Kallum Kevin Mantack (born 1 May 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger or full back for

Matlock Town Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane. History The club was esta ...

. He previously played in the

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for

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

Playing career

Mantack came through the

youth team to sign his first professional contract in April 2016. He made his first-team debut in a 2–1 victory over

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

in an

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match at

Boundary Park Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Bound ...

on 9 August 2016. He joined

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

of the

National League North The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...

on an initial one-month loan on 16 September 2016. After he secured a place in the Alfreton first team, his loan spell was extended until 15 January. He made 17 appearances in all competitions before returning to his parent club. He made his

debut on 26 August 2017 away to

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; coming on after 56 minutes with his side 2–0 down, he "gave them some much needed impetus going forward" but the match ended 2–1. That proved to be his only League appearance for the club. He played once in the

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and spent time on loan at two more National North club,

F.C. United of Manchester Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England, that competes in the , the seventh tier of the English football league system, and plays home matches at Broadhurst Park. Found ...

and

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

. The latter spell ended prematurely when he received a broken

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and dislocated ankle as the result of a tackle during a match against Alfreton in which he had scored the only goal. He was released by Oldham at the end of the season after their relegation to

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. Mantack signed a short-term contract with Stockport at the start of the 2018–19 season, and made seven appearances before moving on via a trial with

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

to another National North club,

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...

. He made his debut on 24 November in an

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match against

Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom ...

, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a 4–0 win. By February 2019, he had made seven appearances but had dropped down the pecking order so continued his tour of the National North with

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. History The club was founded in 1878 as Hurst Football Club and the earliest known match ...

. He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to

York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...

, and finished the season with three goals from 15 league appearances. He signed for

Curzon Ashton Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1963 and nicknamed "The Nash", the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently compete ...

in June 2019, but left them for

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

before the start of the new season. In August 2022, Mantack joined

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mantack, Kallum 1998 births Living people Footballers from Wythenshawe English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players F.C. United of Manchester players Stockport County F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Black British sportsmen