{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (born 2006)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mason Munn | image = Mason Munn - 54277059864.jpg | fullname = Mason Finlay Munn | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|3|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Northern Ireland | height = 1.91m<ref>https://www.whoscored.com/players/535267/show/mason-munn</ref> | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Dunfermline Athletic (on loan from Rangers) | clubnumber = 54 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Glentoran | youthyears2 = 2022–2025 | youthclubs2 = Rangers | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = Rangers | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025–2026 | clubs2 = → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = → Forfar Athletic (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | pcupdate = 4 May 2026 }} '''Mason Finlay Munn''' (born 30 March 2006) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Forfar Athletic, on loan from Rangers.
==Early life==
Munn is a native of Donaghadee, Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/joining-rangers-from-glentoran-is-a-boyhood-dream-come-true-says-teenager-mason-munn/41808164.html|title=Joining Rangers from Glentoran is a boyhood dream come true, says teenager Mason Munn|publisher=belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He has been described as "one of the brightest young prospects in Great Britain... captured the attention of many well-known Premier League clubs with his exploits between the sticks, with Arsenal among his prospective suitors".<ref name="the">{{Cite web|url=https://thehardtackle.com/transfer-news/2023/12/15/arsenal-closely-monitoring-rangers-prodigy-mason-munn/|title=Who is Mason Munn?|publisher=thehardtackle.com}}</ref>
==Club career==
As a youth player, Munn joined the youth academy of Northern Irish side Glentoran. In 2022, he joined the youth academy of Scottish side Rangers. He was described as "impressing in the Rangers B team after overcoming a bad injury when he first moved to Scotland".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/rangers-next-number-one-meet-the-ni-teenager-making-a-name-for-himself-at-ibrox/a1060695544.html|title=Munn: Rangers' next number one? Meet the NI teenager making a name for himself at Ibrox|publisher=belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref> He helped the club reach the 2024 Scottish Youth Cup final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/ex-glentoran-youngster-and-two-linfield-youth-products-play-key-roles-as-rangers-book-spot-in-scottish-youth-cup-final-4541032|title=Munn and two Linfield youth products play key roles as Rangers book spot in Scottish Youth Cup final|publisher=newsletter.co.uk}}</ref>
He made his full Rangers competitive debut in a Scottish Cup fourth round tie at home to Fraserburgh on 19 January 2025 where the hosts won 5-0 and Munn kept a clean sheet.<ref> {{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3w8qwlv498t | title=Rangers 5-0 Fraserburgh | work=BBC Sport | date=19 January 2025 }}</ref>
On 27 July 2025 Munn joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline on a season long loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-27 |title=Mason Munn seals Rangers loan exit to Scottish Championship outfit |url=https://www.rangersreview.co.uk/news/25344072.mason-munn-seals-rangers-loan-exit-championship-outfit/ |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=Rangers Review |language=en}}</ref> On 2 August 2025, Munn made his debut for Dunfermline and kept a clean sheet during a 0–0 draw with Morton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morton 0-0 Dunfermline (2 Aug, 2025) Final Score - ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/742776/dunfermline-athletic-greenock-morton |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Despite starting Dunfermline's first six league games Munn found game time hard to come by and only managed a further two appearances in October before dropping down to third choice keeper. On 5 February 2026, Rangers recalled Munn from his loan from Dunfermline due to a lack of game time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Douglas |date=2026-02-05 |title=Mason Munn returns to Rangers {{!}} Dunfermline Athletic Football Club - |url=https://dafc.co.uk/mason-munn-returns-to-rangers/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=Dunfermline Athletic Football Club |language=en-GB}}</ref>
On 6 February 2026, Munn joined Scottish League One side Forfar Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coutts |first=Christopher |title=Welcome to the Loons - Mason Munn |url=https://forfarathletic.co.uk/item/6849-welcome-to-the-loons-mason-munn |access-date=2026-02-06 |website=forfarathletic.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==International career==
Munn has represented Northern Ireland internationally at youth level.{{cn|date=January 2025}}
==Personal life==
Munn is the son of Northern Irish footballer Jon Munn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/new-rangers-signing-reveals-dads-24353686|title=Munn reveals dad's inspiration from Abbey Villa days|publisher=belfastlive.co.uk}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 6 February 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="3"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Rangers |2024–25 ||Scottish Premiership |0||0||1||0||0||0||0|0||0|0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Dunfermline Athletic (loan) |2025–26 ||Scottish Championship |8||0||0||0||0||0||0|0||0|0||0||0||8||0 |- |rowspan="1"|Forfar Athletic (loan) |2025–26 ||Scottish League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||0|0||0|0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !|8||0||1||0||0||0||0|0||0|0||0||0||9||0 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase|181331|Mason Munn}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munn, Mason}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Rangers F.C. players Category:Glentoran F.C. players Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland