{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use British English|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mason Burstow | image = | caption = | fullname = Mason Paul James Burstow<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Charlton .Athletic |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/c5d1297ad65c49c6bac4ae0e69c6b48e/squad-list-publication-report-2021-22---08.09.2021.pdf |accessdate=10 September 2021 |publisher=English Football League |pages=34 & 35}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|8|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Greenwich, England | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Bolton Wanderers <br /> (on loan from Hull City) | clubnumber = 48 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = Welling United | youthyears2 = 2020 | youthclubs2 = Maidstone United | youthyears3 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs3 = Charlton Athletic | years1 = 2021–2022 | clubs1 = Charlton Athletic | caps1 = 7 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2022–2024 | clubs2 = Chelsea | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022 | clubs3 = → Charlton Athletic (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → Sunderland (loan) | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Hull City | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 12 | club-update = 17:10, 8 May 2026 (UTC) | nationalyears1 = 2023 | nationalteam1 = England U20 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Mason Paul James Burstow''' (born 4 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|BoltonWa}} club Bolton Wanderers, on loan from {{English football updater|HullCity}} side Hull City.
==Career== ===Charlton Athletic=== Burstow came through the youth ranks at Welling United and Maidstone United before joining Charlton Athletic in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/one-for-the-future-222734/|title=Maidstone United development squad striker Mason Burstow earns second Chelsea trial but National League South is a different beast |website=Kent News Online|date=27 February 2020 |accessdate=27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wellingunited.com/scholar-makes-addicks-move/|title=Scholar makes Addicks move|website=wellingunited.com|date=28 January 2021|accessdate=1 February 2022|archivedate=2 February 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202054309/https://www.wellingunited.com/scholar-makes-addicks-move/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 31 August 2021 in a 6–1 EFL Trophy victory over Crawley Town where he scored Charlton's fifth goal of the night with his first touch in professional football.<ref name="Charlton 3 Leyton Orient 1">{{cite web |date=31 August 2021 |title=PAPA JOHN'S TROPHY REPORT {{!}} Charlton 6 Crawley Town 1 |url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/612e8a52c6a54/papa-johns-trophy-report-charlton-6-crawley-town-1 |accessdate=31 August 2021 |website=www.cafc.co.uk |publisher=Charlton Athletic F.C. }}</ref>
===Chelsea=== On 1 February 2022, Burstow joined Premier League side Chelsea, remaining on loan at Charlton Athletic until the end of the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/02/01/young-striker-burstow-signed|title=Young striker Burstow signed|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=1 February 2022|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mason Burstow signs for Chelsea and returns to the Addicks on loan|url=https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/view/61f8f24925c37/mason-burstow-signs-for-chelsea-and-returns-to-the-addicks-on-loan |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=1 February 2022 |accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> He made his debut for Chelsea on 20 August 2023 in a 1–3 Premier League defeat to West Ham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/report-west-ham-3-chelsea-1|title=Report: West Ham 3 Chelsea 1|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=20 August 2023|accessdate=20 September 2023}}</ref>
====Sunderland==== On 1 September 2023, Burstow joined EFL Championship club Sunderland on a season-long loan. He scored his goal for the Black Cats on 27 January 2024 in a 3–1 home win over Stoke City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2024/january/stoke-city-h/report-vs-stoke-city|title=Report: Sunderland AFC 3–1 Stoke City |publisher=Sunderland A.F.C|date=27 January 2024|accessdate=27 January 2024}}</ref>
===Hull City=== On 16 August 2024, Burstow signed for Hull City on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/august/16/burstow-signs-for-the-tigers/|title=Burstow signs for the Tigers|publisher=Hull City A.F.C.|date=16 August 2024|accessdate=16 August 2024}}</ref> He made his debut for Hull on 17 August, when he replaced Óscar Estupiñán in a 1–1 away draw against Plymouth Argyle.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cvg5el8d839t | title = Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Hull City | date = 17 August 2024 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 17 August 2024}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 30 November 2024, when he came off the bench as a half-time substitute for Kasey Palmer in the 1–3 loss to Middlesbrough.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cze34y410k3t | title = Middlesbrough 3–1 Hull City | date = 30 November 2024 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 30 November 2024}}</ref>
====Bolton Wanderers==== On 28 July 2025, Burstow joined League One side Bolton Wanderers on a season long loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/mason-makes-it-ten-out-ten|title=Mason Makes It Ten Out Of Ten|publisher=bwfc.co.uk|date=28 July 2025|accessdate=28 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4gjl9yew4go|title=Mason Burstow: Bolton sign Hull City striker on season-long loan|date=28 July 2025|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 July 2025}}</ref>
He made his Bolton debut on 3 August 2025 in the 2–0 defeat to Stockport County at Edgeley Park and scored his first goal for the club a week later on 9 August 2025 as they defeated Plymouth Argyle 2–0 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/match-report-stockport-county-2-wanderers-0 |title=Match Report {{!}} Stockport County 2 Wanderers 0 |website=www.bwfc.co.uk |date=3 August 2025 |accessdate=9 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/report-wanderers-2-plymouth-argyle-0 |title=REPORT {{!}} Wanderers 2 Plymouth Argyle 0 |website=www.bwfc.co.uk |date=9 August 2025 |accessdate=9 August 2025}}</ref>
==International career== On 12 October 2023, Burstow made his England U20 debut in a 0–2 defeat to Romania in Bucharest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Young Lions dominate in Bucharest but can't overturn first-half deficit|work=England Football |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/Oct/12/england-mens-elite-league-squad-romania-report-20231012|date=12 October 2023|accessdate=13 October 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|24 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Charlton Athletic |2021–22<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2021/2022">{{soccerbase season|144491|2021|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> |League One |16||2||2||1||0||0||5{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}}||3||23||6 |- |rowspan="3"|Chelsea |2022–23<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2022/2023">{{soccerbase season|144491|2022|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2023–24<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2023/2024">{{soccerbase season|144491|2023|accessdate=20 August 2023}}</ref> |Premier League |2||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0 |- |Chelsea U21 |2022–23<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2022/2023"/> |colspan="3"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=FLT}}||1||4||1 |- |Sunderland (loan) |2023–24<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2023/2024"/> |Championship |20||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Hull City |2024–25<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2024/2025">{{soccerbase season|144491|2024|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> |Championship |31||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||32||2 |- |2025–26<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2025/2026">{{soccerbase season|144491|2025|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !31!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!32!!2 |- |Bolton Wanderers (loan) |2025–26<ref name="Games played by Mason Burstow in 2025/2026">{{soccerbase season|144491|2025|accessdate=1 February 2022}}</ref> |League One |45||12||2||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=EFLTLOPO2526|Two appearances in the EFL Trophy and three appearances in the EFL League One play-offs}}||0||53||12 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !114!!17!!5!!1!!2!!0!!14!!4!!135!!22 |}
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==Honours== '''Bolton Wanderers''' *EFL League One play-offs: 2026<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cedpxdyje8yt#Line-ups |title=Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Stockport County: Line-ups |website=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref>
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