*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:50, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
Mount began his senior club career withChelsea, and joinedVitesse andDerby County on consecutiveloans between 2017 and 2019. He established himself as an integral player for Chelsea in the following years, and won theUEFA Champions League, theUEFA Super Cup, and theFIFA Club World Cup in 2021. He was namedChelsea Player of the Year in the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. Mount left Chelsea in July 2023 and was signed by Manchester United for an initial transfer fee of £55 million.
Mount joined DutchEredivisie clubVitesse on 24 July 2017 on a season-longloan.[11] He made his first-team debut on 26 August, as a 77th-minutesubstitute during Vitesse's 2–1 home defeat againstAZ.[16][17] The following month, he was given his first start in Vitesse'sKNVB Cup first-round defeat away to fifth-tier teamSwift, playing the full 90 minutes of the 0–0 draw, which Swift won in apenalty shoot-out.[16][18] He scored his first goal for Vitesse on 1 October in the 76th minute of a 1–1 home draw withUtrecht.[16][19] Mount went on to appear in the Eredivisie Team of the Year and won Vitesse Player of the Year.[20]
During Vitesse's Eredivisie European play-off semi-final first leg againstADO Den Haag on 9 May 2018, Mount scored his first hat-trick, as Vitesse won 5–2 away.[16] In the second leg, Mount scored in a 2–1 win as Vitesse won 7–3 on aggregate.[16] In the first leg of the final against Utrecht, Mount opened the scoring but was booked and therefore suspended for the second leg.[16] Mount made 39 appearances in all competitions for Vitesse, scoring 14 times, before returning to Chelsea.
On 15 July 2019, Mount signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, which would have kept him at the club until 2024.[29][30] He made his competitive debut for Chelsea on 11 August 2019 in a 4–0 away defeat toManchester United in thePremier League.[31] He scored his first Chelsea goal a week later againstLeicester City duringFrank Lampard's home debut as manager atStamford Bridge, a 1–1 draw,[32] and added another in the next game away toNorwich City, in a 3–2 away win.[33] On 17 September, he suffered an ankle injury againstValencia in theChampions League opener.[34]
In March 2020, Mount was spoken to by Chelsea for ignoringself-isolation rules during theCOVID-19 pandemic. While the entire squad was forced to self-isolate due toCallum Hudson-Odoi's positive COVID-19 test, Mount had gone to play football with friends, includingWest Ham United'sDeclan Rice.[35] On 19 July 2020, Mount scored in theFA Cup semi-final 3–1 win against Manchester United, helping Chelsea earn a place in theFA Cup Final.[36] On 22 July, he became the first Chelsea Academy graduate to make his first team debut and complete 50 appearances in the same season.[37] On the final day of the2019–20 Premier League season in a 2–0 victory againstWolverhampton Wanderers, Mount scored the first goal from a free kick andassistedOlivier Giroud for the second goal to help Chelsea secure a place in the2020–21 UEFA Champions League.[38] Mount was named in the starting 11 againstArsenal in the FA Cup final on 1 August - Chelsea would go on to lose 2–1.[39]
2020–21: Champions League win and Chelsea Player of the Year
Mount started the2020–21 season well, as he featured in all Chelsea matches including the one againstBarnsley in the third round of theEFL Cup on 23 September, which ended in a 6–0 win at home.[40] Three days later on 26 September, Mount scored his first goal of the season againstWest Bromwich Albion as Chelsea came from 3–0 down to draw 3–3.[41] In the next fixture, Mount missed the decisive penalty in Chelsea's 5–4 shoot-out loss away toTottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of theEFL Cup on 29 September.[42]
In January 2021, Mount scored in back-to-back games againstMorecambe in the third round of theFA Cup andFulham in thePremier League.[43][44] On 24 January, he captained Chelsea for the first time in a 3–1 win at home overLuton Town in the FA Cup fourth round.[45] On 4 March, Mount scored the only goal in a 1–0 away league win overLiverpool, handing the Reds their fifth consecutive league defeat atAnfield for the first time in their history.[46]
Mount scored his first goal inEuropean football in Chelsea's 2–0 win overPorto in the first leg of theChampions League quarter-final on 7 April,[47] becoming the youngest Chelsea player to score in the Champions League knockout stage.[48] On 27 April, he marked his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a 1–1 away draw againstReal Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg.[49][50] In the second leg at Stamford Bridge on 5 May, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 win, which helped Chelsea advance to theChampions League final 3–1 on aggregate.[51]
