| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callum Henry McManaman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Knowsley, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Blackpool (on loan from Wigan Athletic) |
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| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Everton | ||
| 2007–2009 | Wigan Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Wigan Athletic | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:06, 27 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Callum Henry McManaman (born 25 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Blackpool on loan from Wigan Athletic, as a striker. He is also a distant relative of former Liverpool player Steve McManaman.[3]
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McManaman was born on 25 April 1991 in Knowsley, Merseyside. He grew up as an Everton supporter,[4] and joined the club's youth system when he was seven years old. After being released by the club at the age of sixteen, he signed for Wigan Athletic on a free transfer in 2007. He made his debut for the reserves toward the end of the 2007–08 season.[5] He became a regular in the reserve team during the second half of the following season, appearing ten times and scoring four goals.[6] He then made his first team debut on 24 May 2009 in a Premier League match against Portsmouth, becoming Wigan's youngest ever player to play in the Premier League.[7] In July 2009, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[8] McManaman remained in the reserve team during the 2009–10 season, scoring a brace in a 5–0 win against Burnley.[9] Although he didn't appear in the first team, he impressed enough to be offered a contract extension.[10]
McManaman was an unused substitute in the first team at the start of the 2010–11 season, but Wigan manager Roberto Martínez felt the player was not yet ready for Premier League football.[11] On 30 November 2010, he made his first appearance in over 18 months when he came on as a substitute in a Carling Cup match against Arsenal. Martínez had reportedly been impressed with McManaman's progress over the previous few months, and suggested the player would feature more regularly later in the season.[12] He scored his first goal for Wigan in his first start for the club against Hull City in the FA Cup on 8 January 2011.[13] In April 2011, he extended his contract for a further two years, keeping him at the club until 2013.[3]
On 17 October 2011 it was announced that McManaman had been signed by Blackpool in a three month loan deal.[14] He made his debut a day later, appearing as a substitute against Doncaster Rovers,[4] and made his first start for the club in the following game against Nottingham Forest.[15] On 3 December 2011, he scored his first league goal in a 1–0 win against Reading.[16]
In June 2011, McManaman, along with team mate Lee Nicholls, was included in the England under-20's squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[17] the first time a Wigan Athletic player has been involved in the tournament.[18] He made his debut in the country's first group match – a 0–0 draw against North Korea,[19] and went on to play in all of England's games during the tournament before the team were knocked out by Nigeria.
As of 9 January 2011
| Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 | ||
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