A skull fracture changed his life and kept him away from professional football, but he found a second chance on the Tottenham bench.
Ryan Masona promising young English footballer saw his career brought to an abrupt end by a devastating accident during the match. After a skull fracture, the former midfielder said: “I’m lucky to be alive. I felt like a bomb had exploded in my head.”
The former player of Hull Citysuffered a terrible Head clash which left him on the brink of death. However, the young man who at that time was barely 25 years old, put on the ten and won the most important match in his history: being alive. “I will be eternally grateful to everyone who has helped me with this injury that put my life in danger“, he emphasized.
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The story of Ryan Mason, the footballer who reinvented himself after a skull fracture
On January 22, 2017, the football world came to a standstill when suddenly Maron and Gary Cahillplayer of the Chelsea collided their heads in the middle of the game. This impact caused him a serious injury.skull fracture which required a complex surgery in which they were inserted 14 metal plates and 28 screws. Ryan, who at the time was the club’s most expensive player, was forced to retire from football professional at the age of 26 due to the severity of his injury.
Despite his efforts to return to the field, Mason announced his retirement in February 2018. His career as a footballer ended prematurely, but his passion for the sport did not die out. At 31, he found a second chance in football as a coach. In 2021, he became the interim technician youngest of the Premier League upon assuming office in the Tottenham Hotspur, team to which he has been linked for most of his life.
In 2023, the team led by Mason finished eighth in the competition and the leaders hired Ange Postecoglou to lead the team. Beyond everything, triumphs or defeats, Mason, with his resilience and determination, is an example of how to turn adversity into an opportunity to reinvent oneself and move forward.
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