Mason Robertson
{{Short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mason Robertson
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|7|23|df=y}}[https://int.soccerway.com/players/mason-robertson/475151/ Mason Robertson of Scotland: soccer player profile, transfers and stats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802011334/http://int.soccerway.com/players/mason-robertson/475151/ |date=2 August 2017 }} Soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| collegeyears1 = 2013–2016
| college1 = Washington Huskies
| collegecaps1 = 52
| collegegoals1 = 14
| years1 = 2017
| clubs1 = Stenhousemuir
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Peterhead
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Real Kashmir
| caps3 = 58
| goals3 = 25
| club-update =
}}
Mason Robertson (born 23 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2018-19-real-kashmir-sign-manager-david-robertson-son-mason|title=Real Kashmir sign Mason Robertson from Peterhead FC|website=KhelNow|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421052830/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2018-19-real-kashmir-sign-manager-david-robertson-son-mason|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/real-kashmir-and-kenkre-fc-play-out-thrilling-1-1-draw|title=Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw|date=4 March 2022|access-date=5 April 2022|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|location=Kalyani, West Bengal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328022838/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/real-kashmir-and-kenkre-fc-play-out-thrilling-1-1-draw|archive-date=28 March 2022}}
Earlier career
Robertson started playing football during his college days and between 2013 and 2016, he played for the Washington Huskies men's soccer team and appeared in a total of 52 games, scoring 14 goals with 117 shots.{{cite web|url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/mason-robertson/3638|title=2016 Men's Soccer Roster (Mason Robertson)|website=gohuskies.com|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=1 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401162048/https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/mason-robertson/3638|url-status=live}}
Club career
=Stenhousemuir=
In 2017, Robertson began his professional football career at Scottish League Two side Stenhousemuir. The youngster's talent impressed Peterhead's manager Jim McInally as he snapped him up in the summer of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2018-19-real-kashmir-sign-manager-david-robertson-son-mason|title=Real Kashmir sign Mason Robertson from Peterhead FC|website=Khel Now|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=21 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421052830/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2018-19-real-kashmir-sign-manager-david-robertson-son-mason|url-status=live}} He appeared in 12 league matches for the club, scoring 2 goals.
Then 23-year-old Robertson had trials with Championship sides like Dundee United and Queen of the South before joining Stenhousemuir. His stint at Stenhousemuir earned him a trial opportunity at Kilmarnock FC. With the trial at Rugby Park the youngster started settling into senior football and eventually joined Peterhead FC.
=Peterhead=
After his spell with Stenhousemuir, he moved to Peterhead FC in the Scottish League One. During the 2017–2018 season, he scored 4 goals in 27 league matches.
He impressed with his performances at Peterhead and after plying his trade for 37 games, he had a new contract from his manager and the Toons were expecting him to remain with the club. But he moved to India to play for newly promoted to I-League club Real Kashmir, managed by David Robertson.
=Real Kashmir=
In July 2018, Robertson was signed by his father David Robertson for Real Kashmir in the I-League.{{Cite news|title=Robertson makes India move to join father in I-League|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44741653|access-date=2021-07-15|archive-date=18 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118221450/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44741653|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/real-kashmir-fc-announce-signing-of-coach-david-robertsons-son-mason/|title=Real Kashmir FC announce signing of coach David Robertson's son Mason!|website=Arunfoot.com (Arunava Chaudhury)|date=13 August 2018|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422065329/https://www.arunfoot.com/real-kashmir-fc-announce-signing-of-coach-david-robertsons-son-mason/|url-status=live}} Robertson made his professional debut in India, playing for Real Kashmir in the I-League against Minerva Punjab FC, winning 1–0.
