Justin Seven-Seven: Who is the West Brom academy striker grabbing social media headlines after goal time

A West Brom academy striker who penned a two year scholarship at the club earlier this summer - has been thrust into the social media spotlight this week.

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The young forward was part of the Albion under 18 side that recorded up a thumping 5-0 victory over Ipswich Town in their latest outing.

And the youngsters' name, coupled with his goal contribution - saw him at the centre of a number of headlines after the game.

Seven-Seven opened the scoring Albion in the seventh minute.

To make it even more bizarre - some fans have spotted that his second goal of the game came in the 34th minute - with the numbers three and four adding up to seven.

He was later denied a hat-trick but his side did the business as they ended up romping to victory.

News outlets and social media pages picked up on the goalscorer, the time of the goal and his name over recent days.

It would have been unexpected for the young forward to be hitting the social media headlines. But who is Justin Seven-Seven?

The youngster has been at Albion for a number of years - having been associated with the club since he was at pre-academy age.

Since then he has risen up through the ranks with a number of other players - and he was part of the latest intake of academy scholars who were handed two year deals earlier this summer.

In total Albion offered deals to 13 players - including Maxwell Moses (goalkeeper), George Shaw (centre-back), Antonio Perkins (centre-back), Joel Asomugha (centre-back), Alfie Round (left-back), Theo Jackson (left-back), Reece Bastafield (central midfielder), Danyal Iqbal (central midfielder), Shane Gompe (central midfielder), Harry French (attacking midfielder), Umar Sankoh (attacking midfielder), Remar McNeil (attacker) and Seven-Seven (attacker).

When the deals were signed, academy manager Richard Stevens said: "I’m very pleased with the group we have coming into the scholarship programme.

"All 13 have different traits and qualities and I’m confident they will come into the programme to develop, grow and mature in their football, and I believe last year’s first-years and this season’s first-year group will be a good representation of where the Academy is now.

“Some 17s played a lot of 21s football last year. It’s a nice-to-have and not a must-have, and the Youth Cup run shows that with a little bit of commitment, luck, along with their belief and ability, you can progress on those sorts of stages. 

“I believe the group will have a good time at the football club for the upcoming season and make themselves better. That’s a strong place to be and it sets the precedent for the year groups below, and that trickles down right through the academy so that, hopefully, we can create something.”