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Mason Tatafu (born 17 April 2002) is an Australian professional
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who plays primarily as a
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for
Hume City FC Hume City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Broadmeadows, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established by the local Turkish Australian community, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. ...
in the
National Premier Leagues Victoria The National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria or NPL VIC) is a semi-professional soccer league in Victoria, Australia. The league is a part of the National Premier Leagues, and is the highest level within the Victorian soccer league syst ...
.


Career

Tatafu made his senior debut in July 2020 playing for Perth Glory NPL in
National Premier Leagues Western Australia The National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA) is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia. As a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues, the league is the highest level of the Wes ...
. He made his professional debut on 27 November 2020 against
Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 198 ...
in the
2020 AFC Champions League The 2020 AFC Champions League was the 39th edition of Asia's premier club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the current AFC Champions League title. Ulsan Hyundai won their second Cham ...
. On 20 January 2021, he made his
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debut, coming on as a substitute for the final few moments of a 5–3 win over
Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...
. In August 2021, Tatafu started college at
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and started playing for
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. At Hofstra, Tatafu made 37 appearances over two seasons, scored four goals, and helped the team win back-to-back Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships in 2021 and 2022 — the program's first repeat titles since 2015 — while achieving their highest-ever NCAA RPI ranking at #8. He was named CAA Rookie of the Year, selected to the All-CAA Third Team, and ranked among the top 10 freshmen in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. In the 2022 offseason, he also played USL League Two with the Long Island Rough Riders, helping them reach their first USL2 National Final and being ranked as the #10 USL2 Top Prospect. Tatafu transferred to the University of Louisville in August 2023, making 30 appearances and scoring twice. With Louisville, he reached the ACC semi-finals and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2024, he joined Des Moines Menace in USL2, scoring once in seven appearances as they won their division and reached the divisional final. In June 2025, Tatafu returned to Australia, signing mid-season with
Hume City FC Hume City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Broadmeadows, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established by the local Turkish Australian community, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. ...
in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Primarily playing as a centre-back, he made two appearances totaling 75 minutes and scored once in his opening matches for the club.


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2002 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Perth Glory FC players National Premier Leagues players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-defender-stub