10 things you may not know about the Manchester United wonderkid Mason Greenwood

Mason Will John Greenwood is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England under-21 team.

Mason Greenwood has been an exciting striker, well ahead of schedule in terms of his progress through the ranks at United and has made a huge impact in 2019/20.

Born in 1st October 2001, Mason joined Manchester United on July 1, 2018 and made his debut against Paris St. Germaine on 6th March 2019.

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Here are a few fun facts about the wonder kid that you might not have been familiar with:

1- Equally strong with both feet

2- He broke a 100m sprint record at a Great Britain under-13

3- Youngest ever Man Utd player to score in Europe

4- Youngest player to represent Man Utd in the CL 

5- Joined Man Utd at just six years old

6- Joined United’s U18s despite being eligible to play at U16 level

7- First senior goal came against big rival (Leeds United)

8- Not the only athletically gifted member of his family

9- Joint most goals for a teenager for Man Utd in one season

10- Playing for local side Idle Juniors, aged six, they won a game 16-1 and he scored all 16 goals

PREMIER LEAGUE STATISTICS

Club :  Manchester United 

Position :  Forward

Appearances : 33

Goals : 10

Wins : 13

Losses : 9

• Attack

  Goals : 10

  Goals per match : 0.3

  Headed goals : 0

  Goals with right foot : 2

  Goals with left foot : 8

  Penalties scored : 0

  Freekicks scored : 0

  Shots : 45

  Shots on target : 24

  Shooting accuracy % : 53%

  Hit woodwork : 2

  Big chances missed : 4
 
• Team Play

  Assists : 1

  Passes : 519

  Passes per match : 15.73

  Big chances created : 1

  Crosses : 10
 
• Discipline

  Yellow cards : 0

  Red cards : 0

  Fouls : 11

  Offsides : 5
 
• Defence

  Tackles : 19

  Blocked shots : 7

  Interceptions : 5

  Clearances : 6

  Headed Clearance : 2

Manchester United has undoubtedly has a gem!