Early in the season, Mount's presence in the Chelsea and England starting line-ups was alleged by fans and media to be because offavouritism by respective team managers, Lampard andGareth Southgate.[52] These doubts were allayed afterThomas Tuchel acknowledged Chelsea's growing reliance on Mount calling him "crucial for our game" and "an absolutely key player" and endorsed him as one of the best players in Europe.[53][54] On 18 May, Mount was voted asChelsea's Player of the Year.[55] On 29 May, Mount provided the assist forKai Havertz's goal, as Chelsea won 1–0 againstManchester City in the final inPorto to win the Champions League for the second time in their history, and Mount's first trophy with the club.[56]
On 11 August 2021, following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the2021 UEFA Super Cup againstVillarreal, Mount scored Chelsea's fourth penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which saw Chelsea triumph 6–5 for their second UEFA Super Cup title.[57] On 8 October, Mount was one of five Chelsea players included in the final 30-man shortlist for the2021 Ballon d'Or. The Ballon d'Or was won byLionel Messi, and Mount would place 19th in the rankings.[58] On 23 October, Mount scored his first goals of the season, and his first hat-trick for Chelsea, in a 7–0 home win over Norwich City.[59]
In December, Mount became the youngest Chelsea player to score in four consecutive Premier League games, with a goal and assist in back-to-back trips toWatford and West Ham United, and then scoring at home against Leeds United andEverton.[60][61] On 16 December, at 22 years and 340 days, Mount became the youngest Chelsea player to score 20 Premier League goals in the competition's history.[60] As a result of his four goals and three assists during the December 2021 month, he was nominated forPremier League Player of the Month and his goal against West Ham was nominated forPremier League Goal of the Month,[61][62] which were eventually won byRaheem Sterling andAlexandre Lacazette, respectively.[63][64]
Mount scored in three consecutive matches for the first time in his Chelsea career in April, with two goals and an assist atSouthampton in the Premier League, a goal and an assist in the away leg against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of theChampions League, and a goal againstCrystal Palace in the semi-finals of theFA Cup.[65][66][67] He made his 100th Premier League appearance on 20 April 2022, marking the occasion with an assist, although this ended in a 4–2 home defeat againstArsenal.[68]
On 11 May, Mount scored his 11th Premier League goal of the season and assistedChristian Pulisic to make it 2–0 against Leeds United, giving him double digits in both goals and assists and becoming only the fifth Chelsea player (as well as the youngest) to reach that landmark in a season.[69] In the next game, however, Mount andCésar Azpilicueta would miss penalties in a penalty shootout against Liverpool in theFA Cup Final, as the Reds won 6–5 on penalties, on 14 May.[70] Mount was named Chelsea's player of the season for a second consecutive season on 22 May, becoming the 12th player to win it more than once, and the first to win it twice in a row sinceEden Hazard, who won it in 2014 and retained it in 2015.[71]
Mount had a difficult start to the new2022–23 season, as he registered no goal contributions in the Blues' first seven games under Thomas Tuchel, despite featuring in each match. The day after a 1–0 defeat atDinamo Zagreb in theChampions League, Tuchel was sacked.[72][73]Graham Potter, who had previously managed atBrighton & Hove Albion, was announced as the new Chelsea head coach.[74] Mount picked up two assists, for teammates Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic, in a 3–0 home victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 8 October.[75]
Later in October, in a 2–0 away win in the Champions League againstAC Milan, Mount won a penalty, after being fouled by former Chelsea teammateFikayo Tomori, whichJorginho scored. Mount later gained an assist forPierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal. He was also awardedman of the match for his performance.[76] He scored his first goals of the season on 16 October, netting abrace in a 2–0 victory at Aston Villa.[77]
