english football player

Alfie Robert John Mawson ( yield 19 January 1994 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a center back for EFL Championship club Fulham. He started his aged career with Brentford from the youth ranks but spent his entire time on loanword with four clubs, including three loanword spells with Maidenhead United and winning the League Two Player of the Year award with Wycombe Wanderers in 2015. He was transferred to Barnsley after failing to record a League appearance with Brentford, and made 49 appearances during the one season there, helping the former to win promotion to the Championship. He signed for Premier League club Swansea City in 2016, and his second base season there he featured in every Premier League match of the crusade but could not prevent the team from delegating.

Mawson has made six appearances for the England under-21 team and was called up for the England police squad in March 2018 but did not play in the two friendlies .

early life [edit ]

Mawson was born and raised in Hillingdon, London. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

A center back, Mawson joined the Reading academy at the historic period of nine. [ 6 ] He remained with the club until his unblock at long time 15 and subsequently had abortive trials with AFC Bournemouth and Millwall. [ 6 ]

Brentford [edit ]

Mawson joined Brentford in the summer of 2010 on a biennial eruditeness. He played for the youth team during the 2010–11 season and progressed into the Development Squad during the 2011–12 temper, [ 6 ] making nine appearances. [ 8 ] He besides took over the young person team captainship during the latter part of the season. [ 9 ] In April 2012, Mawson signed a biennial professional narrow at Brentford. [ 9 ] He was included in the team for the Bees ‘ pre-season enlistment of Germany in July 2012 and appeared in the opening match against ZFC Meuselwitz. [ 10 ] Mawson suffered an injury-hit 2012–13 season and managed only 12 Development Squad appearances. [ 11 ] Mawson made his professional debut in a 5–0 League Cup moment round kill at Derby County in August 2013, replacing Sam Saunders after 73 minutes. [ 12 ] He scored his first finish of the 2013–14 season with the opener in a 1–1 Professional Development League 2 South draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on 16 September 2013. [ 13 ] He scored his second goal in a 4–1 frustration to Ipswich Town on 26 November and his third in the return fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion on 27 January 2014. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Mawson made 12 appearances and scored three goals for the Development Squad during the 2013–14 season, [ 16 ] in addition to making one first-team appearance. [ 17 ] A tear meniscus in a Development Squad match ended Mawson ‘s season early, prompting him to contemplate quitting football, [ 18 ] before signing a new annual bargain on 5 June 2014. [ 19 ] Mawson spent the integral 2014–15 season off on lend and after excelling, he was offered a new biennial abridge in April 2015. [ 20 ] He turned the deal down and departed Griffin Park when his sign expired on 30 June. [ 21 ] An undisclosed recompense fee was agreed in February 2016. [ 22 ]

hymen United ( loans ) [edit ]

Mawson signed for Conference South club Maidenhead United on 13 December 2012 on a one-month lend, [ 23 ] earning praise from coach Johnson Hippolyte for his performance on his debut in a 1–0 win against Truro City. [ 24 ] Mawson returned to Brentford on 9 January 2013, [ 25 ] before re-signing for Maidenhead United on loanword for the rest of the temper on 21 February. He made nine appearances during the 2012–13 season as Maidenhead narrowly avoided relegation. [ 26 ] Mawson rejoined Maidenhead United for a one-third loan enchantment on 4 October 2013, which ran initially until 29 October and was late extended until 4 January 2014. [ 11 ] [ 27 ] Mawson was recalled from his lend early on 28 November after four appearances. [ 28 ]

Luton Town ( loan ) [edit ]

On 28 November 2013, Mawson moved on loanword to Conference Premier club Luton Town until 4 January 2014, to cover for injuries to defenders Steve McNulty, Andy Parry, Alex Lacey and Anthony Charles. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] He made his debut in a 5–0 away league victory over Alfreton Town on 7 December, but was substituted for Joe Davis at half time due to an injury. [ 30 ] He returned to Brentford on 10 January after making just one appearance. [ 26 ] [ 31 ]

Welling United ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 31 January 2014, Mawson joined Conference Premier club Welling United on lend until the end of the 2013–14 season. [ 32 ] He made his debut with a depart in a 1–1 draw away to Tamworth on 22 February. [ 33 ] Mawson scored his first Wings goal on his second gear appearance, heading home the irregular in a 2–0 home winnings over Gateshead on 25 February. [ 34 ] A knee injury disrupted Mawson ‘s time at Welling and he returned to Brentford at the end of the season, having made 9 appearances and scored one goal. [ 17 ] [ 35 ]

Wycombe Wanderers ( loanword ) [edit ]