He appeared with the Snow Leopards in 17 games of their debut season and scored 4 goals. Real Kashmir achieved the third place in the 2018–19 I-League. Later he scored 6 goals in the 2019–20 season and 9 goals in the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|title=Statistics: Hero I-League|url=https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/|publisher=Hero I League|access-date=1 December 2019|archive-date=3 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103131445/https://i-league.org/statistics-league/i-league/|url-status=live}}
Robertson has been an integral part of the fairytale rise of Real Kashmir FC. Under the stewardship of his father, David, the 25-year-old centre-back oversaw two fruitful, encouraging seasons; the club finished third in 2018-19 after being promoted to the first tier of competition, and when the COVID-19 crisis halted the 2019-20 I-League season in March, it was positioned fourth, with a realistic possibility of finishing second.[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mason-robertson-i-league-2019-20-real-kashmir-sandeep-chattoo/article31433091.ece Mason Robertson: 'I enjoyed scoring but prefer playing as a centre-back'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218171735/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/mason-robertson-i-league-2019-20-real-kashmir-sandeep-chattoo/article31433091.ece |date=18 December 2020 }} Sportstar the Hindu. Retrieved 26 March 2021
With Real Kashmir, he won the prestigious 2020 IFA Shield defeating George Telegraph in Kolkata.{{cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=IFA Shield 2020 FULL MATCH Real Kashmir Make History, Beat George Telegraph In Final {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG)|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|access-date=26 March 2021|website=thefangarage.com|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122083916/https://thefangarage.com/articles/17834-ifa-shield-2020-full-match--real-kashmir-make-history-beat-george-telegraph-in-final|url-status=live}} Since 2019 under his captaincy, Real Kashmir competed in various domestic competitions including the I-League, Hero Super Cup and Kashmir Invitational Cup.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/real-kashmir-end-i-league-campaign-with-victory-against-mohammedan-sporting/articleshow/81693924.cms|title=Real Kashmir end I-League campaign with victory against Mohammedan Sporting|website=The Times of India|date=25 March 2021|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720125545/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/real-kashmir-end-i-league-campaign-with-victory-against-mohammedan-sporting/articleshow/81693924.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/i-league/real-kashmir-end-campaign-victory-mohammedan-sporting-20325|title=I-League: Real Kashmir end campaign with victory against Mohammedan Sporting|website=The Bridge|date=26 March 2021|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517121201/https://thebridge.in/i-league/real-kashmir-end-campaign-victory-mohammedan-sporting-20325|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|4 May 2022}}{{Soccerway|mason-robertson/475151}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| |Stenhousemuir | League One
|12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 12 | 2 | ||
| |Peterhead | League Two
|27 | 4 | 8{{efn|name=SLC|Appearance(s) in Scottish League Cup}}{{efn|name=SCC|Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup}}{{efn|name=SFA|Appearance(s) in Scottish Cup}} | 1 | colspan="2" |– | 2{{efn|name=SC|Appearance(s) in League One play-offs}} | 2 | 37 | 7 | |
| rowspan="4" |Real Kashmir
| rowspan="4" |I-League |17 | 4 | 1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 1 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20
|14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 14 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21
|13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 13 | 6 | |||
| 2021–22
|14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |– | colspan="2" |– | 14 | 9 | |||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!97 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 108 | 35 |
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Personal life
Robertson was born in Glasgow, Scotland and is the son of David Robertson,{{cite news|first=Sooraj|last=Kamath|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|title=Father-son duos to have graced Indian football|website=Goal.com|date=9 April 2020|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424060223/https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/father-son-duo-to-have-graced-indian-football/5o84721k8pnt1ktbxc47igp19|archive-date=24 April 2020|url-status=dead}} and Kym.{{cite web|url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/former-aberdeen-footballer-stranded-in-india-desperate-to-get-home-to-north-east/|title=Former Aberdeen footballer stranded in India 'desperate' to get home to north-east|access-date=26 March 2021|website=eveningexpress.co.uk|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920134219/https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/former-aberdeen-footballer-stranded-in-india-desperate-to-get-home-to-north-east/|url-status=live}} His father David is the former Aberdeen, Rangers, Leeds United and Montrose defender, and former Real Kashmir manager.{{cite web|date=7 July 2018|title=Kerala Blasters: David Robertson recruits son Mason for India's Indian Super League|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44741653|access-date=16 November 2018|website=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Sport|archive-date=18 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118221450/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44741653|url-status=live}} Robertson has completed his higher education at the University of Washington before turning into a professional footballer.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
According to Robertson, who is happy with his career and life in Kashmir; "Growing up as a striker and a winger, I loved to score. It wasn't much of a change. I had been playing as a centre back for the last three years. So I'm used to switching positions and my main goal is to help the team as much as I can."{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/real-kashmir-mason-robertson-face-obstacles-indian-football/1govpu5yjxxgd1sxe0x6nn2xxh|title=Real Kashmir's Mason Robertson: We face obstacles every day|website=Goal.com|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207001817/https://www.goal.com/en/news/real-kashmir-mason-robertson-face-obstacles-indian-football/1govpu5yjxxgd1sxe0x6nn2xxh|url-status=live}}
Honours
Real Kashmir
- Kashmir Invitational Cup: 2018[http://www.arunfoot.com/tag/jk-invitational-cup/ Jammu & Kashmir invitational cup - archives: Bengaluru FC B losing 2-3 to Real Kashmir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720125549/https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css |date=20 July 2021 }} Arunava About Football. Retrieved 28 February 2021
- IFA Shield: 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|title=123rd IFA Shield 2020–21|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127002620/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|archive-date=27 January 2021|url-status=live}} 2021{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/real-kashmir-fc-win-thriller-vs-sreenidi-for-back-to-back-ifa-shield-triumphs-4558031.html|title=Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs|website=news18.com|publisher=News18|access-date=15 December 2021|date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215125117/https://www.news18.com/news/football/real-kashmir-fc-win-thriller-vs-sreenidi-for-back-to-back-ifa-shield-triumphs-4558031.html|archive-date=15 December 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|title=Real Kashmir FC defends IFA Shield title, beats Sreenidi Deccan FC in a thriller|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=Sportstar|date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215143325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/real-kashmir-fc-defends-ifa-shield-title-beats-sreenidi-deccan-fc-in-a-thriller/article37961449.ece|archive-date=15 December 2021}}
Individual
- IFA Shield — Chuni Goswami Memorial Award for Man of the tournament: 2020{{Cite web|title=123RD IFA SHIELD RESULTS 2020–21: Awards after the FINAL (VYBK)|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html|date=19 December 2020|access-date=2020-12-20|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121071852/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html}}
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|mason-robertson}}
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