On 27 December, in Chelsea's first match since the conclusion of theWorld Cup, Mount scored his first home goal in over a year againstBournemouth, in a 2–0 victory.[78]
On 27 April, Chelsea confirmed that Mount had undergone surgery for a pubic bone injury that had restricted his appearances during the second half of the 2022–23 season.[79]
On 4 July 2023, Mount confirmed through a social media video message his decision to leave Chelsea after 18 years at the club.[80][81]
On 5 July 2023, Mount signed for Premier League club Manchester United on an initial five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year.[82] United paid Chelsea a guaranteed transfer fee of £55 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of £5 million, and Mount took on the prestigious number seven jersey, which was last worn byCristiano Ronaldo prior to his departure in the previous season.[83]Erik ten Hag, his manager at United, said that Mount would be playing deeper and in the midfield unlike his time at Chelsea.[84]
Mount made his competitive debut for Manchester United in the team's opening game of the2023–24 Premier League season – a 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers atOld Trafford on 15 August – playing 67 minutes before being substituted forChristian Eriksen.[85][86] After sustaining an injury in a 2–0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on 23 August, Mount was absent for Manchester United's following four matches.[87] On 26 September, he returned from injury for a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace in the third round of theEFL Cup, playing 45 minutes and recording his first assist for the club.[88]
In a 1–0 win over Luton Town on 11 November, Mount was again substituted with an injury which led to him missing the next four months of the season.[89]
On 17 March 2024, Mount returned to the Manchester United first team, playing 15 minutes as a substitute in a 4–3 FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool.[90] In the following match, Mount scored his first goal for Manchester United, scoring in the 96th minute in a 1–1 draw againstBrentford on 30 March 2024.[91]
On 20 December 2024, manager, Ruben Amorim, gave an injury update and said that Mount would be out for “several weeks”. He sustaining a leg injury after playing the first 14 minutes during United’s 1-2 victory over Manchester City on 15 December.[92]
Following his impressive season with Vitesse, Mount was invited by manager Gareth Southgate to train with thesenior team for a week ahead of the2018 FIFA World Cup.[98] He was called up to the senior team for theUEFA Nations League matches againstCroatia andSpain in October 2018.[99] Mount made his debut for the England senior team on 7 September 2019 as a 67th-minute substitute in England's 4–0 home win overBulgaria inUEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[100] He scored his first goal for England on 17 November in a 4–0 away win againstKosovo in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.[101]
On 22 June 2021, Mount and fellow England playerBen Chilwell were forced to self-isolate after coming into contact with Scotland playerBilly Gilmour, who tested positive forCOVID-19 after the teams' 0–0 draw.[105]
On 10 November 2022, Mount was included in the England squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup by managerGareth Southgate.[109] He made his World Cup debut on 21 November, playing 71 minutes of England's 6–2 win in their firstGroup B fixture againstIran before being replaced by substitutePhil Foden.[110] Five days later, he played the full 90 minutes in England's 0–0 draw with theUnited States but was criticised for his lack of impact on the match by several media outlets.[111][112][113][114]
After being an unused substitute in England's final group match againstWales, Mount appeared as a 76th-minute substitute forJude Bellingham in England's 3–0 round of 16 win overSenegal on 4 December.[115]
In the quarter-final againstFrance, Mount was substituted on forJordan Henderson in the 79th minute with England trailing 2–1 and was fouled three minutes later byTheo Hernández, winning a penalty kick. However, captainHarry Kane failed to convert the kick and England were eliminated by the defending champions.[116]
Mount was the victim of a campaign of harassment byTikToker Orla Melissa Sloan between 2021 and 2023, along with former team-mateBilly Gilmour. Sloan was convicted of stalking the pair in June 2023, as well as of harassment againstBen Chilwell. She was given a suspended prison term.[121]
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