Mawson joined League Two golf club Wycombe Wanderers on 9 August 2014 on a one-month youth loan, as cover for the hurt Gary Doherty. [ 36 ] He made his Wycombe debut ( the beginning Football League appearance of his career ) on the open day of the 2014–15 season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 aside win over Newport County alongside early Brentford teammate Aaron Pierre at kernel back. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] After appearing in each of Wycombe ‘s first six matches of the season, Mawson ‘s loanword was extended until 1 January 2015. [ 39 ] Mawson ‘s 100 % appearance phonograph record came to an end on his 19th appearance of the season, after suffering an wound in a 3–1 get the better of to Burton Albion on 17 November. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] He returned to action on 29 November against Hartlepool United and capped Wycombe ‘s good afternoon with the first base Football League goal of his career in a 3–1 victory. [ 42 ] His performance won him a set in the Football League Team of the Week. [ 43 ] On 3 January 2015, Mawson ‘s lend was extended until the end of the season, including the play-offs if required, with no hark back clause. [ 44 ] Mawson ‘s three goals in four matches in March helped ensure Wycombe held onto the third base automatic rifle forwarding place. [ 41 ] [ 45 ] He scored a critical victorious goal in Wycombe ‘s 2–1 victory over Cheltenham Town on 11 April, [ 46 ] to end a run of consecutive defeats, which kept Wycombe four points clear of fourth-place Bury. [ 47 ] Mawson ‘s performance was recognised with his second inclusion of the temper in the Football League Team of the Week. Mawson ‘s 97th-minute winner in a 3–2 victory over Northampton Town on the final sidereal day was not enough to prevent Wycombe from having to settle for one-fourth locate and a play-off semi-final match-up versus Plymouth Argyle. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] however, his season ended in disappointment after a penalty shoot-out get the better of to Southend United in the final. [ 51 ] He finished the 2014–15 season with 50 appearances and seven goals. [ 41 ] Mawson swept the display panel at Wycombe ‘s end-of-season awards ceremony, winning the Supporters ‘ and Players ‘ Player of the year awards, in addition to the Official Wycombe Wanderers Supporters Association ‘s Player, Young Player and Away Travel Player of the year awards. [ 52 ] He besides won the Wycombe Wanderers Independent Supporters ‘ Club Player of the Year prize. [ 53 ] He finished third in the run for the League Two Player of the Year award. [ 54 ]

Barnsley [edit ]

Mawson signed for League One club Barnsley on 30 June 2015 on a three-year compress. [ 21 ] He scored his first goal for the Reds in a 3–2 away win over Millwall. [ 55 ] He impressed in the 2015–16 temper, scoring seven goals in 58 appearances. [ 56 ] He played a big separate in Barnsley ‘s season, including beat Oxford United 3–2 to win the Football League Trophy on 3 April 2016, [ 57 ] and in earning promotion to the Championship after beating Millwall 3–1 in the play-off final examination. [ 58 ]

Swansea City [edit ]

After barely four league matches experience in the championship with Barnsley, Mawson signed for Premier League club Swansea City on 30 August 2016 on a four-year contract [ 59 ] for an undisclosed fee. [ 60 ] He made his full introduction on 22 October 2016 in the 0–0 home draw against Watford [ 61 ] in the Premier League after which he presented with the homo of the catch award for his work in refutation. [ 62 ] He scored his inaugural finish for the golf club on 3 January 2017 in a 2–1 succeed against Crystal Palace. [ 63 ] In the 2017–18 season, Mawson scored the merely finish in a 1–0 dwelling gain against Liverpool on 22 January 2018 to help Swansea ‘s survival hopes. [ 64 ] Despite this, the club struggled, particularly on the attacking point of opinion, and despite the player featured in all 38 Premier League fixtures, he did not prevent the golf club ‘s delegating, which was confirmed on the final day of the season. [ 65 ] [ 66 ]

Fulham [edit ]

After Swansea ‘s relegation from the Premier League, Mawson signed for newly promoted cabaret Fulham on a four-year sign for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £20 million. [ 67 ] [ 68 ]

Bristol City ( loanword ) [edit ]

On 6 September 2020, Mawson signed for Championship baseball club Bristol City on a season-long loanword. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] On 26 March 2021, Mawson was recalled by Fulham after making eleven league appearances for Bristol City. [ 71 ]

International career [edit ]

Mawson played six times and scored one goal for the England national under-21 team from 2016 to 2017, scoring his only goal on 19 June 2017 in a 2–1 winnings against Slovakia at the 2017 UEFA european Under-21 Championship. [ 72 ] England were finally knocked out by Germany in the semi-final. [ citation needed ] On 15 March 2018, Mawson was named for the first meter in the England squad for pre- 2018 FIFA World Cup friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy in March. [ 73 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 24 August 2021

Honours [edit ]

Barnsley
Individual

  • Wycombe Wanderers Supporters’ Player of the Year: 2014–15[52]
  • Wycombe Wanderers Players’ Player of the Year: 2014–15[52]

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Fulham F.C. website
  • Alfie Mawson at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata