Sam Mantom
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Samuel Stephen Mantom is an English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer playing as a midfielder for West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

 in the Premier League.

Career

Prior to joining West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

 he was a youth player for Walsall F.C. Youth and Reserves
Walsall F.C. Youth and Reserves
Walsall F.C. Reserves and Youth are the reserve and youth team for League One club Walsall.The reserve team play in the Football Combination Central Division...

 where he was spotted by, and persuaded to move to, WBA, a sum which supposedly cost the club circa £20,000 to end his existing agreement with Walsall.

After regularly appearing for the Baggies' reserve side, he joined Icelandic top flight side Haukar
Haukar
Haukar is an Icelandic athletic club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Football, Team Handball, Basketball, Karate,Masturbation, Skiing & Chess...

 playing in the (Úrvalsdeild) Icelandic Premier league during 2010. He went on to sign his first professional deal with West Brom in May 2010.

He made his debut for West Brom in the Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

 game against Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient F.C.
Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63...

 at Brisbane Road on 24 August 2010, which ended in a 2–0 win for the Baggies.

On 23 November he joined Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

 on a month long emergency loan, making his debut the same day for the club in a Football League match against Hartlepool.

On 17 February 2011 he joined Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...

 on a month long emergency loan. Mantom made his debut for the Latics against Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....

. He returned to West Bromwich Albion after making four appearances without scoring.

International career

Mantom has international experience after being a member of the England Under-17 squad.

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