value.
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