William John Mannion (born 5 May 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

Club career

Youth career

Mannion joined

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at the age of 16. He was a key member of the Under-18 team that knocked

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academies

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and

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

out of the

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before a fifth round defeat to Chelsea.

Hull City

In July 2016, Mannion signed for

club

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on a three-year deal. Due to his age,

were entitled to a compensation fee settled by a

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. In May 2017, it was announced that

would pay an initial fee of £100,000, plus further payments of up to £100,000 for appearances for the first team, and up to £225,000 should he become an Under-21 and full international in a competitive match. Mannion spent his first season with the club's Under-23 side, and was named on the bench in the

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in August 2016. On 22 August 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0

defeat at

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. On 1 March 2019, Mannion had his contract with Hull City extended by one-year. Following the relegation of Hull City at the end of the 2019–20 season to the

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, Mannion was released by the club.

Plymouth Argyle (loan)

Mannion joined

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

on an emergency loan, on the same date of an

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game away to

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. This game quickly became his debut, the game ended in defeat for Argyle as they went crashing out of the cup 2–1 due to a late goal by

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. This turned out to be Mannion's only game for Argyle.

Aldershot Town (loan)

On 9 August 2018, Mannion agreed to join

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

on loan until January 2019. This was later extended to the end of the 2018–19 season.

Kidderminster Harriers (loan)

He joined

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side

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on loan on 29 October 2019 until 25 April 2020 and played in 17 games for them.

Pafos

On 13 August 2020, Mannion joined

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side

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on a free transfer.

Cambridge United

On 3 August 2021, Mannion signed a one-year deal with

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Havant & Waterlooville (loan)

On 22 October 2021, Mannion joined

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side Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan deal.

Charlton Athletic

On 10 June 2024, it was announced that Mannion would join

on a three-year contract with the option of a further year that would start when his deal at Cambridge United expired at the end of June 2024.

International career

In January 2016, Mannion was invited to train with the England Under-16 squad. He was called up to the England Under-19 squad later that year, and made his international debut in a 1–1 draw with

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Under-19s on 1 September. He made his second appearance a month later in a 2–1 win over

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Under-19s.

Career statistics

Honours

Charlton Athletic *

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References

External links

England profile
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mannion, Will 1998 births Living people People from Hillingdon Footballers from the London Borough of Hillingdon English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers AFC Wimbledon players Hull City A.F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Pafos FC players Cambridge United F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players English Football League players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 21st-century English sportsmen