Ryan Mason

Ryan Glen Mason (born 13 June 1991) is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

A midfielder, Mason progressed through the youth ranks at Tottenham Hotspur and made his first team debut in 2008. He was loaned to Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Millwall, Lorient and Swindon Town, and played his first Premier League match for Tottenham in 2014. After establishing himself in the Tottenham first team squad, he made his full international debut for England in March 2015. Mason moved to Hull City in 2016 for a club record fee, where he suffered a fractured skull in January 2017 in a match against Chelsea. After a prolonged treatment and on the advice of medical specialists, he retired from professional football in February 2018.

Mason was interim head coach of Tottenham in 2021 and 2023, becoming the youngest coach in Premier League history, at 29. He was appointed Head Coach of West Bromwich Albion in June 2025, but was sacked in January 2026.

Early life

Mason was born in Enfield, London. As well as attending Enfield Grammar School, Mason attended Cheshunt School and was a District hurdles champion.

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

Beginnings

Mason joined the Tottenham Hotspur academy aged eight, before signing a professional contract with the club in August 2008. He made his first-team debut in the group stages of the UEFA Cup on 27 November 2008, coming on as an added-time substitute for David Bentley in a 1–0 away win against Dutch club NEC. During the 2008–09 season he topped the Academy scoring sheets with 29 goals in 31 matches as Spurs finished runners-up in the Premier Academy League.