Ryan Mason probably didn't expect his tattoo to take centre stage during his senior England debut, but that's exactly what happened on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old was celebrating Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Andros Townsend's equalising goal for England against Italy when a tattoo on his arm was shown across televisions worldwide. Twitter user @Danorako compared it to a photograph of himself at 12 years old, and has since been retweeted more than 20,000 times by those noticing the uncanny resemblance. Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ryan Mason's tattoo (left) became popular online during this celebration . Mason celebrates with Tottenham Hotspur team-mates Andros Townsend (centre) and Kyle Walker (right) Other than that it was a relatively successful debut for the starlet. England escaped Turin with a 1-1 draw and Mason was given 16 minutes by Roy Hodgson as he replaced Jordan Henderson. Four years ago on Thursday he played just six minutes in a 1-0 defeat by Bristol City in the Championship during a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers. Mason was farmed out to Swindon Town in League One  last season again, but has followed Harry Kane by making a remarkable rise to the Barclays Premier League and international football. England escaped Turin with a 1-1 draw against Italy in the friendly as they continue to build to Euro 2016 .
Ryan Mason celebrated England's equaliser against Italy on Tuesday night .
The senior England debutant's tattoo took centre stage on social media .
One Twitter user likened it to himself at age 12 and got 20,000 retweets .